Evelyn Mok Explained

Evelyn Mok
Birth Place:Mariestad, Västergötland, Sweden
Occupation:stand-up comedian, actress
Parents:Francis Mok (father)
Alma Mater:Stockholm University
Roehampton University[1]
Years Active:2008–present

Evelyn Mok (born 29 November 1987) is a Swedish stand-up comedian and actress.[2] [3]

Early life

Mok was born in Sweden to a Chinese immigrant family. Her father, Francis Mok, came from British Hong Kong and is currently a retired chef,[4] and her mother is Chinese and grew up in India. Mok jokes that she identified as Indian until she was ten.[5]

Career

Mok began performing stand-up in Sweden and later went to England's University of Roehampton as part of the Erasmus Programme.[1] She was a finalist at the Chortle Awards in 2013 and described Andy Kaufman, Demetri Martin and Tony Law as her favourite comics.[6] Comedy Central (Sweden) referred to her as "the Swedish Amy Schumer".[7] Mok performed at every Edinburgh Fringe from 2013-2018.[8]

Mok has appeared on Mock the Week, Hypothetical, Heresy, Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and Sam Delaney's News Thing, and has also appeared on Swedish TV.[9]

As an actress, Mok has appeared in Wheel of Time, , I Hate Suzie and The Reluctant Landlord.[10]

From April 2019 to October 2021, she hosted Rice to Meet You, a comedy podcast, with Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng.[11]

Personal life

In 2021, in Hisingen, Gothenburg, Mok was subject to a racist attack.[12] [13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I TALK TO Evelyn Mok. Elliot. Gonzalez. July 19, 2018. I Talk Telly.
  2. Web site: 'Chinese burn? We just say burn': comics on joking about race and immigration. December 15, 2017. the Guardian.
  3. Web site: Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt review – a bummer of a show. August 14, 2018. the Guardian.
  4. According to her YouTube profile
  5. News: Edinburgh comedy review: Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre at Pleasance Courtyard. Maxwell. Dominic. The Times. 2017-08-24.
  6. Web site: Meet the semi-finalists : Features 2013 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. Steve. Bennett. www.chortle.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Comedy Night with Abi Clarke, Rhys James, Evelyn Mok and Jayde Adams! - Students' Guild. www.exeterguild.org. 18 June 2021. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628211537/https://www.exeterguild.org/ents/event/34297/. dead.
  8. Web site: Fringe Q&As: Evelyn Mok on her new stand-up show, Edinburgh congestion and climbing Arthur's Seat at midnight. HeraldScotland.
  9. Web site: Evelyn Mok – SCANDINASIAN COMEDIAN. 18 June 2021. 30 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210630043838/http://www.evelynmok.com/wp/. dead.
  10. Web site: Evelyn Mok: Comedian — Talent of the Day. Entertainment network live.
  11. Web site: Rice To Meet You Podcast. https://web.archive.org/web/20210306162924/https://ricetomeetyoupod.com/. 6 March 2021. Rice To Meet You Podcast. en. dead.
  12. Web site: SVT comedian has been subjected to racist attack in Gothenburg. Monica. Mason. April 17, 2021.
  13. Web site: SVT-komiker utsatt för rasistattack i Göteborg. Göteborg-Posten. 2021-04-05. sv.
  14. From Mok's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CM4_zytJdnE/

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