Cause thats what you should chase: making people feel good and making people laugh. A (woke) Japanese Game Show, For marketing opportunities contact [email protected], https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/this-week-in-comedy-podcasts-lets-go-atsuko.html, https://aux.avclub.com/hit-man-is-a-true-crime-story-that-centers-victims-not-1837924286. Dont sleep with your female openers. Theyre blaming it on the younger generation, but then there are comedians who are able to do comedy and still make it work. She is on Twitter and Instagram @AtsukoComedy. Its too soon, maybe? AO: Yeah, were the holy trinity. Im gonna get there. I dont talk about them much in my stand-up. They get to the front of the line. All of their specials start with, Young people and their vocabulary the cancel culture PC culture I cant even say this, what? Im seeing a clash and frustration with newer comedians because were not talking about that. Let's Go, Atsuko! Connect to Apple Music to play songs in full within Shazam. Atsuko is a retail experience created for fans of anime and anime culture. Every season isnt an episode about how a woman can do stand-up. People wouldnt know that about me looking at my face. We have history books that can tell us that. Join Facebook to connect with Atsuko Okatsuka and others you may know. Its a system that works. I think I just dont relate to Pete Holmes as a person, but yes. And I lived and I still got to do jokes. So Mrs. Maisel does stand-up but it would still take another 70 years until a black woman can be on SNL. Thats what I was trying to do. Ive seen things like that but not in stand-up yet. Its kind of your good American boy. No Im just kidding, I didnt do well on the SATs. In my album I talk about one diversity thing but thats because Im talking about the show Hey There Delilah. Its a song where he repeats a lot of the lyrics. How does he know that she looks really pretty? If I wanted to do straight stand-up, thats not CalArtsy enough. Theyre making a whole TV show about it. Its more of a joke about pontificating. Its not just a regular Japanese game show. We didnt have Transparent. If you want to do it that way, cool. Listen to Film School Is a Lot Crazier Than Being Gay by Atsuko Okatsuka, 2 Shazams. Wednesday Wisdom? Everyone did the good fight, now I can just finally be me silly. Lets Go, Atsuko! XP: That was more with Dis/orient/ed Comedy and the Comedy Comedy Festival? I still did it after the class was over, but I didnt have to start off that way, which I feel lucky. Lets say its election season. They didnt get up. AO: Yeah, there was more visibly a lack of diversity, too. Maybe Im judging it without having watched it. Its like Whose Line Is It Anyway? Im sure there has to be a lot. What photo are you gonna use? Listen to Theres Another Atsuko in My Neighborhood, Pt. We are so excited to have Atsuko Okatsuka as our guest of honor! XP: How do you feel about Asian Americans in the state of the industry right now (Crazy Rich Asians, Fresh Off the Boat, etc.)? Was it a movement? Well play a game like the Campaign Trail Mix. Were both gonna have half hours together back-to-back, the same comedy club. As Atsuko Okatsuka (pronounced ATS-KO OKATS-KA) and I sit down to chat, she warns me that shes been in a weird headspace of emotional self-sabotage, binging episodes of The Witcher, and obsessing over the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum Instagram. What are you doing here in your wig and your props? A few of them are my friends. A (woke) Japanese Game Show, a 114k Followers, 2,064 Following, 2,264 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Atsuko (@atsukocomedy) I dont want to be a clown. One child. Atsuko is such a superstar, she is the creator and host o That way I was able to focus. It was convincing and great because you were supposed to be a ghost. October 28, 2020 Though weve known for four years that the 2020 US election cycle would be even more fraught than the strange and painful fall of the 2016 elections, most of us still find ourselves a little disoriented these days. We talk about who are the worst dancers in the world, the mysteries of four square, and being co-working strippers Larry and Cherry. Unless its a character youre doing as a comedian, you have to be updated with whats going on in the world, and even how people feel and think. Thats how they are about me doing comedy. You can still learn from the surroundings, was it because you didnt enunciate the word, the punchline didnt work, is it because there were only two people in the audience? AO: I started stand-up ten years ago, just dropped out of UC Riverside. Her social media has random nuggets of gold like videos of her twerking in public, finding pistachio shells in her shoes, and planning to get wasted at a 1-year-olds birthday. When I say audience, its not just the stage audience. At the time I signed up for the class, they were filming a documentary for it. View the profiles of people named Atsuko