Evelyn Mok
Swedish stand-up comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Evelyn Mok (Chinese: 莫悅玲; Jyutping: mok6 jyut6 ling4, born 29 November 1987) is a Swedish stand-up comedian and actress.[2][3]
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.jpg) Evelyn Mok performing at the Crap Comedy Festival in Oslo 2016 | |
| Born | 29 November 1987 (age 37) |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University Roehampton University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | stand-up comedian, actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Parent | Francis Mok (father) |
| Website | evelynmok |
Early life
Mok was born in Sweden to a Chinese immigrant family. Her father, Francis Mok, came from British Hong Kong and is currently a retired chef,[4] and her mother is Chinese and grew up in India. Mok jokes that she identified as Indian until she was ten.[5]
Career
Mok began performing stand-up in Sweden and later went to England's University of Roehampton as part of the Erasmus Programme.[1] She was a finalist at the Chortle Awards in 2013 and described Andy Kaufman, Demetri Martin and Tony Law as her favourite comics.[6] Comedy Central (Sweden) referred to her as "the Swedish Amy Schumer".[7] Mok performed at every Edinburgh Fringe from 2013-2018.[8]
Mok has appeared on Mock the Week, Hypothetical, Heresy, Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and Sam Delaney's News Thing, and has also appeared on Swedish TV.[9]
As an actress, Mok has appeared in Wheel of Time, Spider-Man: Far From Home, I Hate Suzie and The Reluctant Landlord.[10]
From April 2019 to October 2021, she hosted Rice to Meet You, a comedy podcast, with Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng.[11]
Personal life
In 2021, in Hisingen, Gothenburg, Mok was subject to a racist attack.[12][13][14]
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