Michael Kosta

Michael Kosta is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian.

Comedy

Kosta's comedy has been seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,[1] Conan, and Chelsea Lately. In January 2011 Comedy Central aired a half-hour special featuring Kosta called Comedy Central Presents: Michael Kosta. He has also made appearances on TruTV's World's Dumbest ... and at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival. Kosta shot a pilot with Comedy Central called Overloaded with Michael Kosta in fall 2011,[2] but as of October 2012 it has not been broadcast.

Tennis

Kosta is a former professional tennis player with a career high ATP Tour ranking 864. [3] He played four years at the University of Illinois and won four Big Ten Championships.[4] Kosta has written a book on tennis called "101 Tips for Winning More Tennis Matches"[5]

Champion

Champion is his live CD recorded at the House of Comedy in Minneapolis, MN. Champion has 15 tracks including a 25 minute interview with his parents.

Crowd Goes Wild

Michael Kosta was a panelist on Fox Sports 1's afternoon talk show "Crowd Goes Wild." He provided opinion and commentary, and did sports comedy features like "This Week in Punting," a weekly segment that was devoted to a punter that had a noteworthy performance the weekend before, or "Pardon the Contradiction" where he and cohost Katie Nolan "argued against themselves." The show was cancelled in April, 2014. [6]

Filmography

TV Appearances[7][8]

– Episode #19.109 (2011) … Himself - Guest Comic
– Episode #18.29 (2010) … Himself
– Drivers 16 (2010) … Himself (as Mike Kosta)
– Criminals 19 (2010) … Himself (as Mike Kosta)
– Drivers 15 (2010) … Himself (as Mike Kosta)
– Brawlers (2010) … Himself (as Mike Kosta)
– Partiers 8 (2009) … Himself (as Mike Kosta)
– Episode dated 17 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #2.5 (2007) … Himself - Comedian

References

  1. "Show Tracker". LA Times. March 15, 2011. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  2. Molloy, Tim (Dec 7, 2011). "Ross, Brothers, Mirman all developing Comedy Central shows". Reuters. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  3. Dimler, Megan (November 11, 2010). "Michael Kosta Ditches the Racquet for the Mic". Stroud Courier (East Stroudsburg University). Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  4. Wilson, PF (September 15, 2010). "Comedy: Michael Kosta". CityBeat (Cincinnati, Ohio). Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  5. http://www.tennischannel.com/news/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=7791
  6. http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/fox-sports-1-canceling-crowd-goes-wild-means-you-wont-see-any-more-photos-like-this/
  7. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2662645/.html
  8. http://www.revuemm.com/sights/comedy/item/419-the-key-behind-michael-kosta’s-confidence

External links

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