JOE WONG
Comedian
YEAR INDUCTED
2024
CATEGORY
Film & Television
Comedian Joe Wong entertains audiences worldwide with performances delivered in English and Chinese. Renowned for his appearances on platforms such as Letterman and Colbert, he headlined the 66th Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington D.C., where he roasted former Vice President Joe Biden. Wong has hosted his own talk show in China for 10 years, and his accomplishments are highlighted in the book, First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great.
HALL OF FAME ESSAY
Asian Hall of Fame, all right? So it is official, okay? I am Asian…and I'm famous!
All right, thank you so much, I really appreciate this. Also, I want to just thank my friend, my ally, the love of my life, my wife Lucy, for always behind my every decision, and also thanks for letting me try my jokes on you when there was no stage time. Also, I want to thank my son, Jake, who's also here tonight, for being so resilient and just thriving in every place and every circumstance we find ourselves in. Thank you guys so much, I really love you guys – without you I can't achieve anything in my life and that's the truth. Thank you.
Joe Wong, Induction 2024
“I know how unpopular it is for any Asians, especially Asian men, to bring up the subject of racism or discrimination against Asians.”
– JOE WONG
