Youngmi Mayer - The Comedian and Author on Her New Memoir, Raising a Son in a Misogynistic World, & Conquering Her Fears to Work in Comedy

About this episode

Youngmi Mayer discusses her journey to becoming a stand-up comedian while navigating motherhood and societal challenges.

Today’s guest is comedian, podcaster, and writer Youngmi Mayer. Youngmi is one of the very first people we profiled on MOTHER 10 years ago, back when she—and her ex-husband Danny Bowien—were food world darlings thanks to their restaurant, Mission Chinese Food. It wasn’t until several years after becoming a mother that Youngmi finally vocalized the goal she’d had since she was a kid—and was too embarrassed to say out loud—she wanted to be a stand-up comedian. She chronicles this experien...

People in this episode

Host: Katie Hintz-Zambrano

Guest: Youngmi Mayer

Topics covered

• comedy
• parenting
• memoir
• misogyny
• personal growth

Keywords

• Youngmi Mayer
• comedy
• memoir
• parenting
• misogyny

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mission Chinese Food

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