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Karlous Miller
Karlous Miller (born 1983, Oxford, Mississippi) is an American comedian, actor, and rapper; Wild 'N Out cast member since Season 5 (2013) and co-creator of The 85 South Show podcast with DC Young Fly and Chico Bean, the Netflix special Ghetto Legends (2023), and the streaming platform Channel Eighty Five.
Kashinath Ghanekar (काशिनाथ घाणेकर)
Kashinath Ghanekar (काशिनाथ घाणेकर) was a Marathi stage and film actor and dentist, remembered as the first superstar of Marathi theater from the 1960s through the early 1980s.
Kashmiri drama
Kashmiri drama is the theatrical tradition of the Kashmir Valley, spanning ancient Sanskrit-stage performance, the centuries-old folk theater Bhand Pather, and modern written drama in Kashmiri beginning in 1938.
Kat Sadler
Kat Sadler, stage name of British writer-actor-comedian Kat Davidson, creator and star of BBC Three's BAFTA-winning dark sitcom Such Brave Girls with sister Lizzie Davidson; also wrote for The Mash Report.
Kate Berlant
Kate Berlant, American comedian, actress, and writer of experimental, largely improvised stand-up; creator of the one-woman show Kate, co-star with John Early, host of the Poog podcast, and HBO's Parmesan special.
Kate Firth
Kate Firth, born 1962 in Nigeria, is a British voice coach and sister of actors Colin and Jonathan Firth, who helped coach Colin for The King's Speech.
Kate McCartney
Kate McCartney is an Australian comedy writer, director, animator, and performer, co-creator with Kate McLennan of The Katering Show, Get Krack!n, Deadloch, and the podcast Slushy.
Kate Mulvany
Kate Mulvany (born 1978, Geraldton, Western Australia) is an Australian actor, playwright and screenwriter, creator of The Seed, adapter of Medea and Mary Stuart, and star of Hunters, The Twelve and Elvis.
Kate Reinders
Kate Reinders (born 1980, Seattle) is an American Broadway actress and singer: June in Gypsy (2003), Glinda in Wicked (Chicago and Broadway), Portia in Something Rotten!, and Miss Jenn in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Kathak (कथक)
Kathak (कथक), a north Indian classical dance recognized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, combines storytelling, rhythmic footwork with ghungroo bells, and spins; its main gharanas are Lucknow, Jaipur, and Banaras.
Kathakali (കഥകളി)
Kathakali (കഥകളി) is Kerala's classical dance-drama, a 17th-century story-play evolved from Ramanattam, with five codified makeup types (pacha, kathi, thadi, kari, minukku), mudra gesture language, sopanam singing, and all-night epic performances.
Kathakata
Kathakata (কথকতা) is a Bengali performance tradition in which a solo storyteller, the kathak, recites and explains mythological stories from the Puranas, interspersed with song and acting.
Katherine Dunham
Katherine Dunham (1909–2006), American dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist, founded the first self-supporting Black modern dance company, created the Dunham Technique from Caribbean fieldwork, and toured 57 countries.
Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan (kathbum) is a Canadian-Irish comedian, writer, and presenter based in the UK since 2008, known for Joan Rivers-style celebrity stand-up, Netflix specials In Trouble and Glitter Room, the sitcom The Duchess, and UK panel shows.
Kathleen Madigan
Kathleen Madigan (born 1965, St. Louis) is an American stand-up comedian, Last Comic Standing semifinalist, winner of the 1996 American Comedy Award, creator of Madigan's Pubcast, with specials including Bothering Jesus, Hunting Bigfoot, and The Family Thread.
Kathputli
Kathputli (कठपुतली) is the traditional string-marionette puppetry of Rajasthan, India, in which the Bhat community manipulates wooden-headed dolls by strings tied to their fingers; it received a Geographical Indication registration in 2007.
Kathryn Gallagher
Kathryn Gallagher (born 1993, New York City), American actress and singer-songwriter, daughter of Peter Gallagher. Tony-nominated as Bella in Jagged Little Pill; Broadway debut in Deaf West Spring Awakening; starred in All Nighter (2025); TV roles in You and Gossip Girl.
Kathy Griffin
Kathy Griffin (Kathleen Mary Griffin, born 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actress, two-time Emmy winner for My Life on the D-List, 2014 Grammy winner, Guinness record holder for televised stand-up specials, derailed by the 2017 Trump-head photo and touring again.
Katrina Lenk
Katrina Lenk, American actress and singer, Tony winner as Dina in The Band's Visit; Broadway roles include Arachne in Spider-Man, Réza in Once, Indecent, and Bobbie in Company.
Katt Williams
Katt Williams, stage name of Micah Williams, is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio; Emmy winner for Atlanta, breakout Money Mike in Friday After Next, Netflix specials Woke Foke and The Last Report.
Katya Zamolodchikova
Katya Zamolodchikova, drag persona of Brian Joseph McCook (born 1982), American drag queen and comedian; Drag Race season 7 fifth place, All Stars 2 runner-up, UNHhhh and The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie Mattel.
Kaya Chakrabortty (チャクラボルティ雅)
Kaya Chakrabortty (チャクラボルティ雅), born 2001 in Kobe, Japan, is a Japanese-Bangladeshi figure skater, EMT, and Miss Universe Japan 2024 who placed Top 30 at Miss Universe 2024; first titleholder of Bangladeshi heritage.
Kaziah Liz Mejo
Kaziah Liz Mejo (Kezia Liz Majo), born 2007, is an Indian law student and model from Mavelikkara, Kerala, raised in Abu Dhabi. She won Miss Universe India 2026 on 23 August 2026 in Jaipur, the first Keralite to hold the title, and represents India at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico.
Keala Settle
Keala Settle, full name Keala Joan Settle, is an American actress and singer known for Broadway roles and for singing "This Is Me" in The Greatest Showman (2017).
Kecak
Kecak, also called the Ramayana Monkey Chant, is a Balinese dance-drama in which 50 or more seated men chant "cak" as living accompaniment for Ramayana episodes.
Kecia Lewis
Kecia Lewis (also Kecia Lewis-Evans), born 1965, Bronx; American Broadway actress and Atlantic Acting School teacher. Broadway debut at 18 in Dreamgirls; won the 2024 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical as Miss Liza Jane in Hell's Kitchen.
Keith Harris (ventriloquist)
Keith Harris (1947–2015), English ventriloquist and comedian, creator of Orville the Duck (insured for £100,000) and Cuddles the Monkey; star of BBC's The Keith Harris Show and the 1982 No 4 hit "Orville's Song".
Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara (born 1976, Elk City, Oklahoma) is an American Broadway soprano and actress, Tony winner for The King and I (2015), eight-time Tony nominee, Metropolitan Opera performer, and Aurora Fane on HBO's The Gilded Age.
Kelsey Cook
Kelsey Cook (born 1989), American stand-up comedian from Spokane, Washington; specials The Hustler, Mark Your Territory, and Netflix's Happy Hour; co-host of Self-Helpless and Pretend Problems podcasts; World Champion foosball player.
Ken Dodd
Ken Dodd (1927-2018), Sir Ken, the Squire of Knotty Ash, was an English music-hall comedian, singer and actor famous for tickling sticks, Diddy Men, marathon five-hour shows, the 1965 chart-topper Tears, and a preserved archive of over 1,000 comedy notebooks.