Missed posting this last week - but just in case you were wondering - as she's created some interesting dialogue within parts of the AA community - comedian Esther Ku got voted off NBC's Last Comic Standing.
Personally - while everything she did wasn't always funny to me - I have to give her the benefit of the doubt as a comedian who's trying to find the right balance between making social commentary and just trying to be funny - and I think she did accomplish it sometimes - so I hope we'll be seeing more of her versus fading off into the sunset like a lot of Asian American comics or stars who've been landing on reality TV shows.
For more Ku check out her website here as well as an interview at Buddy TV.
Love Her, Hate Her, It Really Doesn't Matter: Esther Ku Gets Voted Off "Last Comic Standing"
Monday, July 14, 2008Labels: Asian American, Comedy, Esther Ku, Last Comic Standing