Atsuko Okatsuka

Atsuko Okatsuka is an 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. She started the viral #Dropchallenge with her grandmother. Early life and family Atsuko was born in Taiwan to Japanese and Taiwanese parents, and spent her childhood in Japan. At age eight, she moved to the United States with her mother and grandmother and lived undocumented for seven years. Career She co-founded Dis/orient/ed Comedy, the U.S.'s first ever Asian American, mostly-women stand up tour with Jenny Yang and Yola Lu in 2012. The tour debuted at the historic David Henry Hwang Theater in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. In 2020, Atsuko released her debut album with Comedy Dynamics, But I Control Me. She hosted and executive produced Let's Go Atsuko, for the now defunct Quibi. Paste said that her comedy style "has a childlike quality to it, with stage persona informed by a complex and challenging upbringing."