What is Asian Not Asian?

Asian Not Asian is a weekly comedy podcast with hosts Jenny Arimoto (Comedy Central) and Mic Nguyen (Netflix). Join us as we dive deep into the weirdness which is the Asian American-ish experience.

Press

Asian Not Asian has received the highest accolades in the form of write-ups, social media shoutouts, and naughty DMs by outlets such as Vulture, Hyphen, The Slant, PAPER Magazine, Banana Magazine, and Bustle. It has also been part of the curated Spotify comedy podcast playlist “Laugh Out Loud” multiple times.

Most recently, the show was included in Vulture’s Comedy Podcast Roundup (twice!) as well as The AV Club’s Podcast series highlights.

Meet The Hosts

Mic Nguyen (@nicepantsdude) is a writer and comedian living in Brooklyn. He’s appeared on Ronny Chieng’s “Chinatown Takeaway” and on NPR’s “Everyone and Their Mom.” He’s written for “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” and McSweeney’s.

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Jenny Arimoto (@jennyarimoto) is a writer and performer based in Brooklyn. She studied improv and sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, where she wrote and performed on house teams (Maude and Lloyd). She performs regularly with Asian AF, with whom she headlined the Steelstacks Improv Festival and the Asian Comedy Festival.