Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster

Joel Kim Booster's Bio

Joel Kim Booster is a Chicago-bred, Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He just wrapped the Searchlight rom-com FIRE ISLAND alongside Bowen Yang. The film, which he also wrote, is set to release on Hulu and is described as an unapologetic and modern twist take on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. Joel is currently filming the Apple TV+ series LOOT created by Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard and starring Maya Rudolph.

Joel’s other TV and film credits include Sunnyside (NBC), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Shrill (Hulu), Search Party (TBS), BoJack Horseman, Big Mouth, The Week Of (Netflix), American Dad (Fox) and Viper Club (YouTube Premium.) He will also be a series regular voice on the new HBO MAX animated program Santa Inc. opposite Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen and can be seen in the upcoming film Unplugging opposite Matt Walsh and Eva Longoria. In 2017, Joel recorded a stand-up special for Comedy Central’s The Half-Hour and a full-length stand-up album called Model Minority. He has appeared on Conan, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Netflix’s The Fix, Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, This Is Not Happening and @midnight, Logo’s Comedy Cabaret, and truTV’s Comedy Knockout. His writing credits include Billy on the Street (truTV), Big Mouth (Netflix), The Other Two (Comedy Central) and the pilot for Comedy Central’s Problematic with Moshe Kasher.

Joel’s comedy has been defined as unfiltered and preternaturally confident. Follow Joel on Twitter @ihatejoelkim.