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Helen Hong
Born (1985-07-07) July 7, 1985 (age 39)

Helen Hong (Template:Lang-ko; born July 7, 1985) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, director, and producer.[1] She has appeared in such works as Jane the Virgin, Parks and Recreation,[2] and the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis.[3] She has a regular spot on NPR's Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me[4][5] and hosts a trivia podcast called Go Fact Yourself.[6][7] She formerly hosted the podcast Little Ethnic Girls.[8][9] She has a recurring role on Nickelodeon's The Thundermans[10] and had a recurring role as Mrs. Song in Starz's Blunt Talk.[11] Hong is widely known for her comedic NowThis videos.[12][13]

Early life

Hong's parents are immigrants to New York City from Korea.[14] She was raised on the East Coast but spent some time abroad in Korea as well.[15] Hong attended high school at Tottenville High School in Staten Island, New York and North Andover High School in North Andover, Massachusetts and attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts.[16]

Career

Hong has stated that she wasn't a standup comedy fan before a random shot of inspiration prompted her to take standup classes at New York's Caroline's on Broadway.[17] However, during the course of the class, she realized that standup was what she wanted to pursue as a career.[18]

Hong has performed at The Laugh Factory,[19] Bonkerz,[20] The Hollywood Improv,[21] Zanies Comedy Club,[22] Stir Crazy Comedy Club,[23] Flappers Comedy Club,[24] The Icehouse Comedy Club,[25] the Mary D. Fisher Theatre,[26] and numerous other venues.

Hong has performed at events such as the Sedona International Film Festival,[27] the Punchlines & Pumps Comedy Show at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino,[28] the New York Underground Comedy Festival,[29] and The Great American Comedy Festival.[30][31]

Hong has also performed in Puerto Rico for Armed Services Entertainment.[32]

Personal life

Helen Hong is the daughter of two Korean immigrants, raised in New York. She has publicly expressed her passion for feminism movements and regularly shares her political stances and opinions on different forms of media, however she stresses that her entertainment is not political commentary / comedy rather her personal viewpoint. Helen is an active Bernie Sanders supporter. [33]

Awards and recognition

Filmography

Year Title Role
2013 Epic Thistle Lady
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Janet Fung
2014 The Crazy Ones Jenny
2014 New Girl Teacher
2014 Inside Amy Schumer Girl
2014 Pretty Little Liars Lynn
2014 My Super-Overactive Imagination Patron
2014 Bones Attendee #1
2014 Step 13 n/a
2015-2017 Parks and Recreation Janet Trungle
2016 Togetherness Fumi
2016 Scream Queens Phlebotomist
2015-2016 Blunt Talk Mrs. Song
2016 Baked Goodes Sweet wife
2017 Don Paco's Casa Nurse Cindy
2018 Jane the Virgin Felicia
2018 Hollywood Darlings Dr. Helen Hong
2018 First Nations Comedy Experience Herself
2013–2018 The Thundermans Mrs. Wong
2018 Curious Georgina Georgina
2018 Splitting Up Together Sunny
2018 Coming to the Stage n/a
2019 Smothered Dr. Arielle Allen
2019 Kingpin Katie Linda Packman
2019 The Filth Priest
2019 Gods of Food Pak Jang-mi
2019 The Unicorn Emma
2019 Chasing Sunshine Bianca
2019 Sid Is Dead Janet Han
2019 Becoming Eddie Mrs. Kim
2019 Way Out of Bounds Kimiko
2019 Silicon Valley Tracy
2020 The Babysitter: Killer Queen Principal Highbridge

References

  1. ^ "Comedian Helen Hong has chosen the childfree life and says her career gives her all the fulfilment she needs". nonparents.com. 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.pbs.org/whatihear/biographies/
  3. ^ https://www.huffpost.com/author/helen-hong
  4. ^ https://www.npr.org/2019/10/05/767504423/bluff-the-listener
  5. ^ https://www.npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me/614504434/wait-wait-for-may-26-2018-with-not-my-job-guest-retta
  6. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/arts/comedy-in-nyc-this-week.html
  7. ^ https://gofactyourpod.com/about/hosts/
  8. ^ https://charactermedia.com/little-ethnic-girls-podcast-gets-big-laughs/
  9. ^ https://www.huffpost.com/author/helen-hong
  10. ^ https://charactermedia.com/little-ethnic-girls-podcast-gets-big-laughs/
  11. ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/things-to-do/ct-things-to-do-in-chicago-htmlstory.html#!/details/Helen-Hong/6940142/2019-11-16T21
  12. ^ https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/comedian-helen-hong-has-some-words-for-trump-kavanaugh-and-the-gop
  13. ^ https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/helen-hong-on-why-women-need-to-reclaim-the-word-bitch
  14. ^ https://www.centraltrack.com/humor-us-helen-hong-will-blow-your-shit-up/
  15. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/25/nyregion/25bigcity.html
  16. ^ https://www.thejvclub.org/episodes/2020/episode-358-helen-hong
  17. ^ https://charactermedia.com/little-ethnic-girls-podcast-gets-big-laughs/
  18. ^ https://charactermedia.com/little-ethnic-girls-podcast-gets-big-laughs/
  19. ^ http://www.laughfactory.com/HelenHong
  20. ^ https://bonkerzcomedyproductions.com/people/helen-hong/
  21. ^ https://improv.com/hollywood/comic/helen+hong/
  22. ^ https://zanieschicago.laughstub.com/eventlist.cfm
  23. ^ https://stircrazycomedyclub.com/helen-hong-298
  24. ^ http://flapperscomedy.com/site/index.php?pg=showdetail_page&meetid=014cb3a45606af8&id=40367
  25. ^ https://icehousecomedy.com/comedian.cfm?id=1710
  26. ^ https://www.verdenews.com/news/2014/may/01/stand-up-comedy-with-helen-hong-live-at-the-fishe/
  27. ^ https://prod5.agileticketing.net/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=24967~e8932fbb-a9ae-4437-a638-ff0cf1793527
  28. ^ https://www.paysbig.com/shows/punchlines-and-pumps-comedy-show
  29. ^ https://www.verdenews.com/news/2014/may/01/stand-up-comedy-with-helen-hong-live-at-the-fishe/
  30. ^ http://www.greatamericancomedyfestival.com/complete-comedian-directory.html
  31. ^ https://www.huffpost.com/author/helen-hong
  32. ^ https://www.verdenews.com/news/2014/may/01/stand-up-comedy-with-helen-hong-live-at-the-fishe/
  33. ^ https://www.centraltrack.com/humor-us-helen-hong-will-blow-your-shit-up/
  34. ^ https://www.buzzfeed.com/mackenziekruvant/possible-new-late-night-hosts-in-for-letterman
  35. ^ https://politicon.com/speaker/helen-hong/
  36. ^ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/52-female-comedians_n_833214?slideshow=true#gallery/55a54098e4b0ecec71bd18e4/21
  37. ^ https://happeningsonomacounty.com/events/5500/a-hilarious-evening-with-stand-up-comic-helen-hong/
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