Kris McGaha (born February 6, 1966) is an American
actress
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
,
comedian, and
television program
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
hostess. McGaha appeared on
MTV's ''
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pin ...
'' television show, co-hosting with
Adam Carolla and
Dr. Drew Pinsky.
Biography
McGaha started her career as a 16-year-old performer and stand up comedian at
Houston's Comedy Workshop
The Comedy Workshop and the attached ''Comix Annex'' was a comedy club in Houston, Texas. Opened in 1978 It was quite popular in the 1980s and the breeding ground for a group of influential comics, once known as the ''Texas Outlaw Comics'' that i ...
. Her big break was co-hosting 65 episodes of
MTV's ''
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pin ...
''. In addition to hosting, Kris did sketch work on ''
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014.
The fourth incarnation of the ...
'', ''
Later'', and guest-starred on ''
Curb Your Enthusiasm''. She also appeared on various hidden camera shows, including ''
Invasion of Hidden Cameras'', ''
Spy TV
''Spy TV'' is an American hidden camera reality television series hosted by Michael Ian Black and Ali Landry. The show was broadcast on NBC in which pranks
A practical joke, or prank, is a mischievous trick played on someone, generally causi ...
'' and a hidden-camera segment (relating to "
dihydrogen monoxide") on ''
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!''.
Credits
Film
*''
Nobody's Perfect'' (2004)
*''Radio Free Steve'' (2000) - Ragina
*''
The Curve'' (1998) - Renee
*''Strippers Pole'' (2002) - Host
*''Following Tildy'' (2002) - Tildy
Television
*''"
Dirty Jobs
''Dirty Jobs'' is an American television series that originally aired on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, disgusting, or messy occupational duties alongside the job's current employees. The sh ...
"''
*''"
Invasion of Hidden Cameras"'' - Host
*''"
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!"'' - H2O Petitioner
*''"
Curb Your Enthusiasm"'' - Diane Keaton's Assistant
*''"
Later"'' - Sketch Performer
*''"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that first aired from May 25, 1992, to May 29, 2009. It resumed production on March 1, 2010 and ended on February 6, 2014.
The fourth incarnation of the ...
"'' - Sketch Performer
*''"
Loveline
''Loveline'' is a syndicated radio call-in program in North America, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, typically actors and musicians. Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pin ...
"'' - Co-Host
*"
Ask Rita" - Herself
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References
External links
McGaha's Official Site
*
TV Guide
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1966 births
Living people
People from Oswego, New York