Cory Kahaney

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Cory Kahaney (born 1963) is an American comedian. She competed in the first season of NBC's reality television show Last Comic Standing.

Cory was a grand finalist and runner-up in season one of NBC's Last Comic Standing. She has had her own comedy specials on both Comedy Central and HBO. She was voted comedian of the year by Backstage Magazine and named best female comedian by the Manhattan Cabaret Association. Cory has a 22 year old daughter from her first marriage and a 2 year old son with her current marriage. Currently Cory co-hosts a nationally syndicated morning radio show called "The Radio Ritas"

Kahaney made a very controversial appearance on the 5th season of The Apprentice as she was hired by one of the teams to entertain a group of General Motors salesmen. However, her performance was alienating to most of the attendees. In their feedback they said the jokes were rude and offensive.

She is the creator of J.A.P. - The Princesses of Comedy, an Off-Broadway production that features live standup routines by four female Jewish comics--including Kahaney--juxtaposed with the stories of legendary performers from the 1950s and 1960s: Totie Fields, Jean Carroll, Pearl Williams, Betty Walker and Belle Barth.

On April 1, 2008, it was revealed that Cory would be a contestant on Season 4 of The Next Food Network Star which debuted on June 1, 2008. She was the first person to be eliminated on the show.