Sabrina Wu (born 1997/1998[1]) is an American writer, comedian, and actor. They were a staff writer for the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. Wu acts in a lead role in the Adele Lim film Joy Ride. They were named a 2022 Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy.

Life and career

Wu was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2] Their parents immigrated to the United States from China.[3] Wu attended high school at Greenhills School and played on the basketball team.[4][2] They first became interested in comedy at age 16 after watching Gabriel Iglesias' Hot and Fluffy special and began performing stand-up at high school talent shows.[3]

Wu continued to perform stand-up comedy as an undergraduate student at Harvard University and was co-president of the Harvard College Stand-Up Society.[3] They also performed with the improv group On Thin Ice and were a member of the Signet Society.[5] Wu took one semester off to intern for The Daily Show.[3] They resided at Dunster House and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2020.[3]

Wu's first screenwriting job was as a staff writer for the first season of the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.[6] They performed a stand-up set on The Tonight Show in 2022.[7]

Wu is a lead character in the 2023 feature film Joy Ride with Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park and Sherry Cola.[8] They also have a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for FX.[6] Wu performed in a stand-up set on the Netflix comedy showcase Verified Stand-Up.[9]

Wu resides in Brooklyn.[2] They are non-binary,[10] and use they/them pronouns.[1]

Accolades

References

  1. 1 2 "'Joy Ride' star Sabrina Wu on their gender journey and having 'empathy' for internet trolls". NBC News. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Gopnik, Adam (5 June 2021). "How a City Comes Back to Life". New Yorker. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Gajarawala, Ryan. "Sabrina Wu". The Crimson. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Watkins, Zach (2014-02-15). "Sabrina Wu's 16 points leads Ann Arbor Greenhills girls basketball team past Lutheran Westland 35-28". mlive. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  5. ↑ "What's So Funny?". Office for the Arts at Harvard. Harvard University. 20 September 2019.
  6. 1 2 Petski, Denise (29 September 2022). "Lauren Ludwig's FX Comedy Pilot Sets Lead Cast With Addie Weyrich, Sydney Kuhne & Sabrina Wu". Deadline. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Squires, Bethy (2022-10-07). "A Hurt and Angry Roy Wood Jr. Won Late Night This Week". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  8. ↑ D'Alessandro, Alexander (17 September 2021). "Stand-Up Comedian Sabrina Wu Joins Adele Lim Comedy Movie From Lionsgate & Point Grey". Deadline. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Zinoman, Jason (2023-12-01). "A Shot at Building a Stand-Up Career in 15 Minutes or Less". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  10. ↑ "Raunchy SXSW Premiere 'Joy Ride' Aims to Capture 'Asian Joy'". Vanity Fair. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  11. ↑ Escandon, Rosa. "Just For Laughs Announces Annual New Faces Performers". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (2023-03-20). "'Joy Ride' Stars Set For CinemaCon's Comedy Ensemble Of The Year Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  13. ↑ Riley, Jenelle (2023-06-08). "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2023". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  14. ↑ Editors, Vulture (2023-10-06). "Sabrina Wu Has Never Bombed". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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