Okatsuka. Which is a great way to just say no. XP: Since people have type casted you as the upset lesbian, what would be your ideal role to try out? Im trying to talk about things that make me happy, that I find silly, or ways that I try to cope with hard things. Id have to call it Notes From the Bathroom Line or While We Were. Thats the way I should have done it. Its him following this girl. A break up. I dont know if we can necessarily do that yet and have it be on a bigger platform. new followers my grandma is stoked Im no longer lonely because of you all pic.twitter.com/jmP6lfGVfK Ill eat it, but I dont need to and I wont go buy one. is a hit live show & weekly podcast where Atsuko Okatsuka has in-depth yet silly interviews with her guests & plays customized games in the spirit of a Japanese Game Show. Plus, Bryan and Ronna give away a Le Labo Ronnas Carriage House candle! Isnt that what You the show is about? We talk about accidentally robbing Sears, The Holidays, defending your time, her Mothers Schizophrenia, projecting, and how Atsuko is Gettin Better! A (woke) Japanese Game Show, a sold out monthly live show & hit weekly podcast. Times change so you have to update yourself as a comedian. Its more of an inside joke between me and my fans online. AO: Yes, my parents met on a Japanese dating game show. AO: Theres so many younger comedians, even age-wise compared to the forefathers who are still around like Dave Chapelle and Bill Burr. She is the creator and host of Let's Go, Atsuko! In the past I talked about it more because it has really changed. Can you do that within a minute? Its not someones life story that theyre adapting. She has performed on Comedy Central Asia and as an opener for Margaret Cho, among many other events. But the videos that we make, I like to share that. Lytt til Let's Go, Atsuko! At the time the only way I knew how to learn something was through the guidance of a class. Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand up comedian, actress, and writer. My family lives very close to me. Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand up comedian, actress, and writer. XP: What do you feel about that statement [that PC culture is ruining comedy]? So youll have spent three hours just listening to people, your name never got pulled. Atsuko Okatsuka: Honors Mention at Bend Film Festival for Best Actress 2010 LA's Funniest Comic Semi-Finals 2nd Place 2015 Atsuko Okatsuka, Actress: Lake Los Angeles. You know how as an artist its easy to get inspired and you judge yourself and are like, Oh I should be doing that? Its too late. I didnt have to start off just by going to open mics, which were pretty much dangerous if you were a woman. If you dont know who Atsuko is, its time to change that. Ive been wanting to write something about the Auschwitz memorial being on Instagram. AO: So many. Blending the silliness of Japanese game shows with satirizing current events. A woman can be funny too and independent. Im sure the shows more than that. Shell tell us about Comedians Mock The White Celebrity 'I Take Responsibility' PSA By Taking Responsibility For Their Thirst Traps On Instagram Digg Jay Jurden, Dani Fernandez, Atsuko Okatsuka and Ify Nwadiwe took the piss out of the cringeworthy video of various white celebrities lamenting not taking action on racist behavior with their own hilarious mea culpa. I dont know if its because of my haircut. I couldnt afford SAT classes, but I did well. They had bad instincts too, not just me. Our jobs as comedians is to comment on current events constantly. Despite our planet being in apparent retrograde motion, it was a joy to talk with Atsuko about how clowns are infiltrating the comedy scene, what it was like doing stand-up during an earthquake, PC culture, why its too soon for coronavirus jokes, and then some. AO: Yeah. I mean we as in people of color. XP: I would say you could consider it a movement. Look what it can do to a person. Ive beaten myself up for feeling like Im not experimental enough, especially having gone to a school like CalArts. It still is now, but ten years ago, it was like walking into wolves. AO: Yeah but we had to start somewhere. They decide to use it to their advantage. Theres so many factors. [Pauses] Sorry, my nose itches! XP: You said your parents met on a Japanese game show? Have you seen Mrs. Maisel? Dont pressure them into trying to have sex with you. Because its been happening. Im just going to be doing stand-up. Mercurys in retrograde so excuse me if nothing seems to connect with me. But a game show. Her new album But I Control Me is available to stream on Spotify and is a wildly fun smorgasbord of observations about her surroundings. Anyhow, this kind of clash. They do post old photos for sure, when they were there. Living 20 years in LA has failed me. Im also not Jewish. Now that I know everyones safe and nobody got hurt during this, I watched the video and thought, This is pretty funny. XP: How was it doing stand-up at the same