Bio
Named one of Netflix Is A Joke:
The Festival’s “Introducing…” Comics in 2022
Named Vulture’s
“Comedians You Should and Will Know in 2019”
“She is confident onstage and offstage. Her caring demeanor belies a dark side that I can relate to.”
“She excels at pleasant—almost parental—condescension and the confident undercut.”
Irene Tu is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, actor and writer who honed her chops in San Francisco. Her first comedy album WE’RE DONE NOW debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. Paste Magazine praised Irene’s “quick wit, relaxed stage presence, and hilariously off-the-wall observations” in this album that “ticks all the boxes of a winning introduction, and then some.” One of Netflix’s “Introducing” comics of 2022, her show in 2024 was named one of the funniest by the LA Times. She’s a regular at festivals and clubs around the country and has opened for comics like Taylor Tomlinson and Patton Oswalt. You may recognize Irene from After Midnight, Hulu, Comedy Central, Netflix is a Joke, or her viral stand up clips which have amassed over 30 million views on social media.