Asian American, Pacific Islander comics are the main event in an LA comedy and cuisine festival
- Belly Laughs is a festival in downtown Los Angeles featuring 30 AAPI stand-up comics, aiming to attract 6,000 to 8,000 attendees over the weekend.
- Headliners include Hasan Minhaj, Bobby Lee, and Joel Kim Booster, showcasing AAPI talent in a historically limiting industry.
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Asian American, Pacific Islander comics are the main event in an LA comedy and cuisine festival
For one weekend, Belly Laughs is mounting an unprecedented gathering of 30 AAPI stand-up comics — from headliners to newer scene-stealers — in downtown Los Angeles.
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Daniel J. Kim and Kelvin Han Yee (Photo by Andrew Ge) Reviewed by Deborah Klugman East West Players Through July 27 RECOMMENDED Asian Americans have come a long way in the entertainment business since the 1980s, with their cultural status rising umpteen times since the 1950s and prior. Those were the sordid years when hardly anyone who wasn’t white could score a role that bypassed stereotypical and/or demeaning caricatures. The impacts of such b…
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