Esther Ku

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Esther Ku

Esther Ku in 2010
Medium Stand-up, television
Years active 2002 – present
Subject(s) Asian culture
Notable works and roles Girl Code

Esther Ku is a Korean-American comic.[1] Ku is currently a cast member on the MTV show Girl Code.[2] Ku was chosen as one of the ten best comedians for the 2006 NBC Stand-up for Diversity Showcase in New York City.[3] Ku has also been a featured regular performer in the Boston International Comedy Festival and the New York Underground Festival. She has been called "the Asian Sarah Silverman".[4]

Background

The daughter of Christian missionaries, Ku was born in Chicago in the 1980s. She was fired from a job at Sharpie's for laughing too much, which she says caused her to explore doing comedy.[5]

Ku has claimed that comedians need to be prepared to deal with the failure of a joke; she says that she does so by poking fun at herself.[6] Ku was also interviewed by veteran comedian Richard Lewis on NPR in a feature about the difficulties of becoming a comedian.[7]

Typically her material is controversial and racially tinged.[8]

Career

Peelander-Z with Esther Ku and an audience member playing the guitar and bass

Ku is currently a cast member on the MTV show Girl Code.[9]

In 2008, Ku competed as a finalist on the nationally televised show Last Comic Standing 6.[10] She finished in eleventh place. In 2008, Ku competed as a finalist on Howard Stern's Hottest Funniest Chick contest on Sirius Satellite Radio.[11] She was also selected for NBC's Stand-up for Diversity Showcase in 2006.[12]

In 2011, Ku MCed an Asian Heritage show in New York which also featured Jenny Choi and Peelander-Z.[13]

She has been reviewed favorably in many media outlets[14][15] in both English and the Korean language.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Esther Ku at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ "Girl Code | Meet the Cast". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-22. 
  3. ↑ Esther Ku, Auburn Moon Agency
  4. ↑ Meet Esther Ku, the Asian Sarah Silverman | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture. Racialicious (2008-06-02). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  5. ↑ Saucy Esther Ku dishes on sex and the Beach Boys. MyCentralJersey.com (2009-01-30). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  6. ↑ Trunk, Penelope. (2007-10-14) Making connections is key – The Boston Globe. Boston.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  7. ↑ It Ain't Easy Getting to the Top. NPR. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  8. ↑ Between the lines – The Boston Globe. Boston.com (2006-03-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  9. ↑ "Girl Code | Meet the Cast". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-22. 
  10. ↑ Exclusive Interview: Esther Ku of 'Last Comic Standing'. Buddytv.com (2008-07-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  11. ↑ The killer combo: hot and funny – The Howard Stern Show. Howardstern.com (2008-12-09). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  12. ↑ Interview with Esther Ku from Last Comic Standing : RealityWanted.com: Reality TV, Game Show, Talk Show, News – All Things Unscripted Social Network Casting Community. RealityWanted.com (2008-07-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  13. ↑ East meets West at LaGuardia. Queensexaminer.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  14. ↑ Roberts, Caroline. (2007-10-08) Boston Comedy Festival: Contest, Preliminary, Rounds 1 and 2. Bostonist. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  15. ↑ Funny Asian. Asianweek.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  16. ↑

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