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Kate Rigg
Rigg doing standup in New York City
Born	Toronto, Canada
Nationality	Canadian, Australian, American
Occupations	Actress comedian writer
Years active	1998–present
Website	https://www.katerigg.com/

Kate Siahaan-Rigg (known as Kate Rigg or Katie Rigg) is a Queer Asian Canadian, Australian, American actress, comedian, writer and activist, best known for her performance as a comedy correspondent for The Dr Phil Show, and her "NuyorAsian" standup comedy shows, focusing on her experience as a New York based Queer Asian woman.

She has created and produced multiple comedy shows for Television, such as Dance Your Ass Off for NBC Universal, YTV's Cache Craze, and the online show Gonzo Girls.

Biography

Rigg was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 17, she ran away from her home to study at the University of Melbourne. She moved to New York and was accepted into Juilliard School of Performing Arts and graduated from there in 2000.

After graduation from Juilliard, Rigg co-founded the comedy rock band Slanty Eyed Mama along with fellow Juilliard alum violinist Lyris Hung. The band has continued to perform shows that challenge Asian American stereotypes through comedy and punk rock.

Rigg has since developed several standup comedy shows about the stereotypical tropes of Asian American women.

In 2005, Rigg voiced Esperanza and various voices for Family Guy's fourth season. In 2009 she joined the Dr. Phil show as an on-air comedy correspondent, recurring on a regular basis for three seasons.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Rigg participated in the virtual edition of We're Funny That Way! alongside performers like Carolyn Taylor, Gavin Crawford, Lea DeLaria, Colin Mochrie, Kinley Mochrie and Deb McGrath. The entire cast were collectively nominated for Best Performance in a Variety or Sketch Comedy Program or Series at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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3. "disOrientalism: Part I – The NuyorAsian Arts Scene - Asian American Bar Association of New York". www.aabany.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
4. "Screen Asia: "Happy Lucky Golden Tofu Panda Dragon Good Time Fun Fun Show"". houmuse.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
5. Byrne, Terry (2009-11-10). "Skewering Asian stereotypes". Boston.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
6. "Gonzo Girlz (2006)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
7. ^ "'I sweat satire'". The Globe and Mail. 2002-05-02. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
8. ^ Ng, Elisabeth (2018-12-11). ""I Shame You Because I Love You" and Other Songs: Slanty Eyed Mama's Zombie Asian Moms". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
9. Kricheff, Sarah (2018-11-12). "Slanty Eyed Mama takes on Asian American stereotypes through comedy and rock". Retrieved 2023-08-03.
10. "Slanty Eyed Mama at the Freer: A Telling Assault on Stereotypes". The Washington Post. 2007-05-07. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
11. "Behind The Scenes Of 'Offensive Women'". CURVE. 2020-09-06. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
12. Furdyk, Brent (2021-03-30). "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, 'Schitt's Creek' Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-03.

External links

• Official website
• Kate Rigg at IMDb

• Canadian women comedians
• Canadian sketch comedians
• Living people
• Canadian film actresses
• Canadian television actresses
• American sketch comedians
• American television actresses
• Queer comedians
• American LGBTQ comedians
• Canadian LGBTQ comedians
• Australian LGBTQ comedians
• 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people