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J. Keith van Straaten

J. Keith van Straaten hosts and co-produces What's My Line? Live on Stage. Though best known from TV as host of Comedy Central's game show Beat The Geeks, J. Keith has a long history of producing & hosting comedy in the Los Angeles area. Previously, J. Keith hosted and produced The J. Keith van Straaten Show, a live talk-show-in-a-theatre that ran for 100 "episodes" and featured celebrity guests such as Steve Allen, Henry Winkler, Amy Brenneman, Lisa Loeb, Esai Morales, and Jimmy Kimmel. The show was featured in every major local newspaper and periodical (LA Times "Best Bet", LA Magazine "Best of L.A.", LA Weekly "Pick of the Week") and a good time was had by most.

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. He's written lyrics for ABC News, sketches for Clear Channel Radio, and singles columns for The Jewish Journal.

J. Keith Van Straaten has been to all 50 United States, but never to Guam.