| Esther Ku | |
|---|---|
 Esther Ku in 2010 | |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | funnyku |
Esther Ku is a comedian, television personality and actress. Ku was a cast member on the MTV shows Girl Code and Wild 'N Out.[1] She was a finalist of Last Comic Standing, Showtime’s AVN Awards Host, SAG Actor, host of Ku and the Gang Podcast.
Ku was a featured performer at the New York Underground Comedy Festival and the Boston International Comedy Festival.[2]
In 2008, Ku was the only female comedian from New York City to advance to the Las Vegas Semi-Finals of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, becoming one of the top-ten finalists in Hollywood.[3] Six months later, she was chosen as a finalist in the Hottest Funniest Chick Contest on the Howard Stern Show.[4]
On July 29, 2015, Ku was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode #676.[5] In 2017, she was a cast member on next-gen female comedy sketch called Sorry Not Sorry on Go90.com.[6]
On January 28, Ku hosted the 2019 AVN Awards Show for Showtime. Cardi B was the musical guest, making this the first all-female-hosts line-up ever. Ku opened for Brian Regan in Florida at Hard Rock Live arena on December 8, 2021.[7]
She was the host of her own podcast—Ku and the Gang, a pun on Kool and the Gang—from 2016 to 2018.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Umbrella | Ex-Girlfriend | Short film |
| 2011 | People We Know | Tammie Ko | Short film |
| 2011 | The Cookout 2 | Ming Ling | Television film |
| 2011 | Climb It, Tarzan! | Pool Party Guest | |
| 2014 | Girl Code | Actress | Episode: "Picking-Up Guys, Getting Older, Sleeping" |
| 2015 | The Jack and Triumph Show | Tracy | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Herself | Episode: "Maria" |
| 2017 | Sorry Not Sorry | Various | 27 episodes |
| 2018 | Barbee Rehab | Korean Barbee #2 | Episode: "The New Doctor is in..." |
| 2018 | Boy Band | Tina | |
| 2019 | Family Guy | Voice | Episode: "Christmas Is Coming" |