Robert Kelly (comedian)
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Robert Kelly (comedian)

Robert Kelly,is an American stand-up comedian, actor, radio personality, and podcast host.

Kelly frequently performs at the Comedy Cellar. He co-hosts The Bonfire on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, often appeared on The Opie and Anthony Show, and has also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and Premium Blend. He rose to fame in part by playing Louis C.K.'s brother in Louie.

Kelly was born in Medford, Massachusetts, three miles from Boston. He was raised in a three-bedroom house with thirteen family members. He is of Irish ancestry, and was raised Catholic.

Kelly is a self-confessed addict. He began drinking at age ten before he quit alcohol and drugs at fifteen. He has remained sober since.

He was arrested as a teenager, and spent time in a youth detention center.

Kelly discovered stand-up comedy in 1987 while attending the International Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous, after which he began to listen to comedy albums. He performed his first stand-up routine on stage in 1991 at a school talent competition as part of a sketch comedy troupe, Al and the Monkeys. His plan was to enroll at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston to study fine arts, but he became interested in pursuing comedy and quit shortly before he was to earn an associate degree. His first solo performance took place at Catch a Rising Star in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which his family attended.

Before taking on stand-up comedy full-time, Kelly worked several jobs including a waiter, delivering flowers, and working with juvenile delinquents. After his comedy troupe split in the early 1990s, he did not perform stand-up for two years. He lived in Los Angeles for a short time, until he was encouraged to return to the east coast by Patrice O'Neal.

In 1998, Kelly was spotted by an agent through his acting work and went to New York City to further his career.

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