Jackie Kashian

Calling all dorks: Standup comedian Jackie Kashian is the patron saint of nerds and spazzes the world around. The 54-year-old jokester hosts The Dork Forest, a podcast about all manner of things, but primarily pop culture. Her guests, mostly fellow comics, choose a topic and proceed to utterly, and hilariously, geek out about it. Past guests have discussed heavy metal music, social media and all that is Beyoncé. Kashian also cohosts The Jackie and Laurie Show, a podcast with “Conan” writer Laurie Kilmartin. Catch Kashian Thursday through Saturday, January 9 through 11, at the Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington.