Choi Jung-yoon
About Choi Jung-yoon
Choi Jung-yoon is a South Korean stand-up comedian and sex educator based in Seoul. After studying in the United States, she worked as a Seoul-based correspondent for the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times before opening an adult goods shop in the Hapjeong neighborhood of Seoul in 2015. Choi began performing stand-up in February 2018, with her first performance near Hongik University in Seoul. Wanting stand-up comedy to take root in Korea, she co-founded the dedicated stand-up club Comedy Haven together with a Korean-American businessman, and became a regular performer there, including in the "Comedy Alive" show alongside comedian Lee Yong-joo. She is known for a deadpan delivery of frank, highly explicit jokes about sex.
Choi also wrote Standup Now New York (스탠드업 나우 뉴욕), described as Korea’s first book to systematically lay out the history, characteristics, methodology and star performers of stand-up comedy. Her 2018 book draws on her comedy training and open mic experiences in New York. She has worked as a sex educator and performed stand-up about sex with a light touch.
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Frequently asked questions
What kind of comedy does Choi Jung-yoon do?
Choi Jung-yoon tells frank, highly explicit jokes about sex with a deadpan delivery, and she takes the stage four to five times a week.
What is Comedy Haven in Seoul?
Comedy Haven is a dedicated stand-up club that Choi Jung-yoon co-founded with a Korean-American businessman so that stand-up could take root in Korea. She performs there regularly, including in the "Comedy Alive" show with Lee Yong-joo.
What book did Choi Jung-yoon write?
She is the author of "Standup Now," described as the first Korean book to set out the history, characteristics, methodology and star performers of stand-up comedy in a systematic way.
What did Choi Jung-yoon do before comedy?
After studying in the United States, she was a Seoul-based correspondent for the Associated Press and the Los Angeles Times, and in 2015 she opened an adult goods shop in the Hapjeong neighborhood.
Does Choi Jung-yoon have a day job?
By day Choi Jung-yoon works as a sex educator, and on evenings and weekends she does stand-up that treats sex with a light touch.
