Jeannie Mai, a confident, bubbly talk show host, is one of the most popular personalities on daytime television. You may know her as the stylist from “How Do I […]
Category: Comedy
Star Gaysian: Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster has come a long way from telling jokes to the back of an empty bar on the East Coast. “It took about five to six months, […]
You’re Welcome: Ken Jeong Drops Stand-Up Comedy Netflix Special On Valentine’s Day
Ken Jeong returns to his old stomping grounds in Pasadena, the Ice House, for his February 14 Netflix comedy special, named affectionately after his wife, “You Complete Me, Ho,” […]
Q&A: Mona Shaikh On Her ‘Naughty Muslim’ Comedy
World, look out for Mona Shaikh — the “Naughty Muslim” comedian making history. “I come from a land of virgins. It’s true, I do. It’s called Pakistan,” goes one of […]
Ins Choi’s Comedy ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Is An All-Canadian Story
According to Ins Choi, his parents didn’t think he would ever make anything of himself. That was until he created “Kim’s Convenience,” which first rose to prominence as Canada’s most beloved […]
4 Hilarious Jokes from Aziz Ansari’s SNL Monologue
In case you missed it, Aziz Ansari hosted “Saturday Night Live” this past weekend and he had all of us laughing out loud right from the start with his opening […]
Why we all need to be someone’s Margaret Cho
We present a reinterpretation of Anna Akana’s keynote speech on Asians in entertainment, given during her acceptance of the ISA Impact Award for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month this […]
Comedian Jenny Yang Is bringing worlds together, one comedy festival at a time
Kore Asian Media caught up with comedian Jenny Yang in her lovely abode as she talked about her early days with Disoriented Comedy and how that experience has lead […]
8 on-the-rise Indian American comedians you should know
Indian American comics like Aziz Ansari and Mindy Kaling are making their mark on Hollywood and leading pop culture discussions – and we’ve got a few more suggestions on […]
Linda Dong Makes Comedic Videos That Young Girls Can Relate To
It started with a camcorder her dad bought her when she was 11 years old. Vietnamese Canadian actress Linda Dong, 22, who has garnered 590,000-plus subscribers and 78 million […]
Aziz Ansari Reads Embarrassing “First Textual Experiences” with Jimmy Fallon
Aziz Ansari recently joined Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to discuss a very serious issue faced by our generation: the proper way to flirt through text. Okay, who […]
Get to Know Stand-Up Comedienne & ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Writer Ali Wong
In her 2013 appearance on Comedy Central’s John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, Ali Wong has a joke about how being an ambitious, independent woman is overrated: Why […]
Top 10 Most Outrageous Asian Superstitions
I had only been out of the shower for five minutes before my mom walked into my room to give me the same warning she’s repeated to me a hundred times […]
Comedy Series ‘Halal in the Family’ Uses Humor to Tackle Anti-Muslim Sentiment
Recognize Aasif Mandvi? You should. Aside from a number of film and television show appearances, this Indian American actor and comedian is a regular correspondent on The Daily Show and […]
Haikus With Hotties: Randall Park
The latest hottie in our insightfully mediocre poetry series is Randall Park, an actor who’s been working in the entertainment industry for over two decades. You might recognize him […]
