J. Keith van Straaten can be seen as the host of Yahoo! Answers On The Street, a talking head on VH1’s Best Week Ever and on E! countdown shows like “Wildest Dating Show Moments” and “Celebrity Feuds.” He hosted Comedy Central’s game show Beat The Geeks, and since 2004 has been producing and hosting What’s My Line? - Live On Stage in Los Angeles and New York.

J. Keith graduated with a Liberal Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College, where he studied poetry with Mary Karr. He wrote sketch and stand-up comedy for several years, performing both at venues around the country. J. Keith™s animation scripts and songs for Casper, Toonsylvania, and Mega-Babies, air around the world (and he has the royalty check for 8 cents from Belgium to prove it). He is a charter member of LA Writers Group and is a moderator for its New York sessions. He’s written lyrics for ABC News, sketches for Clear Channel Radio, singles columns for The Jewish Journal, editorials for Backstage, and jokes for NBC-Universal’s DotComedy website.

J. Keith has appeared on TV shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Gilmore Girls, and Beverly Hills, 90210 and in commercials for companies including McDonald’s, Nike, Pizza Hut, Talk America, and Schick. Currently, J. Keith is developing several musical, game show, and documentary projects.

Rumor has it that he is also the ghost writer for this bio.

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