Jen Kober: Positively Hick

A good friend of Jen's lived in New Orleans and on a visit, they went to Nick Castrogiovanni's bar (as one does in The Big Easy) and her friends signed Jen up for an open mic at the back of the bar. Being wholly unprepared, Jen leaned into what she knows best - her family -- and told a harrowing tale of overhearing her parents in the throes of... well, you know. She really was hooked - she continued standup through college and continued working, then touring until moving to Los Angeles.

One could say that Kober is of the "get knocked down, get back up again" mindset, but she's spent a tremendous amount of time ensuring she instead stays standing. Starting out doing 5 comedy shows a night, 5 days a week, at (the former) Downtown Disney will absolutely build those muscles, giving Kober the confidence needed to survive the next 5 years, which often found her living in her car.

Kober has been a rotating lead, in the footsteps of someone we're very familiar with here at CW, Mr. Brad Williams, who was resident through the show's first year. "What a what a fantastically funny person and a kind, amazing human being," Kober praises, and, of the show: "I get to come up out of the floor!"

Filmed at Brad Garrett's club at MGM Grand, the sets were initially recorded with a crafted theme for a project that didn't come to life. Kober had a front row seat to Garrett's generosity, as the professionally shot material was hers to do with as she pleased. Thanks to that footage, plus the support of 800 Pound Gorilla, the special is now available at jencober.com!