A little history/philosophy and information on the demented world of hapa artiste Kate Rigg.

Profiles and Commentary:

Kate Rigg: Slanty Eyed Mama Strikes Again! The SoHo Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2004

"She's A very chinky Girl" BUST Magazine, Spring 2002

'I sweat satire' Delivering a slick sendup of Asian stereotypes, Kate Rigg's comedy packs a political wallop of which she's fiercely proud The Globe and Mail - May 2, 2002

Cover Story: We're Funny That Way NOW Magazine - May 3-9, 2001

"A star on the Manhattan Comedy Scene...In Your Face Slanted" TIME Magazine, August 6, 2001

2004 Asian Theater Workshop, Mark Taper Forum L.A.

Reviews and Previews:

Rigg Mixes Comedy, Culture, and Hip-Hop Georgia Straight - July 31st - August 6th 2003

Straight talk Kate's Chink-O-Rama uses laughter to slice racial stereotypes. The San Francisco Bay Guardian - June 12, 2002

Laughing Matters. By Amelia David, Back Stage

"Kate Rigg A Woman of Character" --Backstage Magazine (Top Ten Comedians in New York), May 18-24, 200

Kate Rigg, rice girl The San Francisco Examiner - June 5, 2002

KATE'S CHINK-O-RAMA Generation Rice

Kate's Chinkorama, Written and Performed by Kate Rigg with David Jung and the Chinkorama Dancers, Collective Unconscious, NYC, Viewed 8/18/00

Articles on Culture and Politics:

Kate Rigg tells it with laughter... right, babe? by John Beck, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT - March 12, 2004

Feature Article: I chink, therefore I am THIS Magazine - Volume 36 • Number 4 January/February 2003

SLURRING THEIR WORDS Comedians, writers, entrepreneurs defang hateful language by 'flipping' it back and exploding some long-held stereotypes The SanFrancisco Chronicle - June 24, 2002

Radio Broadcasts:

"Chink-O-Rama" KQED Radio Broadcast "Pacific Time" Thu, June 13, 2002 -- 6:30pm Host: Nguyen Qui Duc
Writer and performer Kate Rigg is funny, biting and poignant, and she turns all notions of Asian American identity upside down. She may surprise you as she talks about her roots and how she views the world. Pacific Time's Cynthia Gouw checks her out at her show "Chink-O-Rama."

Kate Rigg: She's funny that way, CBC Radio Canada Broadcast May 4, 2001

Video Clips

See a sampling of Kate's Comedic characters - QuickTime Movie or Windows Media

STAR TV profiles Kate and Chink-O-Rama on tour in Toronto - QuickTime Movie or Windows Media

Click Link to see VIDEO OF LIVE PERFORMANCE "I'M A NAUGHTY SCHOOLGIRL" BY SLANTY EYED MAMA - QuickTime Movie mp4

Click Link to see VIDEO OF "mulan" BY SLANTY EYED MAMA - QuickTime Movie mp4

See Kate Interviewed about Asianness on Canada AM - QuickTime Movie or Windows Media

"Because I Said So" Kate discusses "crossing the lines" in comedy (with Mark Breslin owner of Yuk Yuks Comedy Club, and Ed the Sock.) - QuickTime Movie or Windows Media

View Trailer of Kate's Chink-O-Rama: featuring the Chink-O-Rama dancers - QuickTime Movie or Windows Media

Video clips of Kate's performances on Laugh.com

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