Is the Future of Stand-up Comedy Atsuko Okatsuka?

Good One: A Podcast About Jokes

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Good One is now on video! Check us out on ⁠⁠Vulture's Youtube channel.⁠⁠ From doing Zoom shows at the height of the pandemic to going viral on TikTok, Atsuko Okatsuka made a name for herself through Shakira and Beyoncé-inspired dance moves even before she released her two stand-up comedy specials. This week on Good One, she joins our host Jesse David Fox to talk about making comedy for both the stage and the (phone) screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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