Not to be confused with a Beard of Comedy, stand-up comedian Kyle Kinane has a dark, shoot-from-the-hip sensibility reminiscent of Louis C.K. or Doug Stanhope. The A.V. Club put Kinane's 2010 album Death of the Party on its "Best Comedy Albums of 2010" l

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