Self-Hating Esther Ku on 'Last Comic Standing'

May 23, 2008

Here is a recent clip of Esther Ku's act. Basically she's a walking disaster, just like that confused girl Gina Choe on "America's Top Model." What kind of insecure person makes a career basically being self-racist or self-deprecating and saying how much you hate yourself, who you are, and your family? Have you ever heard a black comedian base his/her career on how they hate being Black, how they love watermelon/chicken, and the only good thing about being black is it helps them get into the NFL?

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Read this Boston Globe excerpt from this comedian:

"The Korean-American comedian started with the words, ''I don't really like being Asian, but I'm kind of stuck with it." That, at least, received a few titters. But when she continues, ''The only good thing about being Asian, really, is it helps you get into college," the crowd stays silent."

One of her jokes in a video: "People always tell me, 'you don't have Asian eyes'. I say, 'no -- I look like regular people.' "  See for yourself.

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