Kevy Kev

Hello. My name is Kevin. I’ve lived a strange life. Awesome, but strange. I’ve toured the country in a rock band, toured the world on a cruise ship, and more recently as a stand up comedian.

I turn 40 this year.  I’m asking a lot of questions.  I wrote it all down and it began the book “Happiness For A*Holes”  I hope you enjoy it.  -KJT

“Kevin Thornton toiled at Nashville area coffee shops for many years chasing the elusive record deal with his band Waves On Waves. His first musical effort “Had A Sword” won the Nashville Scene Music Award for

Best Experimental Rock shortly before they disbanded in 2008. Frustrated, he relocated to Los Angeles and on the dare of a friend began frequenting Hollywood stand up comedy open mics.

Within a few months he was named a Los Angeles Times “Best Bet,” had been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and became a “New Faces Winner” at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. In 2011 Thornton was a guest lecturer at University of California, Berkeley where he spoke about the successful use of his podcast and social media in connection with his national touring act.

He produces a weekly Podcast on also called “Happiness for A**holes"
His other books “The Universe Sock Puppet” and "Sex, Dreams and Self Control" are available on his website and retailers worldwide

Awards received on Thornton’s 2011 15-city tour include the Audience
Choice Award for Favorite Show and the Fringe Crush Award in Orlando
as well as the League of Cincinnati Theatre Award for Best Writing and
Performance. Cincinnati’s CityBeat said “he kept the audience in the
palm of his hand during the sold out performance… he’s a
fast-talking, high-energy powerhouse of a performer.”

“Best Bet” – Los Angeles Times

Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered