Megan Koester

Megan Beth Koester is an American comedian, writer, journalist and actress who regularly performs stand-up comedy in Los Angeles, CA.[1] Since 2013 she has been a contributor for Vice Magazine, writing about media, comedy, the entertainment industry, feminism and Los Angeles culture.[2][3] She writes on similar subjects for Jezebel, Thrillist and The Guardian.[4] Koester is also a co-host on the Adult Swim streaming show The Perfect Women, which airs every Wednesday evening.

In January 2019 her comedy album Tertium Non Datur, created from a live taping hosted by Andy Kindler in May 2018,[5] was released by ASpecialThing Records. In 2018 Megan Koester co-authored The Indignities of Being a Woman with Merrill Markoe, an audio work published by Audible which combines historic research with humor.[6] The album discusses the experience of womanhood throughout time from the perspective of two women in working in comedy.[7]

Koester played the character of Madeline Cross in "The Pain of Being Alive," episode 3 of season 1 of Comedy Central's Corporate, a TV show which makes fun of the employee experience in a large corporation.[8] L.A. Weekly named her comedy act "one to watch" in 2015.[9]

References
  1. "(Kinda) Open Mic". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. Zeisler, Andi (2016). We were feminists once: From riot grrrl to CoverGirl, the buying and selling of a political movement. Public Affairs. pp. 196. ISBN 9781610397735.
  3. "Vice contributor Megan Koester". Vice. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  4. Koester, Megan (2017-03-03). "Daria: the 90s cartoon that nailed American feminist teenhood". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. Weekly, L. A. (2018-05-10). "15 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. Carras, Christi; Carras, Christi (2018-08-14). "Merrill Markoe, Megan Koester to Debut Podcast 'The Indignities of Being a Woman' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  7. "The indignities of being a woman". www.heraldsun.com.au. 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  8. "Corporate" The Pain of Being Alive (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb, retrieved 2019-03-04
  9. Seabaugh, Julie (2014-12-26). "10 Comedy Acts to Watch in 2015". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 2019-03-03.

Megan Koester's Website - http://inoffensivecomedian.com/

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