She’s an amazing parent who swears never to know what she’s doing by day and one of the fast-rising comedians in the country by night.
Stylish, hilarious, and completely unpredictable, Jiaoying Summers finds time to talk comedy, motherhood and everything in between with her funniest friends as part of her weekly podcast entitled Tiger Milf w/ Jiaoying Summers.
A comedy career spanning less than three years, Jiaoying Summers has not only been the busiest comedian of the pandemic era but she’s also been one of the most successful businesswomen in comedy entertainment. One of the hottest up-and-coming Asian American females on the comedy scene, Jiaoying is one of the most popular comedians on TikTok with more than 1 million followers, 21.6 million likes and over 300 million views.
Summers is the owner of The Hollywood Comedy Club in Los Angeles, California and inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame.Jiaoying is considered the trailblazer in building up the Hollywood underground comedy scene. She performs 10+ shows a week headlining regularly at The Hollywood Improv and The Laugh Factory and produces 8 shows weekly across her clubs in LA and Pasadena.
She is the founder of THC Tour, which brings in the best comics touring nationally. In 2022, it was announced that Summers is set to release her 30-min comedy special as part of Peacock TV’s first stand-up comedy series entitled Comedy InvAsian 2.0.
In this episode titled Take Me to Paris!, Jiaoying is joined by comedian and master impressionist Matt Friend.
They begin the podcast by talking about Matt’s recent experience interviewing celebrities at the Golden Globes, then discuss the intricacies of Emily in Paris and whether the show is true to what Paris is really like. They then discuss Matt’s famous interaction with Michael Buble and his advice for comedians just starting out. The two decide Matt would win in a debate against Trump, then pivot to teaching Matt how to flirt in Chinese. They talk about why they were unpopular in high school, then end the podcast talking about where they see themselves in 5 years.
To date, Matthew has over a million followers across all social platforms: TikTok, Snap, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. He has appeared on The Howard Stern Show, the Today Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, NBC’s New York Live TV, Good Day LA, Good Day NY, Good Morning Washington, and WGN. In 2019, Matthew won Kenan Thompson’s Ultimate Comedy Experience at Carolines on Broadway. Matthew performs at corporate events and does stand-up comedy throughout the country. Matthew’s repertoire includes more than 250 impressions ranging from Rami Malek to Timothee Chalamet. His favorite impression at the moment is Jennifer Coolidge. Matt headlined a sold out crowd at Carolines on Broadway as part of Carolines’ Breakout Artist Series. Matt has voiced two characters for The Simpsons and is currently in the process of recording original characters for Family Guy. Matt headlined at The Stand Comedy Club as part of the 2022 New York Comedy Festival. Matt is also a Snap Star, one of the fastest rising creators on Snapchat.
Matthew’s love of comedy and entertainment began when he was four years old after he discovered the Austin Powers DVD in his house. watched it so much that he began to mimic the characters’ gestures and words. “Do I make you randy?” echoed through his head every day. Matthew quickly found that he was able to make people laugh just by reproducing someone else’s persona. He spent countless hours in his room, scrolling through YouTube, digging up Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra, and Rich Little clips.
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