Joel Kim Booster
Joel Kim Booster's Bio
Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian and writer who starred in the NBC sitcom Sunnyside and was recently mentioned as one of EW’s “11 Asian American comics who killed it this year – and need to be on your 2020 radar”. He served as the co-host of the new Singled Out reboot opposite Keke Palmer for Quibi last year. Additionally, Joel can be heard hosting the new 88rising radio show Joy F*ck Club on SiriusXM. He is also a co-host of the Urgent Care Earwolf podcast with comedian Mitra Jouhari where the two hosts will offer unqualified, completely unhinged advice to people who have nowhere else to turn.
Joel’s TV and film credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Shrill (Hulu), Search Party (TBS), BoJack Horseman, Big Mouth, The Week Of (Netflix), American Dad (TBS) and Viper Club (YouTube Premium.) He will also be a series regular voice on the new HBO MAX animated program Santa Inc. opposite Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen. Joel can be seen in the upcoming film Unplugging opposite Matt Walsh and Eva Longoria. Alongside Patti Harrison, Joel co-hosts Unsend, a comedy central digital series where they sift through social media and highlight the weirdest and most shame worthy stuff out there. He has appeared on Conan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Netflix’s The Fix, Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, This Is Not Happening and @midnight, Logo’s Comedy Cabaret, and truTV’s Comedy Knockout. In 2017, Joel recorded a stand-up special for Comedy Central’s The Half-Hour, a full-length stand-up album called Model Minority and was listed as one of Esquire’s “10 Comedians to Watch.” He recently had the honor of being featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2019 Comedy Issue as one of “Comedy’s New LGBTQ Breakouts” as well as appearing on GQ’s 2019 list of “7 Funny People Reshaping Comedy Right Now.” Previously, he’s been included in the Wall Street Journal’s “Young Hollywood Portfolio” highlighting rising stars in Hollywood, Variety’s 2018 “10 Comics to Watch,” and Vulture’s “20 Comedians You Should and Will Know.” His writing credits include Billy on the Street (truTV), Big Mouth (Netflix), The Other Two (Comedy Central) and the pilot for Comedy Central’s Problematic with Moshe Kasher. Follow Joel on Twitter @ihatejoelkim.
Joel’s TV and film credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Shrill (Hulu), Search Party (TBS), BoJack Horseman, Big Mouth, The Week Of (Netflix), American Dad (TBS) and Viper Club (YouTube Premium.) He will also be a series regular voice on the new HBO MAX animated program Santa Inc. opposite Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen. Joel can be seen in the upcoming film Unplugging opposite Matt Walsh and Eva Longoria. Alongside Patti Harrison, Joel co-hosts Unsend, a comedy central digital series where they sift through social media and highlight the weirdest and most shame worthy stuff out there. He has appeared on Conan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Netflix’s The Fix, Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, This Is Not Happening and @midnight, Logo’s Comedy Cabaret, and truTV’s Comedy Knockout. In 2017, Joel recorded a stand-up special for Comedy Central’s The Half-Hour, a full-length stand-up album called Model Minority and was listed as one of Esquire’s “10 Comedians to Watch.” He recently had the honor of being featured in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2019 Comedy Issue as one of “Comedy’s New LGBTQ Breakouts” as well as appearing on GQ’s 2019 list of “7 Funny People Reshaping Comedy Right Now.” Previously, he’s been included in the Wall Street Journal’s “Young Hollywood Portfolio” highlighting rising stars in Hollywood, Variety’s 2018 “10 Comics to Watch,” and Vulture’s “20 Comedians You Should and Will Know.” His writing credits include Billy on the Street (truTV), Big Mouth (Netflix), The Other Two (Comedy Central) and the pilot for Comedy Central’s Problematic with Moshe Kasher. Follow Joel on Twitter @ihatejoelkim.