Sabrina Wu

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 opposite Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park, and Sherry Cola.[8] They also act in a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for FX.[6]

Wu resides in Brooklyn.[2] They are non-binary,[9] and use they/them pronouns.[1]

Accolades

References
  1. "'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. Gopnik, Adam (5 June 2021). "How a City Comes Back to Life". New Yorker. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. 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. 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. "Raunchy SXSW Premiere 'Joy Ride' Aims to Capture 'Asian Joy'". Vanity Fair. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  10. Escandon, Rosa. "Just For Laughs Announces Annual New Faces Performers". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  11. Pedersen, Erik (2023-03-20). "'Joy Ride' Stars Set For CinemaCon's Comedy Ensemble Of The Year Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  12. Riley, Jenelle (2023-06-08). "Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2023". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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