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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.<ref name=”crimson”>{{cite web |last1=Gajarawala |first1=Ryan |title=Sabrina Wu |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/12/12/sabrina-wu-15/ |website=The Crimson |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> They also performed with the improv group [[On Thin Ice (comedy group)|On Thin Ice]] and were a member of the [[Signet Society]] and the [[Harvard Lampoon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What’s So Funny? |url=https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/blog/whats-so-funny |website=Office for the Arts at Harvard |date=20 September 2019 |publisher=Harvard University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Predicting the 2018 UC Presidential Election Winners |url=https://www.hodp.org/project/predicting-the-2018-uc-presidential-election-winners/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=www.hodp.org |language=en}}</ref> Wu took one semester off to intern for ”[[The Daily Show]]”.<ref name=”crimson” /> They resided at [[Dunster House]] and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2020.<ref name=”crimson” />

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.<ref name=”crimson”>{{cite web |last1=Gajarawala |first1=Ryan |title=Sabrina Wu |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2019/12/12/sabrina-wu-15/ |website=The Crimson |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> They also performed with the improv group [[On Thin Ice (comedy group)|On Thin Ice]] and were a member of the [[Signet Society]] and the [[Harvard Lampoon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What’s So Funny? |url=https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/blog/whats-so-funny |website=Office for the Arts at Harvard |date=20 September 2019 |publisher=Harvard University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Predicting the 2018 UC Presidential Election Winners |url=https://www.hodp.org/project/predicting-the-2018-uc-presidential-election-winners/ |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=www.hodp.org |language=en}}</ref> Wu took one semester off to intern for ”[[The Daily Show]]”.<ref name=”crimson” /> They resided at [[Dunster House]] and graduated with a degree in psychology in 2020.<ref name=”crimson” />

Wu’s first screenwriting job was as a staff writer for the first season of the [[Disney+]] series ”[[Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.]]”<ref name=”deadline” /> They performed a stand-up set on ”[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|The Tonight Show]]” in 2022.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Bethy |date=2022-10-07 |title=A Hurt and Angry Roy Wood Jr. Won Late Night This Week |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/a-hurt-and-angry-roy-wood-jr-won-late-night-this-week.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Vulture}}</ref>

Wu’s first screenwriting job was as a staff writer for the first season of the [[Disney+]] series ”[[Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.]]”<ref name=”deadline” /> performed a stand-up set on ”[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|The Tonight Show]]” in 2022.<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=Bethy |date=2022-10-07 |title=A Hurt and Angry Roy Wood Jr. Won Late Night This Week |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/a-hurt-and-angry-roy-wood-jr-won-late-night-this-week.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Vulture}}</ref>

Wu played a lead character in the 2023 feature film ”[[Joy Ride (2023 film)|Joy Ride]]”, co-starring with [[Stephanie Hsu]], [[Ashley Park (actress)|Ashley Park]] and [[Sherry Cola]].<ref name=”deadline2021″>{{cite web |last1=D’Alessandro |first1=Alexander |title=Stand-Up Comedian Sabrina Wu Joins Adele Lim Comedy Movie From Lionsgate & Point Grey |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/sabrina-wu-lionsgate-seth-rogen-comedy-feature-1234838750/ |website=Deadline |date=17 September 2021 |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> They also have a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for [[FX (TV channel)|FX]].<ref name=”deadline”>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Lauren Ludwig’s FX Comedy Pilot Sets Lead Cast With Addie Weyrich, Sydney Kuhne & Sabrina Wu |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/lauren-ludwig-fx-comedy-pilot-lead-cast-addie-weyrich-sydney-kuhne-sabrina-wu-1235130863/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Deadline|date=29 September 2022 }}</ref> Wu performed in a stand-up set on the [[Netflix]] comedy showcase ”Verified Stand-Up”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=2023-12-01 |title=A Shot at Building a Stand-Up Career in 15 Minutes or Less |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/arts/television/netflix-comedy-verified.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=New York Times}}</ref> In 2024 they appeared on an episode of ”[[Abbott Elementary]]” as substitute teacher [[Mx (title)|Mx]]. Cassidy Geoffrey.<ref name=”:1″ /><!– this is a BLP and requires a solid RS, not a Generally Unreliable source–>

Wu played a lead character in the 2023 feature film ”[[Joy Ride (2023 film)|Joy Ride]]”, co-starring with [[Stephanie Hsu]], [[Ashley Park (actress)|Ashley Park]] and [[Sherry Cola]].<ref name=”deadline2021″>{{cite web |last1=D’Alessandro |first1=Alexander |title=Stand-Up Comedian Sabrina Wu Joins Adele Lim Comedy Movie From Lionsgate & Point Grey |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/sabrina-wu-lionsgate-seth-rogen-comedy-feature-1234838750/ |website=Deadline |date=17 September 2021 |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> also a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for [[FX (TV channel)|FX]].<ref name=”deadline”>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Lauren Ludwig’s FX Comedy Pilot Sets Lead Cast With Addie Weyrich, Sydney Kuhne & Sabrina Wu |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/lauren-ludwig-fx-comedy-pilot-lead-cast-addie-weyrich-sydney-kuhne-sabrina-wu-1235130863/ |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Deadline|date=29 September 2022 }}</ref> Wu performed in a stand-up set on the [[Netflix]] comedy showcase ”Verified Stand-Up”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zinoman |first=Jason |date=2023-12-01 |title=A Shot at Building a Stand-Up Career in 15 Minutes or Less |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/arts/television/netflix-comedy-verified.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=New York Times}}</ref> In 2024 appeared on an episode of ”[[Abbott Elementary]]” as substitute teacher [[Mx (title)|Mx]]. Cassidy Geoffrey.<ref name=”:1″ /><!– this is a BLP and requires a solid RS, not a Generally Unreliable source–>

