Atsuko Okatsuka


Atsuko Okatsuka is an American stand-up comedian, actress and podcast host based in Los Angeles, California. She was named a "Comedian To Watch" in Vulture's 2018 and Time Out's 2019 lists. She is the host of the popular live show and podcast Let's Go, Atsuko! A Japanese Game Show

Life and career

Atsuko was born in Taiwan and grew up as a child in Japan. Later, she moved to the United States with her mother and grandmother from Japan and lived undocumented for seven years. She co-founded Dis/orient/ed Comedy, the U.S.'s first ever Asian American, mostly-female stand up tour with Jenny Yang and Yola Lu in 2012. The tour debuted at the historic David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo.
Atsuko's first hour-long comedy special, They Call Me Stacey as part of a series called Comedy InvAsian premiered on Hulu in 2018. In 2020, she released her debut album with Comedy Dynamics, But I Control Me. She will be hosting and executive producing, Let's Go Atsuko, coming soon to Quibi.

Earthquake Set

Atsuko notably did a stand up set during an earthquake at The Ice House in Pasadena in 2019 which went viral. "She is commended for keeping the audience calm and serving quick witted jokes while the earthquake went on.

Filmography

As writer
As actress
Podcasts