Los Angeles! If you're looking for some laughs, then make plans to attend a special AAPI Heritage Month edition of Asian AF, the first-ever Asian American comedy variety show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. There will be special appearances by Kiran Deol (How to Get Away With Murder), Amy Hill (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Kulap Vilaysack (Bajillion Dollar Properties), Lewis Tan (Iron Fist) and many more. It's happening Friday night, May 12 at UCB Sunset's Inner Sanctum. Then the next day, Asian AF will be hosting a panel of comedians discussing "What Does Asian American Even Mean?"
It's happening May 12 and 13 at UCB Sunset's Inner Sanctum. Here are some more details:
Asian AF: AAPI Heritage Month AF [5/12] & New Brain Panel [5/13]
TWO INCREDIBLE EVENTS FOR AAPI HERITAGE MONTH AT UCB! AND THEY'RE BOTH FREE!
Friday, May 12 | 9:30pm | UCB Inner Sanctum Cafe [FREE]
"ASIAN AF PRESENTS: AAPI HERITAGE MONTH AF"
Scarlett Johansson wasn't able to host this time around, but that won't stop us from having a great night. Come join all your favorite Asian American performers for the funniest AAPI event of the year. And best of all, It's completely FREE! No tickets or RSVP required - JUST SHOW UP!
http://ucbtheatre.com/performance/54007
Special Appearances by:
Kiran Deol ("How to Get Away with Murder")
Amy Hill Actor ("All American Girl"; "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend")
Jiavani Linayao (UCB's Bevel, UCLGBT)
Lewis Tan ("Iron Fist")
Kulap Vilaysack (Creator of "Bajillion Dollar Propertie$"; Who Charted Podcast)
Voltron: The UCB Superteam
(Lilan Bowden, Sarah Claspell, Kim Cooper, Eugene Cordero, Rene Gube, Zac Oyama, Dhruv Uday Singh, Kathy Yamamoto)
Hosted by:
Will Choi and Mike Lane
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Saturday, May 13 | 12pm noon | UCB Inner Sanctum Cafe [FREE]
"NEW BRAIN PANEL: WHAT DOES 'ASIAN AMERICAN' EVEN MEAN?"
The day after Asian AF, come join some of your favorite Asian American UCB performers for a discussion about what it means to be "Asian American". Sounds broad? Well, the term "Asian American" is super broad. Come join this diverse group of comedians dissect it, along with other topics! No tickets or RSVP required - JUST SHOW UP!
http://ucbtheatre.com/performance/53972
Panelists:
Lilan Bowden (Disney's "Andi Mack")
Sarah Claspell (Cardinal Redbird)
Eugene Cordero ("Kong: Skull Island"; The Smokes)
Cynthia Kao (CollegeHumor)
Jiavani Linayao (Bevel; UCLGBT)
Zac Oyama (CollegeHumor; Fetch)
Dhruv Uday Singh (Rococo)
Kathy Yamamoto (Nomi Malone)
Moderated by:
Will Choi (Asian AF; Scarlett Johansson Presents)
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Both events will take place in the UCB Sunset Inner Sanctum Cafe
5419 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027
Friday, May 12 at 9pm / Saturday, May 13 at 12pm
FREE ADMISSION
Parking: RIDE-SHARING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Valet for $5 or street parking.
It's free! For further information about Asian AF, refer to Facebook and AsianAF.com. And order yourself one of those stylin' Scarlett & Emma & Tilda & Matt t-shirts. It's a conversation starter.
