Allison Kilkenny

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Allison Kilkenny (born 1983) is an American comedy writer and performer, former journalist, and host of the political podcast Light Treason News. Kilkenny previously hosted Citizen Radio and for many years was a social critic and blogger for The Nation. Kilkenny covered "budget wars, activism, uprising, dissent and general rabble-rousing".^[1] Kilkenny is best known for her contributions to political and comedy websites like the Huffington Post, Reductress, Talking Points Memo, 23/6, the Beast, Counterpunch, The Nation, and Alternet.org.^[2] Her work has been also featured on W. Kamau Bell's blog.^[3] Since 2018, Kilkenny hosts the podcast Light Treason News ^[4] and is a performer and sketch writer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.