Irene Tu’s Mom Already Knows You’re Gay - Stand-Up Featuring

Irene Tu shares why she hates going into public bathrooms and airport body scanners, and describes coming out to her mom. (Contains strong language.)
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[@elonnamcpeters674]

I hate to admit it but this is how I found out I am currently wearing a nursing bra

[@km4336]

😂😂😂😂

[@audreyquinn73]

Brilliant! Your comment made me laugh (almost) as hard as I did whilst I listened to the set. 🤣🤣🤣

[@itsmaddiebee]

No shame, they’re so comfortable lol

[@user-mc5vy2vk5n]

@@itsmaddiebee exactly, came here to say that. Idgaf, it's comfortable.

[@Miss_Camel]

Ok but you know what? There are some REALLY comfortable ones, okay, so don’t judge yourself too harshly.

[@NT-ys3oh]

I am ashamed to say I immediately clicked on this thinking the comedian was going to be a gay Asian man but let me tell you I do not regret being wrong- great set!

[@topgurl9313]

Irene is a girl's name...

[@mikhaelatanexconde4379]

@@topgurl9313 lol I know guys with girl names like one of them is name mary

[@Todesnuss]

With a name like Irene I had an inkling to confirm by clicking.

[@Mkaela90]

Same

[@Dream0Asylum]

@@topgurl9313 Obviously, they made the very common mistake of reading it I-René, cut 'em a break.

[@maxxeddy6227]

“As if I can’t read…drawings” LMAO

[@WestAirAviation]

Ex-TSA Agent here. You have no idea how absolutely spot on this was. I've had to work entire shifts wondering if I was gonna get sued haha.

[@FKA_REY]

Tell me you're american without telling me you're american 😉

[@onekun5233]

​@@FKA_REYI mean... this is an American set by an American comedian about American culture...

[@FKA_REY]

@@onekun5233 And? I'm just trying to say that only in the USA can you sue a TSA officer because he mistakenly searched a person of the opposite gender to his own.

[@katharinafarina]

As someone who has also worn adult diapers for periods: 100% go for it. No regrets.

[@edithdlp8045]

My periods are so heavy that the first day of my period I have to go buy pull ups for adults. Never felt so secure at night. 👍

[@Liana-cp5cp]

That sounds like a good idea. I always stain the butt part of my underwear wearing the biggest size pads they carry

[@calisongbird]

@@edithdlp8045 Yup, same. I wore them for a time during my perimenopausal transition when my periods got super heavy on days 1 and 2. At night before bed I’d put in a fresh tampon and a pair of adult diapers and not have to worry about leakage on my sheets. I wish I’d discovered them years earlier! 😄

[@fiona1109]

FACTS

[@samanthaa.6055]

@@Liana-cp5cp try Pads and tampons. Diapers are also good tho

[@wen6519]

Wearing two rectangles is the best. That was SO funny

[@michaelcj9171]

🤣🤣🤣

[@arrleo3835]

why dee like a triangle is a skirt and two rectangles is a pants

[@lalights6]

yeah I definitely prefer two rectangles

[@shoeboi4596]

Two Squares are shorts

[@kaciespearman6756]

Little does she know, adult diapers are commonly worn by postpartum women. Adult diaper + nursing bra is a normal combo when you have a fresh baby haha

[@FancyUnicorn]

what is her mom trying to telling her? hmmmm

[@karenbondechek]

Fresh baby had me laughing like they were vegetables or fish 😆

[@kaciespearman6756]

@@karenbondechek well sometimes you do get a rotten one, and you have to get your money back from the store!

[@potmki6601]

It’s a good thing they are “great deals” somewhere then

[@becauseimafan]

@@kaciespearman6756 😂🤣

[@chriszenker6890]

Having grown up in India as a blond German boy with a bowl cut, her opening about not knowing which restroom to use immediately brought back memories of using a restroom as a 14 or-so-year-old in a hospital and casually being told by the janitor that the womans restroom was the one next door. Good times

[@ruchita20]

Hey . That would have been weird living in india as a German boy . Tell me more about your experience

[@M_SC]

I don’t think blonde hair makes you look more feminine so you must have been a pretty boy. As a 14 year old girl i was often mistaken for a boy so

[@youngspaghettii]

I've been followed into a bathroom by an employee in a casino before and he was like "uhh this is the mens room" and I was like "yeah I'm a boy 😂" it was so awkward lmao but I have really feminine features ngl. Luckily my voice at least reads as masculine though so he believed me lmfao

[@bansarivora7448]

oh my god i saw a blond german looking boy with a bowl cut in my towns mall one day and EVERYONE was staring at him (there was an acting workshop going on)

[@LG-cz6ls]

I've lost count of the times I've been mistaken for a bloke in the Ladies bog. The time a bouncer followed me in a str8 nightclub was possibly the funniest.

