Choi Ye-na
Stand-up comedian from South Korea ๐ฐ๐ท
About Choi Ye-na
Choi Ye-na is a South Korean stand-up comedian recognized as a pioneer of queer stand-up comedy in Korea. In late 2018 she co-founded Bloody Funny, the country's first all-women stand-up comedy crew, together with comedian Choi Jung-yoon, after Choi Jung-yoon set out to "gather funny women together"; the group's debut show followed on January 19, 2019. The debut show was titled ๊ทธ๋ (โThat Dayโ). Choi Ye-na has spoken about how, unlike in the United States, where a long-running stand-up culture has built a shared understanding that jokes should not target minorities, Korean audiences and comedians lack that same context, which can make jokes about minority groups land as attacks rather than humor. Bloody Funny's comedians, including Choi, draw material from their own lives as women, feminists and queer people, often exposing their own vulnerabilities rather than mocking others, under the group's stated idea of aiming its jokes at power rather than at the marginalized. She has performed in Bloody Funny shows and in nationwide women's stand-up lineups, including an International Women's Day show staged in Seoul in March 2026.
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Who is Choi Ye-na?
Choi Ye-na is a South Korean stand-up comedian recognized as a pioneer of queer stand-up comedy in Korea.
What is Bloody Funny?
Bloody Funny is the first all-women stand-up comedy crew in South Korea, co-founded in late 2018 by Choi Ye-na and Choi Jung-yoon; its debut show took place on January 19, 2019.
What does Choi Ye-na base her material on?
Like other Bloody Funny comedians, she draws on her own life as a woman, feminist and queer person, often exposing her own vulnerabilities and aiming jokes at power rather than at the marginalized.
How does Choi Ye-na compare stand-up in Korea and the United States?
She has said that a long-running stand-up culture in the United States built a shared understanding that jokes should not target minorities, while in Korea that context is missing, so such jokes can land as attacks.
Where has Choi Ye-na performed?
Choi Ye-na has performed in Bloody Funny shows and in nationwide women's stand-up lineups, including an International Women's Day show in Seoul in March 2026.
