About me
Kevin Allison is the creator and host of the hit podcast, "RISK!", where people tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share. Since Kevin started the podcast as a DIY passion project from his bedroom in 2009, "RISK!" has grown to have millions of downloads per month and legions of ardent fans around the world. It has featured incredible true stories from famous folks like Janeane Garofalo, Marc Maron, Aisha Tyler, Trevor Noah, Margaret Cho and more, as well as ordinary people from around the USA and beyond. Slate.com called "RISK!" "Hilarious, jaw-dropping and just plain touching", and Rolling Stone named it one of its top podcasts.
Kevin is also the founder and lead instructor of The Story Studio, a storytelling school which offers classes around the USA and online, and corporate workshops domestically and internationally.
Kevin is also the editor of the book adaptation of "RISK!", which features many of the best true stories from the podcast, with an introduction from Kevin. The "RISK!" book was published by Hachette Books in summer of 2018.
As an actor, writer and comedian, Kevin began his career as a founding member of the legendary sketch comedy group, The State, whose cult classic show aired on MTV from 1993-96. More recently, Kevin has appeared in shows such as "Reno 911!", "Flight of the Conchords", "@Midnight", "High Maintenance" and more.
Kevin lives in Brooklyn with his cat, Quincy.
