Sabrina Wu From Joy Ride!
Sabrina Wu From Joy Ride!
SABRINA WU (They/Them) – Sabrina is currently an Executive Story Editor on Mike Schur/Alan Yang produced animated series, DANG, at Netflix. Sabrina recently wrapped as a Story Editor on FX’s new Liz Meriwether series, DYING FOR SEX. Prior, Sabrina was on staff for the Disney+ comedy DOOGIE KAMEALOHA, which they did while being a fulltime student at Harvard. Sabrina is starring in the upcoming Adele Lim film, JOY RIDE, Produced by Point Grey and Lionsgate premiering in July. They also just wrapped shooting as one of the leads of the UNT. LAUREN LUDWIG pilot at FX. Sabrina was just featured as a 2022 JFL New Face in Montreal this past summer as well.
They are currently developing their script, IT GETS BETTER, with Kim Rosenstock and 20th. The project explored their experiences growing up in Michigan as a lesbian and child of Chinese immigrants. Sabrina is a Moth Storytelling GrandSlam winner, and their stand-up has been selected for the Women in Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, and Laughing Skull Comedy Festival and JFL.Sabrina Wu is a Brooklyn based actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. They recently made their feature film debut in the Lionsgate comedy JOY RIDE, from executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and director Adele Lim. Variety Magazine recently named Wu one of the 10 Comics to Watch for 2023.
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they found their love for stand-up at 16 years old and began performing sets at their high school talent shows. In 2022, Just for Laughs Comedy Festival selected Wu as one of their New Faces of Comedy. In October that year, they went on to make their late-night stand -up debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Sabrina regularly performs at venues like Union Hall and the Bell House in New York City, where they’ve been featured as part of the New York Comedy Festival.
Wu served as a staff writer on the Disney+ series Doogie Kameāloha M.D., and is currently a staff writer on an unannounced series for Netflix with Mike Schur executive producing. They recently sold their pilot 20th Century Studios.