WBEZ Presents: Not From Here with Eunji Kim

It’s not easy being the kid with “stinky” packed lunches or parents who wear jeans to exercise. When you’re an immigrant kid, life can feel like a bizarre balancing act between two or more totally different cultures. Not From Here with Eunji Kim celebrates the joys, pains and idiosyncrasies of immigrant families as they move through life in the U.S. together. 

Join us for a back-to-school themed show on Wednesday, August 21 at Sleeping Village. Eunji will be joined by three special guests: Actor and comedian Shadee Vossoughi, and drag performers Derry Queen and Abhijeet. Guest storytellers will unpack their funniest memories of culture shock through games and comedic retellings of their families’ perseverance and revealing the beauty in growing up differently.

Eunji Kim is a comedian and writer based in Chicago. She was a Senior Writer for Cards Against Humanity and can be seen performing stand-up at The Lincoln Lodge, Laugh Factory and all sorts of bars. She was a 2017 Bob Curry Fellow at Second City and a featured performer in the 2017 NBCUniversal Break Out Festival. She also co-hosts the 2 Kims 1 Pod Podcast (@2kims1pod) with fellow Korean comedian, Peter Kim (@Peterkz). Her TV credits include: Best In Dough (Hulu), Chicago Fire (NBC), Chicago Med (NBC) and Work In Progress (Showtime).