Karen Chee | |
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Born | [1] United States | February 22, 1995
Alma mater | Harvard University [2] |
Years active | 2018-present |
Employer | Late Night with Seth Meyers |
Genres | Political/news satire, improvisational comedy, sketch comedy |
Subjects | American politics, Asian American culture, current events, racism, gender |
Website | karenchee |
Karen Chee (born February 22, 1995) is an American comedian and writer. She has been a writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers , [3] Pachinko , and A Man on the Inside . [4]
Chee was born on February 22, 1995. Her parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea. [5]
Chee originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time she enrolled at Harvard College. [5] During college, she was president of The Immediate Gratification Players, an improvisational comedy troupe, and founded a sketch comedy show. [2]
Chee interned at Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , where she appeared on air alongside Keegan-Michael Key. [2] She contributed to publications including McSweeney's, Reductress , and The New Yorker . [6] She also wrote for the 2019 Golden Globes for hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh. [3] [7] Chee is a regular panelist and occasional guest host on the NPR radio show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! . [8]
In early 2019, Chee joined Late Night with Seth Meyers . She has appeared on air for a recurring segment called What Does Karen Know?, in which Meyers and Chee quiz each other about cultural touchstones which their respective generations take for granted. [9]
Chee lives in Brooklyn, New York. [8] In 2020, she temporarily relocated to South Korea to help take care of her grandparents. She continued to write remotely for Late Night. [10]