[@DouglasMueller]

I saw Irene in SF a few years ago and she was excellent- this short clip just isn’t enough.

[@dehydrateddoomer1226]

It's 7 min? tf you want a special?

[@DouglasMueller]

I do

[@TG8.]

I also saw her in the Bay! Glad she's getting recognition

[@binbin9196]

Yes we want a special

[@elektracity205]

My biggest fear is coming out to my Chinese mom. I almost did once and I was crying but it didn't go as plan. Maybe if I cut my hair that short she will get the message without me saying anything.

[@cloe412]

That’s what I thought but my mom ends up telling me to grow my hair all the time. Look at me weird. It’s super annoying.

[@TrulyJuju123]

When you do, or if you do, I wish you the best of luck,and know there's plenty of support from other avenues. I support you! 😀🙌🏾

[@toomessy]

If you fear something...dangerous may happen, please wait out until you have enough funds to leave. I'm not saying you shouldn't be yourself, but I also don't want your life and/or safety to jeopardize.

[@chanyeolsass5201]

@@toomessy that's actually a really smart and surprisingly very caring suggestion. Most people encourage the person to just come out without thinking about 1. How hard it is, and 2. The result.

[@harmonie3997]

Strict culture...hm. I wish you love & support when you do decide to come out!

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

As an androgynous-presenting person I feel you on it being entertaining when the person realises they made a mistake. Society is way too obsessed with gendering people.

[@adele19b3]

We care about sex cause we’re human beings that generally like the opposite sex. “Gendering people” sounds ridiculous

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

I an so obviously hyper masculine in physique that I love that too. I generally try not to assume peoples sexuality but I do enjoy the comedy of a stiff mind colliding with gender flexibility The world is no more sexually binary than it is black and white Some people are pretty basic. Complexity often requires nuance. Comedy as well.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

@@adele19b3 we also care about water, building things and thumbs. Sex takes a back seat to what I consider when I see a stranger. What do you think when you see a new person?

[@II-ne3lp]

@@adele19b3 for some people, their physical sex is separate from gender, if you’re confused just ask

[@adele19b3]

@@twilightgardenspresentatio6384 all the ways to identify a person I’m meeting that I can. And physical sex is one of those ways.

[@kaygordon4039]

So good! Died at bathroom bridge troll. 😂

[@satan652]

This is both the funniest and most horrific way to find out that I also wear maternity bras 🤣🤣🤣

[@lenadoerrer9256]

😂

[@kittyonmydesk5532]

"They're bra-veralls!"

[@jimbolic0809]

Genuinely curious... Can you explain the joke behind the maternity bra? Like, is it suppose to be uncomfortable to have 'overalls' as bras?

[@satan652]

@@jimbolic0809 I am not 100% sure what your question is (it is most likely a me thing since it is 2:44 am right now but I can't seem to fall sleep) So I'm just going to say it is different for everyone but in my experience they are a lot more comfortable than normal bras. Or if that was not the right answer then, The reason she described maternity bras as overalls is because they have a little latch, most commonly by the shoulder strap, that unhooks the padding of the bra like a flap so you can feed your baby but not have to take off your whole bra. (I am not the best at describing things so I recommend going to Google and seeing a picture) I really hope that this helps and I apologize if not!

[@jimbolic0809]

@@satan652 Thank you for your response. I suppose the comedian's joke is that she enjoys the comfortable maternity bra despite not being pregnant, similar to how she enjoys the adult diaper versus a tampon, when adult diapers are designed for the elderly.

[@taimatsuko]

I clicked cause she’s hot and stayed cause she’s funny 😆

[@PetiteNomNom]

Did not miss a beat. By far my favorite teenage asian boy comedian!

[@cellularalchemy]

I was trying to think who she reminded me of, and I realized it was Taylor Tomlinson. The way they deliver lines is sometimes similar, even if their material is different.

