By Mimi Chen, Editor of AsAmNews
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with the Model Majority Comedy Troupe’s annual Lunar New Year pageant. The show will be a live virtual broadcast this Saturday, February 19 at 9 p.m. EST/PM PST.
Admission is free with a suggested donation to National Geographic’s Big Cats initiative. Participants must register on https://www.modelmajority.com/ to receive a private link to this special event. A replay of the live show will be available until the end of February.
Model Majority is the first team of comedians of its kind in New York to produce original and new sketches for every show written by, directed by and featuring some of the funniest and most talented Asian Americans in New York and from Los Angeles.
“Think Asian SNL. Our goal is to challenge stereotypes, increase positive Asian portrayal, and explore comedic themes rarely seen in mainstream media but widely understood. Model Majority brings a fresh, honest perspective to the scene New York comedy,” said founder Veronica Dang.
Model Majority has been featured in various news outlets such as New York Times, TimeOut NY, AsAmNews, South China Morning Post, Cityguide and at comedy festivals across the country. The team members have appeared in TV/Film incl. SNL, Comedy Central, by Tracy Morgan The Last OG, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, by Ken Jeong I Can See Your Voice, Blue Bloods, Step Up 3, Blacklist, Ray Donovan, Law & Order: SVU; Shows from Broadway, UCB and the best comedy clubs. Model Majority has been featured at several comedy festivals including New York’s SketchFest and Asian-American International Film Festival, World Comedy Expo Chicago, Jersey City Comedy Festival, North Carolina Comedy Festival and many more. others.
The show features the acclaimed comedic talent of Model Majority who performs original sketches written exclusively for the show with a focus on Lunar New Year traditions and all things tiger. “Tiger Woods” and “Tiger King” are expected. There will also be special appearances by rising comedians.
The show link will allow audiences to interact via chat with members of the Model Majority team during the show.
The cast and writers of this show include:
Veronica Dang, Founder
Kevin Chew
Carol Lee
Alex Chester
Eric Esteban
Ariel Platform
No Kuramoto
Inam Quazi
Julie Tran
Monique Villa
Viet Vo
Lindsay Burton
Theo Park
Stand-up comedy appearances by
Ai Yoshihara
Andy Jiang
Ali Lu
Prateek Srivastava.
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