Sabrina Wu

Sabrina Wu 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 upcoming 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.[1] Their parents immigrated to the United States from China.[2] Wu attended high school at Greenhills School and played on the basketball team.[3][1] 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.[2]

They continued to perform stand-up comedy as an undergraduate student at Harvard University and were co-president of the Harvard College Stand-Up Society.[2] Wu took one semester off to intern for The Daily Show.[2] They graduated with a degree in psychology in 2020.[2]

Wu's first screenwriting job was as a staff writer for the first season of the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.[4] They performed a stand-up set on The Tonight Show in 2022.[5]

Wu is a lead character in the 2023 feature film Joy Ride opposite Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park, and Sherry Cola.[6] They also act in a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for FX.[4]

Wu resides in Brooklyn.[1] They are nonbinary.[7]

Accolades

References
  1. Gopnik, Adam (5 June 2021). "How a City Comes Back to Life". New Yorker. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. Gajarawala, Ryan. "Sabrina Wu". The Crimson. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Squires, Bethy (2022-10-07). "A Hurt and Angry Roy Wood Jr. Won Late Night This Week". Vulture. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  6. 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.
  7. "Raunchy SXSW Premiere 'Joy Ride' Aims to Capture 'Asian Joy'". Vanity Fair. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  8. Escandon, Rosa. "Just For Laughs Announces Annual New Faces Performers". Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  9. Pedersen, Erik (2023-03-20). "'Joy Ride' Stars Set For CinemaCon's Comedy Ensemble Of The Year Award". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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