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Sabrina Wu
American comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sabrina Wu (born 1997/1998[1]) is an American writer, comedian, and actor. Wu's stand-up comedy has been recognized by Just for Laughs, Vulture, and Variety. They gained wider prominence as a lead actor in the Adele Lim film Joy Ride.
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Wu was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[2] Their parents immigrated to the United States from China.[3] Wu attended high school at Greenhills School and played on the basketball team.[4][2] 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.[3]
Wu continued to perform stand-up comedy as an undergraduate student at Harvard University and was co-president of the Harvard College Stand-Up Society.[3] They also performed with the improv group On Thin Ice and were a member of the Signet Society.[5] Wu took one semester off to intern for The Daily Show.[3] They resided at Dunster House and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2020.[3]
Wu's first screenwriting job was as a staff writer for the first season of the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.[6] They performed a stand-up set on The Tonight Show in 2022.[7]
Wu played a lead character in the 2023 feature film Joy Ride, co-starring with Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park and Sherry Cola.[8] They also have a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for FX.[6] Wu performed in a stand-up set on the Netflix comedy showcase Verified Stand-Up.[9] In 2024 they appeared on an episode of Abbott Elementary as substitute teacher Mx. Cassidy Geoffrey.[10]
Wu resides in Brooklyn.[2] They are non-binary[11] and use they/them pronouns.[1]
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