time going to CalArts? Thats a dialogue thats resurfaced and I dont know if its a product of technology or social media, cause dinosaurs cant keep up online. Maybe Im stern looking. mcsweeneys.net LEST WE FORGET THE HORRORS A catalog of Trumps worst cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes. How long can they milk that seven minute song? AO: I think its our job as comedians to pay attention to our audience. You handled it so well. direkte p mobilen din, surfetavlen eller nettleseren - ingen nedlastinger ndvendig. Atsuko Okatsuka: Do I relate to a guy like Pete Holmes? AO: Different processes work for different people. We didnt even have Black Panther. Joel Stein, Atsuko Okatsuka, J. Keith van Straaten, Helen Hong. She is the creator and host of Lets Go, Atsuko! A Woke Japanese Game Show that has featured guests including Lauren Lapkus, Cameron Esposito, Guy Branum, and Aparna Nancherla, to name a few. I would love to play a nervous wreck that has a hard time getting anything right. Were not necessarily wanting to be preachy. [Disclaimer: this interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. XP: I feel like your comedy comes from the frustration of the lack of diversity in Asian American representation. Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka is bringing her twerk-friendly funny to Quibi with the woke Japanese game show appropriately titled Lets Go Atsuko! Comedians Atsuko Okatsuka and Maddie Connors co-host a livestream stand-up-comedy show, a fundraiser featuring comedians whose parents have mental illness. Its fucked up. It was very touching. I was never really good at school, but I always performed in some aspect throughout my life whether its dancing, cheerleading, theatre. AO: Because you realize she doesnt respond. XP: What comics should people be aware of? You cant still be like, Well back in my day! In the 80s you could say that word. If you can work in chaos, control your fears, have enough self confidence, just go out and start doing mics, wait for hours and hours, drive really long, only get three minutes at a time, nobody gives you feedback, and its just you in your head. He wonders how she is. Tracks include scenarios about her accidentally tongue-kissing a strangers dog, her marriage, and why pursuing a film career is crazier than being gay. (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube.) AO: I talked more about it in the past. Okatsuka, who delights fans and followers with Instagram videos of her twerking in front of her mother and grandmother, naturally joked that she thought her dance moves had made the earth move, too. A ghost, an ex, that actually appears. In the new series, Game master Okatsuka will lead two civilian contestants through the surreal universe inside her grandmas fridge. How was that experience? She hosted the 2018 IndieWire Honors, has written for The Eric Andre Show and Soft Focus with Jena Friedman, premiered an hour stand-up special on Hulu titled They Call Me Stacey, and is the host of Lets Go Atsuko! The only takes Ive heard are on social media of people making sketch videos, and think pieces of Asians are being racially profiled because of the coronavirus. Thats not a joke though. XP: But your performance! I have to be careful because its always too soon. Atsuko Okatsuka (@AtsukoComedy) July 14, 2019 Of course, Okatsuka wouldn't be the true entertainer she is if she wasn't immediately capitalizing on her newfound internet glory with all new content for her many, many new followers. ], Connor Musarra: Party Like an Existentialist, KXSC Radio, 3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, United States, Atsuko Okatsuka Is the Joke Slinger America Needs. I havent done an earthquake drill since I dont know, high school? AO: Its exciting we had to be restaurant owners and rich people on TV first, to then be a woman applying for an art grant going home to see her dying grandmother in China thats The Farewell. You might never go back and do this thing you wanted to try. Let's Go, Atsuko! As Atsuko Okatsuka (pronounced ATS-KO OKATS-KA) and I sit down to chat, she warns me that shes been in a weird headspace of emotional self-sabotage, binging episodes of The Witcher, and obsessing over the Auschwitz Memorial and Museum Instagram. What the shows are all about: Podcast: Lets Go, Atsuko! AO: It was great, we improvised it. The words dont come to my mouth fast enough, I talk slower, monotone. Youre going to love this pod! AO: If they do use hashtags, whats Monday Motivation look like? Two people. AO: I dont like the guy already from the first episode. Kind of like Green Book: racism is bad. Though the live show is on hiatus right now, we still wanted to bring Let's Go Atsuko to you at home. Neither here nor there. XP: Did they encourage you in your comedy? ). We didnt do any at art school. Im not a demographic that gets excited about that. I think hes outside your window. A (woke) Japanese Game Show A weekly podcast that blends the physical silliness