The stand-up comedian will make a stop in the city as part of her Full Grown Tour on July 20 at The Box, Free Space, West Kowloon Cultural District.
Other cities on the tour include Los Angeles, Tokyo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Perth, Melbourne, Norwood, Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland. It will kick off this May and wrap up in August. Keep reading to find out more details about the show.
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka will make a star-studded return to Hong Kong
After a sold-out show in March earlier this year, stand-up comedian Atsuko Okatsuka will be back in Hong Kong. The show is part of her Full Grown Tour, where she tells stories about her childhood and life experiences including her relationship with her family. Tickets for the show cost HKD 550. Artist pre-sale is now available with an access code. Public sale will start on May 9 at 10 am via ticketflap.com.
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The comedian was born in Taiwan to Japanese and Taiwanese parents. She spent most of her childhood in Japan and moved to the US when she was eight years old. For seven years, she lived undocumented. Atsuko Okatsuka is well-known for her eccentric delivery and how she incorporates her life experiences into her comedy.
She is the second Asian American woman to have a standup special on HBO, The Intruder. It was in The New York Times’ list of best comedic debuts of 2022 and in Vulture’s list of Best Comedy Specials of 2022. Other than being a comedian, she is also an actress and writer. Fellow comedian Margaret Cho named Atsuko as her heir when it comes to comedy.
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