Vilaysack was born in Washington, D.C. after her Laotian parents arrived from a refugee camp in Thailand. Her family soon moved to the Twin Cities, settling in the suburb of Eagan, Minnesota.[2] She has two younger sisters, Anita and Alyssa.[3]
In October 2020, it was announced that Vilaysack would be joining Lemonada Media's podcast slate as the co-host of the new show Add to Cart alongside former MTV News correspondent SuChin Pak. The podcast launched on November 17, 2020[9] and is "a subversive and fun way about talking about consumerism, and how we all participate in it."[10]
Vilaysack married comedian Scott Aukerman in 2008.[11] In 2022 Vilaysack and Aukerman had a daughter, Emerald.[12]
She directed a documentary about her family tree entitled Origin Story which premiered on Amazon on May 10, 2019.[13][14] The film incorporates the character Katharsis of The Movement, a superhero based on Vilaysack created by author Gail Simone.[15]
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Vilaysack and comedian June Diane Raphael are the founders and directors of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (UCB)-associated "UCB Corps" community, a volunteer charity organization. Vilaysack and Raphael organize charity events and projects to help improve the community, with the help of volunteers and other UCB performers "who want to make our world a better place".[16]
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