Karen Chee
| Karen Chee | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1995[1] United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard University[2] |
| Years active | 2018-present |
| Employer | Late Night with Seth Meyers |
| Genres | Political/news satire, improvisational comedy, sketch comedy |
| Subjects | American politics, Asian American culture, current events, racism, gender |
| Website | karenchee |
Karen Chee (born February 22, 1995) is an American comedian and writer. She has been a staff writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers since January 2019.[3]
Early life and career
[edit]Chee was born on February 22, 1995. Her parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea.[4]
Chee originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time she enrolled at Harvard College.[4] During college, she was president of The Immediate Gratification Players, an improvisational comedy troupe, and founded a sketch comedy show.[2]
Chee interned at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, where she appeared on air alongside Keegan-Michael Key.[2] She contributed to publications including McSweeney's, Reductress, and The New Yorker.[5] She also wrote for the 2019 Golden Globes for hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh.[3][6]
In early 2019, Chee joined Late Night with Seth Meyers. She has appeared on air for a recurring segment called What Does Karen Know?, in which Meyers and Chee quiz each other about cultural touchstones which their respective generations take for granted.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Chee lives in Brooklyn, New York.[8] In 2020, she temporarily relocated to South Korea to help take care of her grandparents. She continued to write remotely for Late Night.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karen Chee on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Wharton, Molly (December 1, 2016). "Karen Chee". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Wright, Megh (February 12, 2019). "How Karen Chee Landed Her Dream Job on Late Night With Seth Meyers". Vulture. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Escandon, Rosa (November 20, 2018). "23-Year-Old Karen Chee Needs To Be Your New Comedy Obsession". Forbes. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Chee, Karen. "Writing". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Yang, Rachel (January 7, 2019). "Karen Chee on Writing for the Golden Globes and Crying at Sandra Oh's 'Unabashedly Korean' Moment". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ Late Night with Seth Meyers (July 17, 2019). "What Does Millennial Late Night Writer Karen Chee Know: PalmPilots, Oasis". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Karen Chee". Karen Chee. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Karen Chee's Favorite Quarantine Comedian Is Her Mom". Vulture. October 19, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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