[@1c2h3e4u5n6g]

Irene needs her own Netflix special

[@ttthecat]

How fast did I click on this super cute lesbian who skateboards!? So, so very fast...☺️ Oh and she's funny too! 😅

[@Protectobot]

HAH! I understand, Irene! Some guys see my long hair from the back and think I might be a woman even though I’m 6’3. I used the restroom once at a restaurant and the sink was kinda low so I stooped down to wash my hands and a waiter came in, seemed embarrassed but said, awkwardly, ‘Uhm, excuse me, miss. This is the men’s room.’ I just turned around and smiled and said ‘Hmmm?’ innocently and stood up straight and he looked up at me and waved his hands and said, ‘OH! Sorry, sir!’ I chuckled and said, ‘no worries, bro!’ He wasn’t short but def shorter than me. He seemed relieved that I’m chill and used to that momentary mistake 😝

[@tdbhmusic]

I'm short and female but dress in guy clothes because they're comfy and functional, and wear baseball hats. I always get called bro and little kids have even asked me "are you a boy or a girl" lol a comfy girl k? Kind of crazy people (including myself) grow up with such a need to know what kind of genitals someone has, but maybe the most objective reason I've come up with is simply language, to use "he" or "she." I like just skipping the ask part and assuming, "they," it's so freeing at present. I feel like it removes me from others' underpants lol righteous!

[@leighreinhart6185]

My husband had similar experiences on occasion when his hair was long. It was thick and blond and usually longer than mine, so we'd be at a restaurant and a waiter would say, "Good afternoon, ladies! How are we doing today?" Husband turns around and with the deepest register of his voice says, "Ladies?" The 😱 look on the waiter's face was always entertaining, haha! From any other angle he's quite male-presenting, but when all you can see is a head of long, thick, honey blond colored hair, it's an easy enough error to make.

[@shiraz9986]

My son is an early teen with vehicle and technical obsession and with looong hair, so people often mistaken him for a girl, and say to him Little Lady, Miss, Girl and even Lady Boss at a time. He even got a flower on Women’s Day in the mall. He laughs his a$$ off, and never feels offended.

[@XHxneyOppz]

@@tdbhmusic same , men's clothes are comfy asf , and dressing like a girl gets tiring sometimes for me ,

[@harmonie3997]

She said "Its a triangle, I know, I used to wear a triangle" 🤣

[@patperez1446]

Watching this while wearing the nursing bra my mother bought me. It is so comfortable. I also happen to wear diapers to sleep when on my period. Don't need to worry about leaks. Anyways I think we might be the same person 🤔.

[@M_SC]

The diva cup also works and is good for the environment

[@anonymouse7079]

@@M_SC I wish I could use diva cups, they're so cool!!

[@thatpantransguy]

“Do I wanna have a baby, or do I wanna be a baby??” 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I almost wet myself

[@kittyonmydesk5532]

Yes! Baby talk! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@quarterday]

#IreneTu is hilarious!!! What a refreshing spin on gendered topics.

[@avigon22]

Saw Irene at the white horse inn & cobbs comedy and laughed my ass off.Soooo happy for your success.

[@RecardoGuillermo]

Wow what an amazing set I seriously loved this. Amazing delivery and a fantastic comedian overall!!

[@kaweween]

Irene made it so hard for me to get through dinner. I was laughing so hard. 😂😂😂 She's extremely funny.

[@lavenderoh]

The last time I went through that scanner was when I was leaving Vegas. Of course it was hot, and of course I'd been speed walking the miles from the entrance to the actual TSA. I didn't realize that thing was a heat sensor, and I set it off because my crotch was so hot 😂😂 the TSA lady asked if I wanted to go in private for the pat down but I said no. I didn't realize it was going to be so hardcore 😂 luckily I was wearing leggings and a tank top so I didn't have to remove any clothing for it to be obvious I just have a hot 🐯... My husband was waiting for me and cracking up.

[@ganondorfkingofthegerudo5214]

0:10 As a 28 year old Asian man who skates, I'm offended 😂

[@dirt4722]

oh my god she's so funny! love her!

[@LovelyAngel.]

I once needed pads very badly and what my mom bought me instead was pads for urine (so I guess like an adult diaper but just a strap?), so I felt this last bit to the bits

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

Nursing bras sound like a convenient way for all bras to be tbh, probably the idea of a woman. All these backwards fasteners, zippers and clasps are probably due to male designers whose experience of women's clothing is helping do it up from the back therefore that probably makes the most sense to them cause patriarchy and the idea that women's clothing isn't about the convenience, comfort and utility of the wearer. Does ANY men's clothing do up at the back?

