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I'm really ambitious about is being a really good comic and doing it for the rest of my life and getting really big. Not really famous because I want fame or attention, just a little freedom. So, that's where I'm ambitious.

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Jen Kirkman
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: August 28
Actor
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Stand-Up Comedian
Television Actor
Voice Actor
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