Humor is a Super Power: with Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka

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Atsuko Okatsuka is a standup comedian who was named one of the Top 10 Comics to Watch in 2022 by Variety. Her hilarious videos on social media have garnered her millions of views and her HBO special premieres on December 10th. Today she joins the pod and shares:
-What it was like living immigrating from Japan and living in a garage with her mom and grandma from age 10-17.
-How an earthquake helped her rise to fame.
-Why she feels the things we didn’t like about ourselves as kids are really our superpowers (and how to harness them).
-Why she thinks comedy is a part of the service industry.
-How she started the viral #Dropchallenge.
-Her special relationship with her grandmother (and how she got to 18,000 Twitter followers!)
-Why she believes getting married is more “childlike” than being single.
-Why she thinks the key to life is knowing what you’re not into.

[@hope-h.]

Thank you for making this interview. A wholesome and honest conversation 🤗

[@joshuablack8221]

She is so dope 💯🔥

[@chantellefarrugia]

I love the fact that you and Atsuko Okatsuka connected on the fact that you and her spent time living in garages. I really enjoyed her remarks while you were interviewing her. I spent the entire episode smiling. I really love that she brought out your funny side. She is so hillarious that I can imagine she makes you feel so comfortable to be silly around her. A really awesome, entertaining yet informative episode filled with really great takeaways.

[@nidocin]

Atsuko's remarks on life in between jokes are 5th dimensional! There's so much to glean about how she responds and deals with life in these short, almost serious quips which sum up life so succinctly.

[@joshuablack8221]

Even when married, one can feel alone, and one can be battling alone; however, when the find the “right one,” one can feel a higher energy and ability to live life 💯😎

[@kimberleyanderson46]

Chris was in Aussie soaps before he went to America. Bowie.

[@joshuablack8221]

I’m saddened that she had to know what papa John’s is 😢