Esther Ku
Esther Ku | |
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Esther Ku in 2010 | |
Medium | Stand-up, television |
Years active | 2002–present |
Website | funnyku |
Esther Mary Ku is an American comedian, television personality, and actress. Ku was a cast member on the MTV shows Girl Code and Wild 'N Out.[1]
Early life[]
The daughter of Korean Christian missionaries, Ku was born in Chicago in the 1980s. She worked as a traveling sales representative for Sharpie and claims that she was fired for laughing too much.[2]
Career[]
Ku was a cast member on the MTV show Girl Code.[1] She became a cast member on the sixth season of Wild 'N Out on MTV2. In 2008, Ku competed on the sixth season of Last Comic Standing, where she finished in eleventh place out of twelve contestants.[3] She was selected for NBC's Stand-up for Diversity Showcase in 2006.[4]
In 2011, Ku MCed an Asian Heritage show in New York which also featured Jenny Choi and Peelander-Z.[5] In 2015, Ku played the role of Tracy on The Jack and Triumph Show, which was cancelled after seven episodes. Ku was featured as a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on July 29, 2015.[6][7] Ku is a cast member on an all female sketch show on Go90.com called Sorry Not Sorry.[8]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | The Umbrella | Ex-Girlfriend | Short film |
2011 | People We Know | Tammie Ko | Short film |
2011 | The Cookout 2 | Ming Ling | Television film |
2011 | Climb It, Tarzan! | Pool Party Guest | |
2014 | Girl Code | Actress | Episode: "Picking-Up Guys, Getting Older, Sleeping" |
2015 | The Jack and Triumph Show | Tracy | 3 episodes |
2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Herself | Episode: "Maria" |
2017 | Sorry Not Sorry | Various | 27 episodes |
2018 | Barbee Rehab | Korean Barbee #2 | Episode: "The New Doctor is in..." |
2018 | Boy Band | Tina | |
2019 | Family Guy | Voice | Episode: "Christmas Is Coming" |
References[]
- ^ a b "Girl Code | Meet the Cast". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "Saucy Esther Ku dishes on sex and the Beach Boys". MyCentralJersey.com. January 30, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Exclusive Interview: Esther Ku of 'Last Comic Standing' Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Buddytv.com (2008-07-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
- ^ "Interview with Esther Ku from Last Comic Standing". Reality Wanted. July 20, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ East meets West at LaGuardia. Queensexaminer.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
- ^ Dumlao, Eric (2015-07-30). "676. Esther Ku". Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-30.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Joe Rogan Experience".
- ^ Petski, Denise (7 July 2017). "Female Sketch Comedy Series 'Sorry Not Sorry' From Astronauts Wanted, DIGA & Complex Networks Set At Go90". Deadline.
External links[]
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American actresses of Korean descent
- American women comedians
- Last Comic Standing contestants
- Living people
- People from Chicago
- Comedians from Illinois
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American comedians