[8] She admitted in a 2012 interview with St. Louis Magazine, however, that she participated in few activities like float decorating or prom, choosing instead to work at a steakhouse where she could make up to $200 per night.

[8] While at SIUE, she was in charge of the student newspaper and also served an internship with the St. Louis Blues professional ice hockey team.

[10] Her growing popularity at these soon led to the offer of a paying job in stand-up from The Funny Bone, a nationwide chain of comedy clubs.

She cites Ron White, Richard Jeni and Lewis Black among her influences in her early comedy club days.

Madigan has twice participated in USO shows in support of American troops, touring both Iraq and Afghanistan along with fellow comedians.

[1] She sometimes writes material for other comedians, as was the case in 2004 and 2005 when she was a writer for Garry Shandling when he hosted the Emmy Awards telecast.

[13] On Saturday, December 19, 2020, she appeared on Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed episode of "Girls Gone Wild" on CBS.