[@jamie1602]

Nah they're just made like their predecessor: the corset. And it's not a huge deal... except nursing bras and other bras are made to be accessible... For the disabled women and those who need extra help. Women who need these functions normally aren't disabled or are in need of help. Or women could admit these functions are actually just more helpful overall instead of "GRRR I'M NOT DISABLED!" like the rest of humanity. It has nothing to do with men. It has everything to do with the idea of being "weak" which even women perpetuate toxic ideas of... HI! Disabled woman! I buy nursing bras and bras designed for post surgical treatments... which also open in the front. It's due to severe pain that I can only wear bras without wiring (another horrible invention that women enjoy because "they want to feel secure") and sports bras which women also like... which just get stuck and are painful to take off. All designs of bras that are not made for "medical" functions are generally just evil as hell. And sorry ladies, you did create this hell in which I live in. Men and women conspire against the rest of us. It's your fault. You did this with the men and we have to pay for it. If you wanna help the rest of us and admit you were wrong, we'll be happy to welcome you back to this lovely thing called intersectional feminism... But until then, you did actually make this bed to sleep in... Thus, lie in it.

[@wolfie9229]

She's Fantastic! This is the first time I'm coming across her material and I loved every second of it!

[@becauseimafan]

Same here! I'm gonna look up more stuff from her right now 😁

[@imanimorgan4235]

Ladiessss Always makes period diaper/panties and they’re GREATTTT for my fellow “bleeders” 😭

[@LaSverige]

Is it legal to be that charismatic? I really enjoy her [their?] humour!

[@calisongbird]

I’m guessing she uses she/her pronouns because her entire routine was based on her “femaleness”.

[@jakethesnake95]

@@calisongbird yep, her pronouns are she/her. I googled it.

[@calisongbird]

@@jakethesnake95 if her pronouns were not she/her, I’m sure it would have been made clear in her routine. As her routine is, it’s obvious that she goes by her biological gender.

[@HaiTharImDavid]

One of the first things she says LOL

[@whitehawk5]

Thank you for clearing that up, really thought she was a Asian teenage boy at first

[@TG8.]

YESSS Irene is great, and a fixture in the SF comedy scene. So cool to see her get props here

[@elainechan7155]

I love her mom already. She's so cool! Irene is hilarious and it comes from somewhere 🤣

[@sockysock5847]

this is not how i wanted to discover that i have been wearing a nursing bra

[@curlydays14]

the way she talks reminds me of kronk from emperors new groove lol

[@MaddeMay33]

Hahaha actually laughing at loud, rare for me and comedians these days! I LOVE her!! 😂

[@robertschwartz4810]

Adult diapers and a nursing bra! Hey, you could probably get Medicaid to pay for them!

[@geinikan1kan]

Excellent timing. Her delivery is spot on (no pun).

[@aaronaustin7760]

Great bit. Love her outlook on life.

[@eponymoususer8923]

Her mom is clearly trolling her. That’s fantastic!

[@DaniellePerezOfficial]

Irene is so funny! Loved watching this 😂

[@ange4726]

Ironically I’m wearing one right now. Don’t have to do the balancing act in your sleep. The sheets will thank you.

[@mayling141]

🤣🤣🤣 She is very funny in a smart clean way! Very creative with her jokes.

[@radishsayshi]

First time seeing her- loved it!

[@melanietoth1376]

I got the same response from my mom when I was 13. She was not phased

[@dandybees7695]

the benjamin button joke got me LMAOOOOOO

[@nishere9148]

that was amazing lmao, and in that moment when she was talking about the nursing bra, damn girl I've been there 🤣

[@1brogi]

Sometime somehow I wanna see her live, that would be great❤ hope there is a chance she's in switzerland or in a country near to us

[@Miss_Camel]

Had a crush before I clicked. Much bigger crush after.

[@misterpalmer]

Aight then! That was my first time ever seeing Irene and I was not disappointed! Good timing and Consistently clever!

[@nevadawalker850]

This is the most positive comment section I’ve ever seen (and rightfully so)

[@aeolia80]

I think her mom was hinting that she didn't care if her daughter was gay or not, but she that she wanted a grand baby 😂😂😂😂😂😂 those adult diaper pads are use for post-partum. So yeah, nursing bra and extremely large pads = give me a baby 😂😂😂😂😂

[@AndriaTheKobold]

Okay I have a new favorite comedian, she's hilarious.

[@cynthianaylor9514]

Bless her mom. I'm not gay but I could literally tell my mom anything without feeling judged or ashamed.

[@cc1k435]

Way better than the kind that makes up drama where there isn't supposed to be any. 🙄

[@cynthianaylor9514]

@@cc1k435 My moms side of the family was very non-judgmental. Her parents came for Lithuania and the Ukrainian but met over here. They passed long before I was born and the kids raised each other. Prejudice and judgement are learned behavior and not inherited.

