Esther Ku

Esther Ku
Esther Ku
	Esther Ku in 2010
Medium	Stand-up, television
Years active	2002–present
Website	funnyku.com

Esther Mary Ku is an American comedian, television personality, and actress. Ku was a cast member on the MTV shows Girl Code and Wild 'N Out.[1]

Early life

The daughter of Korean Christian missionaries, Ku was born in Chicago in the 1980s. She worked as a traveling sales representative for Sharpie and claims that she was fired for laughing too much.[2]

Career

Ku was a cast member on the MTV show Girl Code.[1] She became a cast member on the sixth season of Wild 'N Out on MTV2. In 2008, Ku competed on the sixth season of Last Comic Standing, where she finished in eleventh place out of twelve contestants.[3] She was selected for NBC's Stand-up for Diversity Showcase in 2006.[4]

In 2011, Ku MCed an Asian Heritage show in New York which also featured Jenny Choi and Peelander-Z.[5] In 2015, Ku played the role of Tracy on The Jack and Triumph Show, which was cancelled after seven episodes. Ku was featured as a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast on July 29, 2015.[6][7] Ku is a cast member on an all female sketch show on Go90.com called Sorry Not Sorry.[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Umbrella	Ex-Girlfriend	Short film
2011	People We Know	Tammie Ko	Short film
2011	The Cookout 2	Ming Ling	Television film
2011	Climb It, Tarzan!	Pool Party Guest
2014	Girl Code	Actress	Episode: "Picking-Up Guys, Getting Older, Sleeping"
2015	The Jack and Triumph Show	Tracy	3 episodes
2015	The Jim Gaffigan Show	Herself	Episode: "Maria"
2017	Sorry Not Sorry	Various	27 episodes
2018	Barbee Rehab	Korean Barbee #2	Episode: "The New Doctor is in..."
2018	Boy Band	Tina
2019	Family Guy	Voice	Episode: "Christmas Is Coming"

References

"Girl Code | Meet the Cast". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
"Saucy Esther Ku dishes on sex and the Beach Boys". MyCentralJersey.com. January 30, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
Exclusive Interview: Esther Ku of 'Last Comic Standing' Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Buddytv.com (2008-07-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
"Interview with Esther Ku from Last Comic Standing". Reality Wanted. July 20, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
East meets West at LaGuardia. Queensexaminer.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.
Dumlao, Eric (2015-07-30). "676. Esther Ku". Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
"The Joe Rogan Experience".
Petski, Denise (7 July 2017). "Female Sketch Comedy Series 'Sorry Not Sorry' From Astronauts Wanted, DIGA & Complex Networks Set At Go90". Deadline.

External links

Official website
Esther Ku at IMDb

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[MTVGirlCode-1] "Girl Code | Meet the Cast". MTV. Retrieved 2013-07-22.

[2] "Saucy Esther Ku dishes on sex and the Beach Boys". MyCentralJersey.com. January 30, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2011.

[3] Exclusive Interview: Esther Ku of 'Last Comic Standing' Archived 2010-05-28 at the Wayback Machine. Buddytv.com (2008-07-13). Retrieved on 2011-06-15.

[4] "Interview with Esther Ku from Last Comic Standing". Reality Wanted. July 20, 2008. Retrieved September 8, 2021.

[5] East meets West at LaGuardia. Queensexaminer.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-15.

[6] Dumlao, Eric (2015-07-30). "676. Esther Ku". Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-30.

[7] "The Joe Rogan Experience".

[8] Petski, Denise (7 July 2017). "Female Sketch Comedy Series 'Sorry Not Sorry' From Astronauts Wanted, DIGA & Complex Networks Set At Go90". Deadline.