F. A. Q.

Question: Why do the shows sell out so fast?
The shows sell out quickly because this is a dope concept and Jenny is hilarious (*whispers* Jenny is typing this right now don’t flinch). Also, we are doing shows INSIDE immigrant grocery stores. That means we are often putting folding chairs in the produce section — literally in the middle of the market. Show capacity ranges from 40 to 200 seats. ALSO, we sell out quickly because it’s fun to laugh at jokes in front of a wall full of durian.

Question: Then, how do I make sure I get show tickets?
Get onto Jenny’s official email list at jennyyang.substack.com. There you will get updates on the tour, first dibs on pre-sale tickets, and weekly emails for curated LINKS on Mondays so you don’t have to doomscroll and What Should We Talk About? comedy podcast episodes on Thursdays. You can also check back into this website. We will have the links up on here after email list subscribers get them first.

Question: Why are you doing standup comedy inside immigrant grocery stores? Why not a cafe or restaurant? Or just go to a standard comedy club or theater? This seems like a lot of work. Wow. Aren’t you stressed out from producing these pop-up shows?
Gosh. Thanks for asking and for your compassion on this matter. It is a lot of work. But I also cut my teeth in my first life as a community and political organizer for non-profits and a big public employee labor union. I started my standup comedy career producing my own standup comedy tours (Disoriented Comedy day ones stand up!) and even my own comedy festivals (The Comedy Comedy Festival: A Comedy Festival). For me, to be able to connect with local leaders who are helping our immigrant communities during this time and raising money for them is worth it. ALSO it gives me great stage time to work out my first hour-special that I’ll be recording in the Fall!

Question: How are you paying for this 20-city tour? Are the local organizations you are raising money for footing the bill?
Local organizations are not footing the bill for my side of the tour expenses and video creating / editing / distribution costs. Local organizations receive the majority of proceeds from ticket sales. I am fundraising on my end to pay for my plane tickets, lodging, talent fee, video creating and editing, email and social media marketing etc.

This is a non-profit standup comedy tour AND video series! It’s my service to the communities. GOOD EGG is fiscally sponsored by Asian Law Caucus, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and the first and longest-serving legal and civil rights organization for Asian Pacific Islander communities in the country. All donations are fully tax-deductible.

So please donate directly to the local organizations if you can’t make our shows. Donation links are on each of the ticketing pages above in the TOUR SCHEDULE.

BUT if you also want to help out with my end of the tour expenses, it is a tax-deductible donation through Asian Law Caucus here: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/AzrV4A?vid=1qwnzy

Question: What is Jenny talking about when we attend the GOOD EGG standup comedy show?
Jenny is talking about growing up a “good” immigrant kid, the importance of food to our cultures, frank talk about her fertility failure journey, how no on is having kids anymore, and how we have to rethink an American dream that has turn into an American nightmare for so many of us.