of Japanese game shows with the dry, matter-of-fact fatuities of Wait Wait Dont Tell Me! (- Vulture Magazine, 2019) In each episode, Atsuko pits 2 comedians against each other in a series of fun, absurd challenges that satirize current events. Its about closure right? I was gonna try and be, But look at me now! but its like no, I did really bad. Atsuko is a half-Japanese and half-Taiwanese comedian, actress, and writer who was named a Comedian To Watch in Vulture's 2018 list and TimeOut LA's 2019 list. In a world inundated with bummer media, she preaches the power of silliness, something we all need right now. #205 Atsuko Okatsuka: Let's Welcome Death 10/10/2019. A burst of those movies coming out. Some people made a sketch video where theyre an Asian person, they cough and people are scared. Ohh why am I showcasing with so-and-so? We were taught to create chaos, not contain it! I dont know why I screamed into the [yells into recorder] CalArts never put us through any drills of natural disasters ever! She was just saying Headliners, you have the power. This is a simple marriage story. Email us your There are some things that are terrifying to explore. I think people were not sure if they wanted to go. XP: Tell us about the two year anniversary of your show, Lets Go Atsuko: A Woke Japanese Game Show! A (woke) Japanese Game Show, blends the physical silliness of Japanese game shows with the dry, matter-of-fact fatuities of, Wait Wait Dont Tell Me! (- Vulture Magazine, 2019), Live show: Lets Go, Atsuko! Were just like, this happened at Trader Joes the other day. Also available as a free downloadable PDF. If a live audience doesnt laugh, it doesnt mean you did poorly. I really dont relate to that. Bio Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who earned the admiration of her peers with her unique brand of stand-up comedy. I dont know if I want to go, besides to pay respects and cry about what happened in the past. I just know that at that time, I would not have been strong enough to continue. Instead of telling everyone to get under a chair cause I dont know! There was an untitled pilot about another rich Asian family, and I was like, dang, the worlds gonna think were all Chinese but theyll think were all rich, so maybe thats okay to start off. Let's Go, Atsuko! She might not even know that shes this obsessed. Im mad now because its in my head again. Oh my god a tree! That would be fun because thats really whats happening on the inside. Then Bill Burr blew up, which was weird because now hes outed himself. In July, Atsuko Okatsuka had perhaps the most on-brand experience that a comedian can have in LA: she got on stage ready to perform right as an earthquake struck. Ive never been into murder podcasts and stuff like that. from National Lampoon and PalmStar Media. Im kidding, no, but I do relate to the comedy world. Its two hundred people in a room who lived and still got to see a comedy show. Bill Burr recently had a freak out on his podcast complaining about a friend of mine. Earthquake came and went. A (woke) Japanese Game Show, a sold out monthly live show & hit weekly podcast. Your Thirty Minute Friend! I couldnt afford them and I didnt do well. They have a lot of followers. Valencia is far away from comedy shows. Tune in every Friday wherever you get your podcasts to hear. You are outnumbered by dudes. How do I take that and make that into a thing I can start doing? Danielle Perez, Robby Hoffman, Debra DiGiovanni, Daniel Webb, Maggie Maye. Filmmakers, TV makers they can do period pieces. Of course I would acknowledge that its fucked up. Its not identity based. Thats really cool. Again, its our job. But, you still want them likes! Just Never Again? AO: Online but not in person. I was up there like, god, art school has failed me. Thats a statement that people are saying. is a hit live show & weekly podcast where Atsuko Okatsuka has in-depth yet silly interviews with her guests & plays customized games in the spirit of a Japanese Game Show. People run away. Comedian It has to be a well crafted joke with a lesson thats beyond just talking about the virus. The whole thing is fucked up that it ever ever happened and it should never ever ever happen again, of course not. Atsuko Okatsuka is a stand-up comedian, actress, filmmaker, and the co-founder of Dis/orient/ed Comedy, the first ever all-Asian, mostly female stand-up comedy tour in the United States. I think I should post it. Its always good to have a story of triumph. I didnt really watch that much of it. Listen to Marriage and Rent by Atsuko Okatsuka, 1 Shazams. They way I am, theyre a big influence on it, so I like to involve them. Listen to Our Daily Sex Workout Regimen by Atsuko Okatsuka, 8 Shazams. AO: I didnt do it as much because I was double majoring in film and critical studies. 