Kristeen Von Hagen (born 1976 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a comedian and actor best known for her appearances on such Canadian television shows She's so Funny, The Dish Show, Single's Court, Zero Avenue, The Green Room and Comedy Now!. She opened for the Australian genital origami troupe Puppetry of the Penis in 2001, and commented "I walk out, welcome people to the show, explain that I don't have a penis but I'm there to get them excited about the penises. I have way more penis jokes now than is really necessary". Von Hagen was named Best Female Stand-up of 2002 at the Canadian Comedy Awards. She appears in the NFB documentary on aspiring comics, The Next Big Thing.
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