Rosie Tran
| Rosie Tran | |
|---|---|
 Tran at the Friar's Club in Beverly Hills | |
| Born | January 11, 1984 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject(s) | Racism, Stereotypes, Dating, Women's issues |
| Website | www |
Rosie Tran (born January 11, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, model, actress, writer, and podcast host.
Biography[]
Tran was born and raised in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana to Vietnamese immigrants. Her father is a retired biomedical engineer and author, Tran Bich San. Her mother, Loan Kim Ta, is a former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty and nail salon. Tran attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School and after graduation moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career in entertainment. She received her M.A. in Television and Film from California State University, Los Angeles.
Tran has been a featured performer at Funny Fest and the Great Plains Saskatoon Comedy Festivals in Canada, Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival,[1] Detroit Comedy Festival[2] and the Seattle International Comedy Competition[3] in the U.S. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest on National Lampoon Comedy Radio, and is often featured on the Comedy Time Network, as well as being a regular guest on many popular podcasts. Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on season six of the NBC show, Last Comic Standing.[4] She was voted one of the top 200 Best US Comedians by Ranker. [5] It is reported that Tran recorded her own half-hour Comedy Special called "Hanoi Honey" which will debut in January 2022. [6]
In 2011, she began working as a featured performer on various USO tours[7] overseas for the US military, including trips to Iraq, Kuwait, and Europe. In 2013, Tran began hosting her own podcast, "Out of the Box", where she interviews and talks with political figures and activists, internet celebrities, porn stars, comedians, artists, and other out of the box personalities and thinkers. Her podcast is a Stitcher Radio favorite, and was featured as a top new podcast.[8]
Personal life[]
Tran is married to business investor and musician, Andrew VanVoorhis.[9]
Books[]
(as a contributing writer)
- She's So Funny (2004) ISBN 0-7407-4166-7
- Squeaky Clean Comedy (2005) ISBN 0-7407-5015-1
- Comedy Thesaurus (2005) ISBN 1-59474-058-5
- Love's Funny That Way (2006) ISBN 1-4027-3525-1
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes (2006) ISBN 1-59257-538-2
Filmography[]
- Girl With Gun (2006)
- Open and Honest (2008)
- Ocean Front Property (2009)
- A Machine Ripped His Leg Off (Documentary) (2009)
Television work[]
- Speaking of Women's Health (2003)
- How Do I Look? (2004)
- Inside Joke (2005)
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (2005)
- P Lo's House: The Real Entourage (2009)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2010)
- Raising Hope (2014)
References[]
- ^ Shecky Magazine Online 2005-09-12.
- ^ Laugh Detroit Online
- ^ Seattle Comedy News Online 2006-10-27.
- ^ Last Comic Standing Rumors 2008-01-30.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2] 2021-08-05
- ^ Armed Forces Entertainment Online 2011-5-07
- ^ [3] 2013-11-11
- ^ Wedding Nouveau Magazine Archived February 9, 2013, at archive.today 10-2011
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- California State University, Los Angeles alumni
- Actresses from New Orleans
- American writers of Vietnamese descent
- American stand-up comedians
- American women comedians
- Actresses of Vietnamese descent
- Writers from New Orleans
- 21st-century American comedians
- American comedians of Asian descent
- 21st-century American women