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Sabrina Wu (born 1997/1998 [1] ) is an American writer, comedian, and actor. Wu's stand-up comedy has been recognized by Just for Laughs, Vulture, and Variety . They gained wider prominence as a lead actor in the Adele Lim film Joy Ride.

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Life and career

Wu was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [2] Their parents immigrated to the United States from China. [3] Wu attended high school at Greenhills School and played on the basketball team. [4] [2] They first became interested in comedy at age 16 after watching Gabriel Iglesias' Hot and Fluffy special and began performing stand-up at high school talent shows. [3]

Wu continued to perform stand-up comedy as an undergraduate student at Harvard University and was co-president of the Harvard College Stand-Up Society. [3] They also performed with the improv group On Thin Ice and were a member of the Signet Society. [5] Wu took one semester off to intern for The Daily Show . [3] They resided at Dunster House and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2020. [3]

Wu's first screenwriting job was as a staff writer for the first season of the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. [6] They performed a stand-up set on The Tonight Show in 2022. [7]

Wu is a lead character in the 2023 feature film Joy Ride with Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park and Sherry Cola. [8] They also have a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for FX. [6] Wu performed in a stand-up set on the Netflix comedy showcase Verified Stand-Up. [9] In 2024 they appeared on an episode of Abbott Elementary as substitute teacher Mx. Cassidy Geoffrey. [10]

Wu resides in Brooklyn. [2] They are non-binary, [11] and use they/them pronouns. [1]

Accolades

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Doogie Kameāloha, M.D. N/AStaff writer [6]
2022 The Tonight Show ThemselfStand-up set [7]
2023Verified Stand-UpThemself Netflix stand-up comedy series [16]
2024 Abbott Elementary Cassidy Geoffrey1 episode [10]
TBA Murderbot Pin-Lee [17]

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Joy Ride Deadeye [1]

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