Atsuko Okatsuka
Atsuko Okatsuka is a Taiwanese-American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer based in Los Angeles, California. She was named one of Variety’s “Top 10 Comics to Watch” in 2022 and was the second Asian American woman to have a standup special on HBO. She started the viral #Dropchallenge with her grandmother.
Guest Appearances
June 15, 2025
This week, stand-up Atsuko Okatsuka joins Scott to discuss becoming the new permanent co-host of Comedy Bang! Bang!, the dangers of getting hit on the head with a coconut, and her latest stand-up special “Father”.
December 5, 2024
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka joins the show to discuss how Dan Mallory, the author of the best-selling novel “The Woman in the Window,” took many of the plot points from deception and fraud in his own life of publishing.
December 5, 2022
What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, Atsuko Okatsuka joins the show to discuss how Dan Mallory, the author of the best-selling novel “The Woman in the Window,” took many of the plot points from deception and fraud in his own life of publishing. Plus, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. Stay Schemin’!
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
Sources:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions#main-content
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/nj-man-stole-150k-in-10-state-unemployment-fraud-feds-say.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/11/unemployment-scammer-who-stole-400k-bragged-on-instagram-pleads-guilty.html?outputType=amp
https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/the-best-character-in-the-dan-mallory-scammer-story.html#:~:text=Mallory%2C%20the%20author%20of%20the,to%20faking%20a%20British%20accent.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47144368
October 6, 2022
Stand-up comedian (and accidental inventor of the #dropchallenge) Atsuko Okatsuka joins Jameela this week to discuss growing up with a mother who had an intense and undiagnosed mental illness, her experience as an undocumented immigrant in Los Angeles, reconnecting with her father after being separated for years, having her grandma be her best friend, all the wild things she was taught about sex growing up, and more.
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November 24, 2020
Sean and ATSUKO OKATSUKA compete in Hayes’s special game show.
July 20, 2020
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka talks with Andy Richter about how her parents met on a game show, learning about her undocumented status as a kid, and building a more inclusive space with Disoriented Comedy and ‘Let’s Go Atsuko’. Plus, Atsuko sheds light on her most cherished ill-advised pipe dream.