Jen

Hi, I’m Jen Kwok! I was born “in The Valley!” and raised in California’s gorgeous and lonely Mojave desert.

Me as a baby

Today, I’m a comedian living in Brooklyn, NY who performs improv, musical and stand-up comedy.  Please feel free to check out the links to my other sites (to your right) to learn more about me,  my neighborhood and the places where I perform!

Me performing

I grew up in California, where I had parents (Van and Michelle), a little sister (Donna), a black lab mutt (Yogi), and piano lessons (classical).

Donna and I at my 9th birthday (I think)

I had some awkward years.

Awkward years

When I was 17, I came to New York and studied hard at Binghamton University to become a kick ass business woman. Upon graduation, I was hired by a superhuge accounting firm where mediocrity and miserableness was encouraged.

Spurred by a willful heart, I quit the corporate world to look for a life of excellence and happiness. I started taking improv comedy classes and moved to a career in jazz education. Life went along swimmingly, but things weren’t all the way right.

Then I picked up the ukulele.

Me picking up the ukulele

I wrote some funny songs and jokes. I performed a few times. Suddenly, I was on my way to the national finals of NBC Stand-Up for Diversity.

An early stand-up performance at Comix

I started living a double life, filing away contracts at my job, taking lunch to audition for sitcoms and performing stand-up at night. After a few months of this, I realized that maybe I should just go ahead and be who I am.

Now I’m one of hundreds of comedians trying to make it in New York City.

Yay, let's see what happens!

You can contact me here:  jenkwokfunnygirl [at] gmail.com

My “official” website is here: http://jenkwok.net

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