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Category Archives: Comedy
Nightline’s Behind the Scenes With Taiwan’s Next Media Animation
By now, I think everyone is pretty familiar with Taiwan’s Next Media Animation – or at least their animated news releases – the most famous being their recounting of Tiger Woods’ post-Thanksgiving car accident and subsequent scandal. Last Friday, Nightline … Continue reading
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Modern Family & ‘Tiger’ Indian Parents
Last week’s episode of Modern Family had a funny, and somewhat timely and relevant plot line regarding the daughter Alex studying hard and competing to get the best grade against her main rival, an unseen Indian American kid named Sanjay. … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Entertainment, Family, Lifestyles
Tagged Amy Chau, Tiger Mom, wall street journal, Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior
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Olivia Munn in NBC’s Perfect Couples
I saw a recent promotional commercial on NBC for their new show, Perfect Couples, with Olivia Munn starring as Leigh, one of the girls in the three couples being highlighted in what appears to be a romantic comedy sitcom. Hopefully … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Ken Jeong & Pepto-Bismol
I was watching TV last week and saw this Pepto-Bismol commercial with The Hangover & Community star Ken Jeong. Like I’ve blogged about Jeong in the past, I can’t say that I’m exactly a huge fan. I think he goes … Continue reading
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Lucy Liu Stars in Lifetime’s “Marry Me”
I’ve been a fan of Lucy Liu ever since she was on Ally McBeal, and a few of us on 8Asians were pleasantly surprised to see Liu’s character Mia in Cashmere Mafia actually date and kiss a fellow Asian American … Continue reading
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Asian American Commercial Watch: Target & Tiny Tree Christmas
I saw this Target commercial with Asian Americans which was recently posted on Angry Asian Man. Target’s done a great job of being inclusive and highlighting Asian Americans, including Shannon the awesome mom, the over-protective mom, and exasperated mom. Now … Continue reading
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The Colbert Report: Michelle Rhee
Former controversial chancellor of the Washington D.C.’s Public Schools Michelle Rhee appeared on The Colbert Report last week. She discussed many of the challenges of improving the public education system in America. Her boss, the mayor of D.C., lost his … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Current Events, Entertainment, TV
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Conan vs. Taiwan’s Next Media: Animation Faceoff!
It was just a little over a year ago when Tiger Woods was in a car accident when then unknown Taiwanese animation studio Next Media Animation became infamous for its animated depiction of the post-Thanksgiving event. Recently, TBS TV comedian … Continue reading
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Charice Returning to Glee!
Uh-oh. Looks like those Charice haters will have a lot more to gripe about because Sunshine Corazon is set to return to Glee. The show on Fox is currently in its second season, but the last time we saw Charice, … Continue reading
Posted in (simple), Comedy, Entertainment, Music, TV
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L.A. Ticket Giveaway: Comedy Zen, Jokes of Fury (Friday, December 3)
UPDATE: Congrats to mwei for winning the giveaway! If you’re in Los Angeles, check out Comedy Zen, a showcase of the funniest and finest multicultural comedians working today! We’ve blogged about a lot of these guys before, so if you … Continue reading
Posted in Comedy, Promotions, Southern California
Tagged comedy, Joe Wong, los angeles, Steven Ho
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Modern Family Takes on The Stereotypical & Racist Asian Commercial
I’m continually amused and fascinated how Modern Family continues to sometimes reinforce as well as make fun of Asian American stereotypes. In the latest episode, the comedy show takes on racist Asian stereotype commercials. You know what I am talking … Continue reading
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Nicole Scherzinger Plays With Her Beaver on ‘How I Met Your Mother’
On this week’s episode of How I Met Your Mother, Nicole Scherzinger “loosened up her buttons” as Jessica Glitter, Robin’s (Cobie Smulders) ex-BFF from her days as Robin Sparkles, her Canadian pop star alter-ego of the ’80s. Drenched in hyper-overstyled, … Continue reading
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Tagged CBS, How I Met Your Mother, Nicole Scherzinger, television
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