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Kathleen Madigan

Kathleen Madigan

Writer, actor and producer · Born September 30, 1965 (61) · Florissant, Missouri, USA

Kathleen Madigan is an American stand-up comedian.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 30, 1965 (61)
From
Florissant, Missouri, USA
Works as
Writer, actor and producer
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all

What are Kathleen Madigan's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 4 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
3
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Triumphant
1

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kathleen Madigan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Kathleen Madigan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kathleen Madigan: The Family Thread(2025)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Kathleen Madigan: Hunting Bigfoot(2023)

    Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Opening Act(2020)

    as Sherry

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • 25 Words or Less(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
  • Kathleen Madigan: Bothering Jesus(2016)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again(2013)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

  • The Great Debate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Root of All Evil(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
  • Kathleen Madigan: In Other Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer · as Herself

  • Best Week Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Kathleen Madigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer · Actor

  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour(1994)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 2nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1992 to 2025.

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 12: 5 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting7 of 12: 3 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 12: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

12 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · 2 acting · 1 crew2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Kathleen Madigan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 25th to 49th3

Reviewers score the dialogue 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Kathleen Madigan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kathleen Madigan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Irwin shares the most, 2.

Directors

Producers

Mixed roles