Karen Chee

Karen Chee
Born (1995-02-22) February 22, 1995 (age 29)[1]
United States
Alma materHarvard University[2]
Years active2018-present
EmployerLate Night with Seth Meyers
GenresPolitical/news satire, improvisational comedy, sketch comedy
SubjectsAmerican politics, Asian American culture, current events, racism, gender
Websitekarenchee.com

Karen Chee (born February 22, 1995) is an American comedian and writer. She has been a staff writer for Late Night with Seth Meyers since January 2019.[3]

Early life and career

Chee was born on February 22, 1995. Her parents emigrated to the United States from South Korea.[4]

Chee originally wanted to become a speechwriter, but became interested in pursuing professional comedy by the time she enrolled at Harvard College.[4] 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.[5] She also wrote for the 2019 Golden Globes for hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh.[3][6]

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.[7]

Personal life

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Karen Chee on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Wharton, Molly (December 1, 2016). "Karen Chee". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Wright, Megh (February 12, 2019). "How Karen Chee Landed Her Dream Job on Late Night With Seth Meyers". Vulture. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Escandon, Rosa (November 20, 2018). "23-Year-Old Karen Chee Needs To Be Your New Comedy Obsession". Forbes. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Chee, Karen. "Writing". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Yang, Rachel (January 7, 2019). "Karen Chee on Writing for the Golden Globes and Crying at Sandra Oh's 'Unabashedly Korean' Moment". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Late Night with Seth Meyers (July 17, 2019). "What Does Millennial Late Night Writer Karen Chee Know: PalmPilots, Oasis". YouTube. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Karen Chee". Karen Chee. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Karen Chee's Favorite Quarantine Comedian Is Her Mom". Vulture. October 19, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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