Esther Ku

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Esther Ku
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Esther Ku in 2010
MediumStand-up, television
Years active2002–present
Websitefunnyku.com

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
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Girl Code | Meet the Cast". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  2. ^ "Saucy Esther Ku dishes on sex and the Beach Boys". MyCentralJersey.com. January 30, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.[dead link]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Interview with Esther Ku from Last Comic Standing". Reality Wanted. July 20, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  5. ^ East meets West at LaGuardia. Queensexaminer.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
  6. ^ Dumlao, Eric (2015-07-30). "676. Esther Ku". Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-30.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "The Joe Rogan Experience".
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (7 July 2017). "Female Sketch Comedy Series 'Sorry Not Sorry' From Astronauts Wanted, DIGA & Complex Networks Set At Go90". Deadline.

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