You have to get up, get out, and get something, or waste your life watching opportunities to laugh and enjoy life pass you by.
Comedians go to bed after a set every night wishing for different changes in the comedy industry. Most people wake up, only to be destined to repeat the same routine.
Then, a few courageous performers are determined to make a difference and turn those wishes into monumental movements.
Comedian Kiki Yeung’s self-produced comedy special Don’t Get Sick and Die filmed inside the Emerald City Comedy Club in Seattle, WA.
This is Kiki’s debut comedy special. In it, she shares her journey as a Hong Kong immigrant, overcoming life-threatening illness and family trauma to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming an entertainer.
Kiki died over and over again in order to make this special for her fans.
KiKi Yeung: A highly trained pianist and accomplished theater actress/playwright, KiKi Yeung always had a passion for stand-up comedy, but surprisingly, she was too terrified to pursue her comedic ambitions. Eventually, KiKi would take the advice of her agent’s husband and take part in a highly popular female comedy workshop in Los Angeles.
After completing the Pretty Funny Women workshop classes, KiKi became a regular fixture at the local comedy clubs and open mics in Southern California. While advancing through the comedy scene, Yeung noticed an alarming problem while performing at night. Multiple Asian comedians were not being booked on the same shows as it was an unwritten rule to not book more than one Asian on the same show, as it was assumed that all of them referred to the same material.
Feeling comedically typecast, KiKi would use her creative request for change along with the pride of the Asian comedy community to form a comedy experience the Hollywood area had been needing for a very long time. Crazy Woke Asians began in May 2018 and instantly became one of the most sought-after comedy shows in Los Angeles. After selling out their very first event, the new brand of Asian comedy would quickly spread throughout California and Washington.
The show would partner with NBC to form an all-Asian solo performance festival in Santa Monica, CA entitled “Crazy Woke Asians Audience Award” and became a regular attraction at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and The Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, CA.
Kiki’s been featured in Elizabeth Bank’s Whohaha’s Comedy Callout, LA Times, The Seattle Times, Time-out New York, NBC LA, CBS and more. Watch Kiki on ABC’s The Parent Test.
Kiki performed to sold out crowds at the New York Comedy Festival, Carolines on Broadway, The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Laugh Factory, Hollywood Improv, Cobbs Comedy Club and more.
Kiki opened for Joe Wong and Ahmed Ahmed at The Netflix is a Joke Fest shows and headlined The Kufiya Comedy Festival in Dallas, Texas. Kiki is a finalist at the Kenan Presents Pop Up Comedy Fest, and headlined for Kenan Presents at Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club in Las Vegas.
Recently, performed her new touring show, “Kiki Yeung Cantonese Mom” at Rodney’s Comedy Club for the Knockouts Women’s Comedy Festival. Catch her comedy special “Don’t Get Sick and Die” filmed in her hometown Seattle at the Capitol Hill Comedy/Bar on May 18th. Kiki is touring nationwide and will be headlining at the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival in 2025.
