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Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl!

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About Me



About Jen Kwok:
She's witty, she's quirky, and she sings! Comedian Jen Kwok
will make you laugh. She will MAKE YOU. On any given week, you will find this hilarious girl (and her ukulele!) killing at an "alt" basement comedy show, playing a full-length set on the downtown performance scene, and emceeing a mainstream comedy club in Times Square. That's pretty bad ass for a little Asian girl from small town California.
Jen was recognized as a finalist in NBC Stand-Up for Diversity, a nationwide search for the country's top-11 comedians (comedians who aren't white). She was also a semi-finalist in New York Comedy Festival’s first-ever NY’s Funniest Stand-Up competition, and has developed a cult following on the international ukulele scene. She even has genuine groupies!
This deceptively cute girl smashes stereotypes and crushes audiences with her idiosyncratic humor. Equal parts strange and adorable, Jen's oddball performances have quickly secured her reputation as an in-demand performer. Her enchanting absurdist humor is topped off with a deliciously soulful singing voice, and sprinkled with insane improvisation skills.
Mixing music and comedy as only a pink-haired ukulele player can, Jen has developed a truly unique artistic voice and an undeniable love of the stage that shows every time she steps in front of an audience.
Jen's Ukulele Song Demos: http://www.youtube.com/jenkwokfunnygirl
**Jen plays a Jenny Tenor Florentine Cut-Away with EQ/Pick-up, courtesy of Bushman Music!** Bushman Music

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Props for Kwok!!!
"I am very proud of you and your unique style. You put some stank on it!" - Bill Bellamy, host of Last Comic Standing
"Jen...have mercy!" - Wynton Marsalis, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer
”…can't get enough of the latest comedy ukulele sensation Jen Kwok” – www.ukulelehunt.com
"Jen Kwok broke up the monotony, producing big laughs while singing along to a ukulele." - Stage Time Magazine
“Jen blossomed into a singing/comedic wonder that will diffuse her Crayola melodies into the world.” – Jen’s cynical friend Akio
"Auf Ukulele Midnight Disco gibt's von Jen Kwok auch eine Version von "Gatekeeper", welches ja (bekanntlich?) ein Lied vom Album "Let It Die" ist. Sehr schön dargebracht." - Jen fan on a German ukulele message board
"You know, they write joke books. Maybe you should read some of them. I can find some and send them to you!" - Jen's mom trying to be helpful after Jen tried out a new joke.

Music:

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Debussy, Ginastera, Previn, Glass, Rodgers & Hart, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Astrud Gilberto, Dinah Washington, Helen Merrill, Anita O'Day, Shirley Horne, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Sade, Eva Cassidy, Mariah Carey, Bjork, Esthero, Amel Larrieux, Madeleine Peyroux, Carla Cook, Keren Ann, Regina Spektor, Cat Power, Holly Palmer, Radiohead, Death Cab for Cutie, Devotchka, Zero 7, Jeff Buckley, Seu Jorge, Tom Waits, Jamie Lidell, Mara Carlyle, Jon Braman. I 3 Hall & Oates!!!

Movies:

Apocalypse Now, Lord of the Rings, Annie Hall, Radio Days, Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Life Aquatic, Once, Shine, Spirited Away, The Sound of Music, Gone with the Wind, Magnolia, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Little Miss Sunshine, The Big Lewbowski, Office Space, Coming to America, Wedding Crashers, Austin Powers, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Grosse Point Blank, Borat, Clueless, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Amelie,

Television:

30 ROCK, THE OFFICE, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, ROB & BIG, The Girls Next Door, Ugly Betty, Everybody Hates Chris, Mad Men, Gossip Girl, SYTYCD, Neverwhere, Seaquest, Star Trek: TNG, Sliders, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Touched by an Angel, Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Full House, Family Matters, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Remember WENN, Saturday Night Live, Friends, Sex and the City.

Books:

Love in the Time of Cholera, Slaughterhouse-Five, Lolita, Heart of Darkness, Vanity Fair, Howards End, Roots, Native Son, 1984, Brave New World, Lord of the Rings, The Year of Magical Thinking. Childrens authors: Roald Dahl, Lucy Maud Montgomery, CS Lewis, Beverly Cleary. Judy Blume, Lewis Carroll, Frank L. Baum, Lois Lowry, Avi, Louisa May Alcott,

Heroes:

DAVE CHAPPELLE, TINA FEY, CONAN O'BRIEN, WOODY ALLEN, WES ANDERSON, Victor Borge, Ellen DeGeneres, Chelsea Handler, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, Wayne Brady, Demitri Martin, Zach Galifianakis, Maria Bamford, Flight of the Conchords, Kids in the Hall, The State.

My Blog

OMFG Gossip Girl Recap: Homos & Homicide

OMFG! OMFG! O.M.F.GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! Eric's gay, but who cares? Serena killed someone!!!!!!!!!!! What an effing good ass episode, you guys! First, I want to say that I had a great time watching t...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:17:00 PST

Gossip Girl Georgie Episode Recap & ULTIMATE GOSSIP GIRL SUMMIT!!!

Hello MySpacers, So Jenny's a gold digga, huh?! NOT surprising. As my roommate Adina called it, Asher was NOT the dog walker, ergoooo he'd end up being the ideal catch for the money-minded Jenny. Boo...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Fri, 02 May 2008 07:03:00 PST

OMFG Gossip Girl was so HOT this week!

Hothothot! Can you believe how little Jenny is turnin up the heat? She's a baaaad girl. I love it - and her headband action was fierce! Who knew there was such a thing as a fierce headband?! First she...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:04:00 PST

I’m always the only Asian girl on a show...

 ...until now!  If it's an "Asian" show, I'm the only girl.If it's a "girl" show, I'm the only Asian.If it's a non-themed show, I'm the only ASIAN GIRL.Matter of circumstance.  Matter ...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:50:00 PST

Tijuana Yacht Club Premiere Moved to April 8!

The premiere of Tijuana Yacht Club has been moved to April 8! (Previously April 1)The rest of the info is the same and the two-for-one online discount is now working!! Tijuana Yacht Club Tues, April ...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:17:00 PST

JENERIC is gone forever...

Tijuana Yacht Club premieres!!!Tues, April 1 at 10:30pmThe Green Room (45 Bleecker)TYC Green Room Commercial: Friends with Tijuana Yacht Club:  http://www.myspace.com/tijuanacomedy$12 (B...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:49:00 PST

How to Vote for Jen on FameCast!

Hi Everyone,   Thanks to your votes, I have peaked at 3 in Comedy and 12 in Singer-Songwriter during the first week!!!!  I've slipped slightly in the rankings, but we still have time to brin...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:48:00 PST

hanging out with master lee and phil nee

Hey you guys*, Last night was CRAZY!!!  Eric and I (JENERIC) performed last night at Jammin' Asian, which is always a whirlwind marathon of comedic and musical talent!  But this one was extr...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:07:00 PST

Vote Jen to the FameCast Top 50!

Happy New Year, Jen Friends!   If you think I'm funny and believe in my talent, I need your help!  You can support my comedy once a day by voting for me on www.famecast.com!!!...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:43:00 PST

why i put "comedian" in my display name

Some comedians out there might know my frustration, but stupidhead MySpace won't let you convert from a regular account to comedy or music :(That makes me sad....So I make my own work-around!!!  ...
Posted by Jen Kwok is a Funny Fat Girl! on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:59:00 PST