Wu resides in Brooklyn.<ref name=”newyorker” /> They are non-binary<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-03-16 |title=Raunchy SXSW Premiere ‘Joy Ride’ Aims to Capture ‘Asian Joy’ |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/sxsw-joy-ride-first-look-interview |access-date=2023-03-19 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> and use ”[[Singular they|they/them]]” pronouns.<ref name=”nbc-20jul2023″ />

Wu resides in Brooklyn.<ref name=”newyorker” /> non-binary<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-03-16 |title=Raunchy SXSW Premiere ‘Joy Ride’ Aims to Capture ‘Asian Joy’ |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/03/sxsw-joy-ride-first-look-interview |access-date=2023-03-19 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> and ”[[Singular they|they/them]]” pronouns.<ref name=”nbc-20jul2023″ />

== Accolades ==

== Accolades ==

Revision as of 04:57, 8 February 2026

American comedian

Sabrina Wu

Wu in 2025
Born 1997/1998 (age 27–28)
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupations

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.

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 and the Harvard Lampoon.[5][6] 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.[7] She performed a stand-up set on The Tonight Show in 2022.[8]

Wu played a lead character in the 2023 feature film Joy Ride, co-starring with Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park and Sherry Cola.[9] She also has a main role in the upcoming Lauren Ludwig comedy pilot for FX.[7] Wu performed in a stand-up set on the Netflix comedy showcase Verified Stand-Up.[10] In 2024 she appeared on an episode of Abbott Elementary as substitute teacher Mx. Cassidy Geoffrey.[11]

Wu resides in Brooklyn.[2] She is non-binary[12] and uses they/them pronouns.[1]

Accolades

Filmography

Television

Film

References

  1. ^ a b c “‘Joy Ride’ star Sabrina Wu on their gender journey and having ’empathy’ for internet trolls”. NBC News. July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Gopnik, Adam (5 June 2021). “How a City Comes Back to Life”. New Yorker. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Gajarawala, Ryan. “Sabrina Wu”. The Crimson. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ^ Watkins, Zach (2014-02-15). “Sabrina Wu’s 16 points leads Ann Arbor Greenhills girls basketball team past Lutheran Westland 35-28”. mlive. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  5. ^ “What’s So Funny?”. Office for the Arts at Harvard. Harvard University. 20 September 2019.
  6. ^ “Predicting the 2018 UC Presidential Election Winners”. www.hodp.org. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  7. ^ a b c Petski, Denise (29 September 2022). “Lauren Ludwig’s FX Comedy Pilot Sets Lead Cast With Addie Weyrich, Sydney Kuhne & Sabrina Wu”. Deadline. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  8. ^ a b Squires, Bethy (2022-10-07). “A Hurt and Angry Roy Wood Jr. Won Late Night This Week”. Vulture. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  9. ^ D’Alessandro, Alexander (17 September 2021). “Stand-Up Comedian Sabrina Wu Joins Adele Lim Comedy Movie From Lionsgate & Point Grey”. Deadline. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  10. ^ Zinoman, Jason (2023-12-01). “A Shot at Building a Stand-Up Career in 15 Minutes or Less”. New York Times. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  11. ^ a b “‘Abbott Elementary’ writer on Jacob’s crisis, finally letting Sheryl Lee Ralph sing”. EW.com. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  12. ^ “Raunchy SXSW Premiere ‘Joy Ride’ Aims to Capture ‘Asian Joy’“. Vanity Fair. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  13. ^ Escandon, Rosa. “Just For Laughs Announces Annual New Faces Performers”. Forbes. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  14. ^ Pedersen, Erik (2023-03-20). “‘Joy Ride’ Stars Set For CinemaCon’s Comedy Ensemble Of The Year Award”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  15. ^ Riley, Jenelle (2023-06-08). “Variety Announces 10 Comics to Watch for 2023”. Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  16. ^ Vulture Editors (2023-10-06). “Sabrina Wu Has Never Bombed”. Vulture. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
  17. ^ Major, Michael. “Video: Netflix Drops VERIFIED STAND-UP Trailer With Sabrina Wu, Leslie Liao & More”. BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  18. ^ “Sabrina Wu”. Writers Guild of America. Retrieved 2026-02-06.
  19. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2024-03-07). “Apple TV+’s ‘Murderbot’ Rounds Out Cast With Sabrina Wu, Tattiawna Jones, Akshay Khanna & Tamara Podemski”. Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  20. ^ Campione, Katie (July 10, 2025). “Murderbot Renewed For Season 2 At Apple TV+ Ahead Of Season 1 Finale”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

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