Irene Tu

Not to be confused with Irene Tsu.

Irene Tu (born 1992) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. She has appeared at comedy festivals such as SF Sketchfest,[1] the Portland Queer Comedy Festival,[2] Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and Comedy Central's Clusterfest,[3] and on shows such as Take My Wife and Funny How? In 2016, she was named one of KQED's Women to Watch[4] and SFist listed her as one of the Bay Area's 11 Best Stand Up Comics.[5] In 2017, the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed her as an "artist on the brink of fame".[6] In 2019, Vulture by New York Magazine placed her on their list The Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2019, tracking "23 comics that industry insiders are watching closely".[7] The same year, SFist listed her as one of 13 San Francisco Standup Comedians to Go See Now.[8]

  1. ^ "Irene Tu's schedule for SF Sketchfest 2018". sfsketchfest2018.sched.com.
  2. ^ Smith, Suzette. "Our Picks for the 2019 Portland Queer Comedy Festival". Portland Mercury.
  3. ^ Ruskin, Zack (June 24, 2019). "Clusterfest Marred by Logistical Blunders". SF Weekly.
  4. ^ "Women to Watch: Irene Tu". KQED. July 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Bay Area's 11 Best Standup Comedians: SFist". SFist – San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "Artists on brink of fame share a common work ethic". San Francisco Chronicle. October 11, 2017.
  7. ^ Clark, Jake Kroeger, Anne Victoria (October 29, 2019). "The Comedians You Should and Will Know of 2019". Vulture.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "13 San Francisco Standup Comedians to Go See Now". SFist – San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.