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Asian AF

Family Theater

Asian AF (Asian As F***) is the premier Asian American variety show in Los Angeles and New York. Asian AF spotlights the best Asian American actors, stand-up comedians, improvisers, sketch performers, storytellers, and more. 

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp performances of Asian AF will be headlined by Joel Kim Booster, and will also feature Karen Chee. Additional casting to be announced. 

Recommended for mature audiences.

Apr. 19 - 20, 2024

Program

Asian AF (Asian As F***) is the premier Asian American variety show in Los Angeles and New York. Asian AF spotlights the best Asian American actors, stand-up comedians, improvisers, sketch performers, storytellers, and more. The show has been featured on several news sites such as the , , , , , , and more.

Due to its immense popularity in Los Angeles, Asian AF was brought out to New York in June of 2017. Asian AF has been the headlining act for several mainstream comedy festivals, including SF Sketchfest (San Francisco, CA), Clusterfest (San Francisco, CA), the Del Close Marathon (New York City, NY), the Comedy Comedy Festival (Los Angeles, CA), Austin Sketchfest (Austin, TX), Baltimore Comedy Festival (Baltimore, MD), SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival (Bethlehem, PA), the District Improv Festival (Washington, D.C.), the OC Improv Festival (Orange County, CA), 2nd Best Fest Comedy Festival (Richmond, VA), and more.

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵÃâ·Ñ°æapp performances of Asian AF will be headlined by Joel Kim Booster, and will also feature Karen Chee. Additional casting to be announced at a later date.

Artists are subject to change at any time without notice.

Comedians

  • Joel Kim Booster

    Joel Kim Boosteris a Chicago–bred, Los Angeles–based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was recently named one of TIME100 Next (2022) as an emerging advocate and creative and a Variety Screenwriter to Watch (2022). Joel has also been recognized as one of “The Queer Young Comics Redefining American Humor” by the New York Times.  

  • Karen Chee

    Karen Chee is a comedian and Emmy-nominated writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers, among other TV shows. She is also a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!

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