BUDOCOMEDY SHOW

MAY + OCTOBER

The BudoComedy (in May for AAPI Month) and “BOO”doComedy (in October for Halloween) Show is a bi-annual comedy show series hosted by Derek Mio and held at Terasaki Budokan. The shows feature a diverse lineup of comedians and local AAPI-owned small business vendors. Previous line-ups have included Sheng Wang, Atsuko Okatsuka, Jenny Yang, Al Madrigal, Jonathan Kite, and MORE! Ticket proceeds support Budokan’s mission-driven community programs.

250+ attendees, 10+ volunteers, AAPI small business vendors

People in the audience laughing
An audience laughing and taking pictures
A woman on a microphone

“When you can relate to someone else’s experience through humor, it can be so powerful.”

- Derek Mio, actor, comedian, and host of the BudoComedy Shows

“I liked how Derek brought up a joke about ‘yonsei’– you won’t hear that anywhere else. Right after the show, a bunch of us went to Far Bar and just got to talk. I really felt that sense of community that Budokan has to offer.”

- Sierra Katow, past performer