Bobby Lee has led a successful comedy career with multiple film and TV roles, but his first love remains stand-up. by CARL KOZLOWSKI Growing up in San Diego as the son of Korean […]
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‘Little Ethnic Girls’ Podcast Gets Big Laughs
by CARL KOZLOWSKI It’s all too easy to try and lock comics into a category and limit their points of view to a specific angle based on their obvious attributes. There are fat […]
Sony Pictures Announces Limited Release of ‘The Interview’
by Suevon Lee | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Call it an early Christmas surprise—Sony Pictures Entertainment said Tuesday it was planning a limited theatrical release of The Interview on Dec. 25 after […]
Steve Carell’s North Korea-Based Thriller Scrapped
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Another Hollywood film has suffered from the Sony Pictures cyberattack. According to Deadline.com, production company New Regency has scrapped another film that was […]
Behind the Making of ‘The Interview’
Last month, KoreAm spoke with actor Seth Rogen before the Sony cyberattack grew to its current dimensions. by ADA TSENG | @adatseng ada@charactermedia.com In late November, before full […]
A Show That Doesn’t Apologize: C3 Screens ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
by TAMMY TARNG Visual Communications, a non-profit media arts organization, hosted the 4th Conference for Creative Content (C3) on Dec. 6, featuring an exclusive panel for the upcoming TV show Fresh Off the Boat. After […]
[VIDEO] Awkward Moments Only Asians Understand
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com “Where are you from? No, where are your parents from?” The creative team behind the hilarious comedy sketch “If Asians Said the Stuff […]
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ to Premiere Tuesday, Feb.10
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com After months of waiting, ABC has finally announced the air date for the family sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. The new Asian American comedy will […]
North Korea Refuses to Deny Hacking Sony Pictures
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New evidence suggests that North Korea may have been behind the cyber-attack that crippled Sony Pictures last week. The tools the hackers used […]
Take a Look at Upcoming Indie Feature: ‘Seoul Searching’
by TAMMY TARNG Seoul Searching, set to release in 2015, is directed by Benson Lee and is an ’80s-set youth dramedy based loosely on Lee’s experience at a government […]
‘We Are Fathers’ Is an Ode to Fumbling Modern Dads Everywhere
by REERA YOO Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based production company Bad Daddy Films headed into production for their scripted comedy web series, We Are Fathers, after wrapping up their successful Kickstarter campaign. […]
20 Years Later, Margaret Cho Looks Back on ‘All-American Girl’
All Grown Up Margaret Cho reflects on All-American Girl, 20 years after its primetime debut on ABC. by MICHELLE WOO photo by LINDSEY BYRNES In the history of network television, […]
Want To Know How Annoying Yellow Fever Is? Check Out This Hilarious “White Fetish” Satire
About a month ago, YouTube personality Anna Akana gave us an (awesome) angry rant about yellow fever — something that many of us Asian women have experienced at […]
Ken Jeong Lands Leading Role in Upcoming MTV Series
by HAEIN JUNG Kooky comedian Ken Jeong has landed a leading role in an upcoming series on MTV, according the Hollywood Reporter. With the casting, the project has been titled Ken Jeong Made […]
Susan Alexander Brings On The Laughs With 5 Funny Females
Amy Beckerman Photography by RUTH KIM “So a little bit about me, guys—I’m half Asian, half white, which makes me a fat Mexican,” jokes comedian Susan Alexander. Cue laughter. […]
