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Category Archives: Comedy
Jo Koy’s Movie “Easter Sunday” opening August 5, 2022
The trailer for comedian Jo Koy’s movie Easter Sunday has just come out, and I found it hilarious. He hits on many many things Filipino American and even puts the plot in Daly City! I have seen comments about this … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged Asif Ali, Easter Sunday, Jimmy O Yang, jo koy, Tia Carrere, Tiffany Haddish
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Simu Liu Guest Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’
If you hadn’t heard, Simu Liu was guest host on ‘Saturday Night Live’ this past Saturday. Liu overall did a great job and was in a number of skits. The funniest skit I thought was the ‘Simu & Bowen’ skit … Continue reading
NYC Theater Review: Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
“Please, no plays about the pandemic.” I remember as early on as April of 2020 theatre-twitter was begging playwrights and creators to take heed – we did not and do not want to see art about the pandemic; especially while … Continue reading
Posted in 8Series, Comedy, Current Events, Entertainment, New York, Reviews, The Arts, Theatre
Tagged Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overload
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Amazon Prime Video: Jimmy O Yang: ‘Good Deal’ Comedy Special Now Streaming
Now that Netflix has popularized streaming comedy specials, Amazon Prime Video is seems to be starting to make more of an effort in this area (or at least this is the first special I have noticed). Jimmy O. Yang’s ‘Good … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon Prime Video, comedy, Good Dealme Video, Jimmy O Yang, Netflix, Space Force
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8Books Review: “Dear Girls” by Ali Wong
Ali Wong’s Dear Girls will make you laugh, cry, and will also make you hungry. But overall you will be happier, and it seems like maybe in 2020, we’re going to want some more happy. I had every honest and … Continue reading
Posted in 8Books, 8Series, Books, Comedy, Dating, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles, Reviews
Tagged ali wong
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Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: ‘Don’t Ignore The Asian Vote In 2020’
Recently, comedian Hasan Minhaj did a terrific piece on his HBO show, ‘Patriot Act,’ highlighting the issue of not ignoring the Asian American vote in 202o: The Asian American population has grown large enough to swing elections, but it remains … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Politics, TV
Tagged Andrew Yang, Cory Booker, Hasan Minhaj, HBO, Patriot Act, voting
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Netflix Sets Tuesday December 17, 2019 For Ronny Chieng Comedy Special
There’s no trailer for the Netflix special, but I think Ronny Chieng’s appearance on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’ this past April is a kind of preview. Netflix recently announced a stand-up comedy special with comedian and actor, Rony … Continue reading
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Meeting HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ & CRA’s Jimmy O. Yang – One Funny Guy
Season 6 Trailer (Final Season) for ‘Silicon Valley’ When I saw that actor, standup comedian, and writer Jimmy O. Yang was going to be performing Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, I wanted to see him perform. While waiting for … Continue reading
Bowen Yang’s Historic ‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut
On Saturday, September 28th, comedian Bowen Yang made history by becoming the first Asian American cast member of NBC’s iconic ‘Saturday Night Live’ in its 45-year history (see him in the opening sequence of ths show here). This season of … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Politics, TV
Tagged Andrew Yang, Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live, Shane Gillis
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The Daily Show: Andrew Yang – Bringing Bold and Unique Ideas to His 2020 White House Bid
As many 8Asians readers may know, I’m a big fan of The Daily Show, so I was happy to see that Taiwanese American presidential candidate Andrew Yang interviewed on the show (rather than simply be in a comedic sketch). I’ve … Continue reading
Netflix’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ Coming May 30th Starring Ali Wong and Randall Park
I’ve only seen comedian Ali Wong as a stand up comic, either live in San Francisco or her two Netflix comedy specials, Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife, so I’m eager to see Wong as well as Randall Park co-star … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Movies
Tagged ali wong, Always be My Maybe, Daniel Dae Kim, Netflix, Randall Park
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Kim’s Convenience is HILARIOUS – Available on Netflix
I had heard of the Canadian television comedy Kim’s Convenience a few years ago when it debuted, but never got around to watching it, even when it became available on Netflix last year in the U.S. But after remembering a … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, TV
Tagged Andrea Bang, Andrew Phung, comedy, Ins Choi, Jean Yoon, Kim's Convenience, Netflix, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Simu Liu
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