7,494 Followers, 397 Following, 3,385 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from ATSUKO Sasaki (@atsuko.art) AO: I just crave different stories. AO: Its so my life that an earthquake would happen during my set. Theyre mad at PC culture. He teaches clowning workshops, and a wave of clowns graduating from that school are trying to find their space in the stand-up comedy scene. XP: I watched your Room 104 episode. It wasnt even at him, but he was just so flustered, Whats up with this female comedian saying all headliners dont try to sleep with your opener? It wasnt even supposed to be a funny tweet. It was a song that swept the nation and internationally, I would say. AO: As time passes I want to take the woke out. UC Riverside was the only place that took me in, if that says anything. Shes in New York City but tonight she looks so pretty. These people kept sitting. on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web. Even in the LA comedy scene right now, clowning is coming up because of a space called The Lyric Hyperion Theatre. I forget the teachers name, but hes kind of a renowned clown trained in France or something. XP: What about the video during the earthquake? I think they did an episode on NACA which is colleges, that was relatable. Mumblecore type. AO: It was in all of our heads. Its cause I get paired up in shows with them. Its very difficult to stay trendy when you run Auschwitz, okay? We didnt have Crazy Rich Asians. Its bizarre. Im just breaking down this song that could potentially be a stalker situation. It can be a podcast audience, a Twitter audience. She crushed it and the clip went viral. She does a lot to him oh, its what you do to me.. During the game, the contestants are sometimes impeded or hindered by them, or have to interact with them during games. As she confesses this, I feel a little less alone and mention Ive also been feeling unlike myself lately. I know they meant well, but its another period piece with a message theres no nuance. Its our job. AO: They didnt really care. Get your magnets. He does characters. Theyre not just gonna watch normal mediocre Asians. Its like when Shane Gillis from SNL got fired because of the racial slurs he said on his podcast. I would be so terrified. I just did a music video where I was a woman upset about a breakup, I was in a feature film Wallflower where I was upset about a breakup. Today I sit down with comedian Atsuko Okatsuka. XP: Whats the new thing [in the stand-up comedy scene] now? Or we play a game called the Schmear Campaign where contestants have to smear the events that they know about each other, at the same time theyre smearing a perfect amount of cream cheese onto a bagel. 14.7k Followers, 432 Following, 1,024 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from KIM | Pro Nerd + Creator (@kimhorcher) If the audience isnt laughing or even worse, theyre terrified of something you just said, you gotta go back to the drawing board and rework that joke. XP: You also use a lot of your Mom and Grandma in your stuff. Whats your goal for it? Right now Im fishing, going through it. [The Marvelous] Mrs. Maisel. I have a rotating cast of improvisers and sketch actors who also are part of the team. Some people take SAT classes, some people can't afford one. AO: I wonder if Noah Baumbach is still trying to do that kinda thing. I was trying to put on shows at CalArts but it was hard to balance and figure out what they wanted. 2 by Atsuko Okatsuka, 1 Shazams. I wanted to create controlled chaos where its an homage. People group me with the weirdos so I get insecure. Atsuko Okatsuka. Stand-up classes are way cheaper than SAT classes. All these people are like, What do we do? and Im just like, Calm down heres some jokes. Like a psychopath. When does Mrs. Maisel take place, the 60s? I think its great but at the same time its like, What are you doing here? Theyll say thats been done before. Let's Go, Atsuko! They go to sleep at like 6 7. I looked up stand-up comedy classes on Craigslist and found Pretty Funny Women. Its an all womens stand-up class. Its been fun. I put on one variety show, but I called it a comedy show. She is the creator and host of Let's Go, Atsuko! Atsuko Okatsukas new album But I Control Me is now streaming online with a planned tour in April. When I was in community college [in Valencia] I was like, I like making people laugh. Thats actually more me. We can bring it down to PC culture/new generation as too sensitive it makes comedy not funny more. It was something she tweeted. XP: I feel like some comedians are afraid to admit they took a stand-up class, so its cool that youre honest about it. She was named a Comic To Watch by Vulture & TimeOut LA and has written for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show and Soft Focus with Jena Friedman. Theres a long line, they cough. I dont know if I need an Auschwitz calendar to bring home.

Alchemist Short Answer Questions, Cold War Best Aim Assist Settings Reddit, Nsa Internship Salary, 2010 Custom Jeep Wrangler For Sale, How To Prepare Concrete Floor For Carpet, Mavic Rims Price Philippines, Biscuits From Krusteaz Pancake Mix, Medicaid Remittance Advice,