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JULIE KIM

International headliner and Award Winning Producer and Writer

Julie Kim - Comedian | Speaker | Corporate MC Reel

Stop Asian Disney | Turning Red | Julie Kim Stand-Up Comedy

why you need

Julie Kim

Whether you need a host/emcee, speaker, or corporate comedian… definitely consider Julie for your short list. Her relatable humour and positive vibes elevate any event. She can hang with your corporate VIPs and relate to any audience. Julie holds degrees in health sciences and engineering and is many former things (doctoral student, lecturer/ professor, management and technology consultant, and the rest is a blur).

biography

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Julie Kim is one of Canada’s most in-demand stand-up comedians. Julie travels internationally and within Canada to tell jokes, host/emcee events, and share impactful talks via speaking engagements. Julie was a gala performer at the 2022 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and headlined four sold-out solo shows at Just for Laughs Toronto in 2023. Over the past decade, Julie has performed at all the major Canadian comedy festivals including Just for Laughs Vancouver, Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and Halifax Comedy Festival (with multiple televised performances). She tours internationally and made her debut at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Julie has also been regularly featured on CBC’s The Debaters.

Julie is also a Canadian Screen Award winning writer and producer. Julie has contributed to the writing rooms of Kim’s Convenience, Run the Burbs, and Still Standing. She has been part of the writing and creative consulting team at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival for the past three years. She was also a writer for Just for Laughs Montreal in 2022. Julie was a producer and writer for Simu Liu (Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) as he hosted the 2022 and 2023 Juno Awards. She ideated Liu’s now well-known ‘I am Canadian’ monologue, which has gone viral on the Internet and social media.

Also in 2023, Julie was included on VIBE’s list of POWER 60: Inspiring Asian-Canadians of Influence. Other notable honorees included Lilly Singh, Andrew Phung, and Russell Peters.

Julie's mission is to spread happiness, lighten hearts, and unite through laughter. And no amount of mom-shaming will stop her in this quest.

testimonials

Our event was a great success, in large part to Julie. She can read a room and find fun in every topic. Our attendees loved her quips and I doubt we have had more fun at any other annual meeting. She is prompt, thorough, so personable and gets right into the role. Everyone warmed to her immediately. Thanks Julie for all your attention to detail and for your 5 star job as our MC. We will definitely recommend Julie to our fellow associations. We all wanted to be her best friend!

Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada

This year our 12th Annual Women in Business Workshops was honoured to have Julie Kim as our entertainment. Julie had our diverse audience, from teenagers to seniors, laughing out loud at every joke for 45 minutes. Even though most of her show looked at life from a woman’s perspective some of the loudest laughs were from the men in the audience. The only sad moment of her show was when she said good night.

Community Futures Visions North

Julie accepted our invitation to be a keynote speaker at Accenture's Vancouver International Women's Day event. Julie was very prepared, she brought great ideas, contributed deep insights, and her anecdotes were fun and drove home the key messages. I have had people come to me and remark on how much they enjoyed Julie at our event. Thank you Julie!

Accenture

travels from:

Toronto, ON & Vancouver BC

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stage experience

- Just for Laughs Montreal
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- Just for Laughs Toronto
- Just for Laughs Vancouver
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival
- Halifax Comedy Festival
- Boston Comedy Festival
- Seattle International Comedy Competition