Lee Kimbrell
Cheerful storytelling about deeply chaotic, rough-around-the-edges people.
1 special · 2022
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If you watch Lee Kimbrell on mute, he looks like a guy giving a polite toast at a rehearsal dinner. He smiles constantly, rarely raises his voice, and moves around the stage with an easy, unbothered posture. Then you turn the volume up and realize he is cheerfully describing a relative pulling a loose Xanax out of a 35mm film canister. He tells crass, often grim stories with the breezy cadence of a neighbor explaining how to avoid highway traffic.
Specials
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A swift, regional half-hour of Southern storytelling and family eccentricities.
YouTube
On stage
He cut his teeth in the Cincinnati and Nashville comedy scenes before logging serious hours playing arenas as an opener for Theo Von. The pairing works because both comics describe strange, chaotic Southern childhoods as if they were entirely normal. When headlining clubs on his own, Kimbrell tightens those sprawling premises into a steady setup-punch rhythm.
The material draws heavily from his Kentucky upbringing around a revolving door of rough-around-the-edges adults. He delivers these stories without a trace of judgment. When he talks about shoplifting a pregnancy test from a self-checkout lane or loading his second-grade backpack with rocks to fight a bully, he isn’t begging for sympathy or acting shocked by the reality he describes. He treats the mess as a given. The joke is never just that a bad thing happened; the joke is his absolute, relaxed comfort with the chaos.
Turning points
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Release of Debut Special Mike & Molly
Kimbrell released his debut comedy special Mike & Molly on YouTube and streaming platforms such as Tubi.
At a glance
- Style
- storytelling, observational
- Breakout
- Mike & Molly
- Topics
- Elsewhere
- Wikipedia
Podcasts
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The Absolute Lee Show · host
A solo podcast featuring Lee Kimbrell sharing stories from his past, tales of his present, and musings on the future.
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Life of Dad · co-host
A dad-centric conversation show discussing the highs and lows of fatherhood, real-life family stories, and parenting chaos.
Also on screen
- Pinus
- Lee Kimbrell: Mike & Molly
A clip to start with
Lee Kimbrell @ Zanies Nashville