[@GadgetsGearCoffee]

I had short hair and no friends and high school and people kept thinking I was a boy in the girl's bathroom. I'm like, I'm in your class Marie! 😒

[@Dermatillomaniac]

What an amazing set! Laughed so hard and just amazing delivery 😂

[@MelissaThompson432]

As a cis-het person, I also hate wearing triangles. I don't look androgynous, but apparently I do "dress gay." I've met some lovely people because of it.

[@kentkoleslau7390]

I wonder what a half-wit considers lovely?

[@dr.100purrscent5]

This was hilarious!!! 😂

[@testing123.]

Didn't know braveralls were a thing

[@jennaevangelista9709]

I came out to my sister and she looked at me and said, “Oooooh. I thought you ace. Bi makes more sense.”

[@pmwyy]

Girls, you all need to try the adult diapers during the heaviest nights of your period. It will change your life. 😂

[@babyniu3232]

Loved her!! First time seeing her, loved the Benjamin button part!! XD

[@rstevens1836]

Funny smart cool dudette. 👍🏼🤣 Handsome and witty too. I need a friend like her. Irene Tu just became a new favorite comedian. ⚘

[@1101agaoj]

Funny and solid set, thanks algorithm

[@butters796]

....are some of my bras actually nursing bras...? I thought it was just great customer design to have the hooks in the front instead of the back....

[@bigcatenergy3707]

The bathroom bridge troll 😂

[@crespomadrid]

This was hilarious!!!

[@geraldineanang7701]

"She needs no hobbies" I know right 🤣🤣🤣

[@EMVelez]

*new

[@guardmommad5084]

Very funny! 😂

[@quarantinedteen5458]

I’ll be honest, I thought it was a guy when I clicked but she’s so funnn

[@brookeheinichen]

the TSA bit got me 😂😂😂😂😂 so funny!!!!

[@vcheekv]

She's so hilarious 💖

[@sonquatsch8585]

slow start but mutilated everyone by the end.

[@vidacelesta1850]

So funny! Can't wait to see more of her

[@Lolafalana12]

She’s hilarious! I love her

[@lesliemeier4225]

I guess I don't realize how much you get identified. Like everywhere and anywhere

[@marinaisabelatoplyn7083]

A missed opportunity to say "I wore a triangle once and hated it. But I do love boxes."

[@hannsolotx8568]

I bought 3 nursing bras on accident and they were so comfy I kept them. Easy access 😆

[@lizardmandx]

Wow she was actually pretty hilarious

[@iamladyblack1188]

She's effin funny!!!!

[@vitranisuber]

It does nothing for me... Buah hahahahaha 🤣

[@colleenforrest7936]

Adult diapers are the BEST for certain days of the month!

[@KOOLBadger]

You are Hilarious! I'm still laughing!!!!

[@andrewc.2952]

Hm she's really handsome. You go hon!

[@jessielohman2763]

the amount of times this happens to me. and honestly it makes me feel like i shouldnt be allowed to piss

[@christinatyree521]

I wore a triangle one time and I was like I don't like triangles

[@sophnoch4929]

She's brilliant!!! Love her

[@batmanfan20101]

ok now im going to have to try adult diapers hahaha

[@setlhapelomokwape86]

Me too

[@calisongbird]

They’re great for super heavy flow days!!! I love them

[@sghinshaw]

Had a buzz cut in middle school and this whole set is basically my middle school experience

[@crazi4yu]

so... I have a crush.

[@purplepanda9794]

Same XD

[@DooDooStainz]

Good content

[@elliekmultimedia]

Lmbbo I was wondering about adult diapers the other day because I saw a commercial lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@MetroShadow1]

Saw their standup opening for Patton last month. Funny then, hilarious now.

[@JH-tc7wb]

You realize that she refers to herself as "she" right? At least in this video.

[@noahkirschtein8169]

@@JH-tc7wb their is literally neutral and can be used toward anyone i don’t see your point

[@JH-tc7wb]

@@noahkirschtein8169 Was I making a point to you?

[@markguzman7412]

@@noahkirschtein8169 it's grammatically incorrect and not necessary unless someone asks you

[@lessismore6549]

3.55am good start listening to her, really funny

[@chanmarr8118]

Maybe it’s me, but I don’t care who walks into a bathroom. As long as they’re not being weird or bothering me, I mind my own business.

[@SAmaryllis]

I can't believe i never thought of adult diapers :((((( would've saved me so many hours of scrubbing clothes & sheets & towels every time i foolishly wanted to "sleep overnight" for a "normal 8 hours" while menstruating