Kate Rigg

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Kate Rigg
Kate Rigg standup in NYC 3.jpg
Born
Toronto, Canada
NationalityCanadian Australian American
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
Years active1998–present
Website https://www.katerigg.com/

Kate Siahaan-Rigg (known as Kate Rigg or Katie Rigg) is a Queer Asian Canadian, Australian, American actress, comedian, writer and activist, [1] best known for her performance as a comedy correspondent for The Dr Phil Show, [2] and her "NuyorAsian" [3] [4] standup comedy shows, focusing on her experience as a New York based Queer Asian woman. [5]

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She has created and produced multiple comedy shows for Television, such as Dance Your Ass Off for NBC Universal, YTV's Cache Craze , and the online show Gonzo Girls. [6]

Biography

Rigg was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. [7] At the age of 17, she ran away from her home to study at the University of Melbourne. [7] She moved to New York and was accepted into Juilliard School of Performing Arts and graduated from there in 2000. [7]

After graduation from Juilliard, Rigg co-founded the comedy rock band Slanty Eyed Mama along with fellow Juilliard alum violinist Lyris Hung. [8] The band has continued to perform shows that challenge Asian American stereotypes through comedy and punk rock. [8] [9] [10]

Rigg has since developed several standup comedy shows about the stereotypical tropes of Asian American women. [7] [11]

In 2005, Rigg voiced Esperanza and various voices for Family Guy's fourth season. In 2009 she joined the Dr. Phil show as an on-air comedy correspondent, recurring on a regular basis for three seasons.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Rigg participated in the virtual edition of We're Funny That Way! alongside performers like Carolyn Taylor, Gavin Crawford, Lea DeLaria, Colin Mochrie, Kinley Mochrie and Deb McGrath. The entire cast were collectively nominated for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Speed of LifeMean nurse
2005 Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Various
2011Joshua TreeStacy
2012 That's What She Said Lu
2015The Trophy WifeOmaShort film
2018 Mile 22 Miss Moon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Oz Reporter
1998 Law & Order VariousS8E18 (Anne Forbes), S12E7 (Administrator), S13E9 (Sally Xiao), S14E16 (Sally Xiao)
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Detective Hinson
2005-2006 Family Guy Esperanza, Brandi Season 4; "Model Misbehavior" and "Stewie B. Goode"
2009-2010 Dr. Phil Comedy correspondentFor 3 seasons
2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit CSUSeason 12, Episode 5 "Wet"
2018-2019 New Amsterdam Dr. Rada GregorianSeason 1; "Cavitation" and "Five Miles West"
2019 The Punisher Dr. Mason

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