Atsuko Okatsuka
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What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
It's just like, there's only, Margaret Cho was already a standup then.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
I was like, well, they already have her.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Did you feel that way in South Africa too?
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
No, I didn't.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
You didn't?
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
I didn't.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Okay.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Okay.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Yeah, I thought here it's just like we have a quota and there's only like 10 comedians at a time.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
And so, you know, and I liked their work.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
I watched even, yeah, Margaret Cho, I watched, what's his name?
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Robin Williams, you know.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
So, and then I found out there were like stand-up comedy classes.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
So I decided to take one.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
So this one I liked.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
It was an all-female stand-up comedy class.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Because I said, okay, how else do I start?
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Just start showing up at an open mic?
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Back then, it's like an open mic.
What Now? with Trevor Noah
Atsuko Okatsuka: Can You Ever Really Go Home Again?
Sometimes they were like 11 p.m.