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The Comment Section with Drew Afualo

LASHING OUT Ft. Atsuko Okatsuka | Episode 175

25 Jun 2025

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Chapter 1: What experiences led Atsuko Okatsuka to pursue stand-up comedy?

0.031 - 18.512 Atsuko Okatsuka

People started making memes of me doing stand-up at different natural disasters. Me on an erupting volcano. Me in a flood. Me in the middle of a tornado. I was like, ha ha ha ha ha. You should have been there. Where were you?

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24.027 - 38.134 Drew Afualo

Hey, everyone, and welcome back to another episode of the Comment Section Show. Sorry, me, your fave. Everybody knows me and cares about me. On to the guests. Today, we have the iconic, the legendary, the unbelievably hilarious, Atsuko Okatsuka.

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38.154 - 43.805 Atsuko Okatsuka

Thank you so much. And hey, everyone, I'm here with New York Times bestseller. Oh, is it my turn to?

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44.066 - 46.17 Drew Afualo

We introduce each other, right? You can drop me off at the end.

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46.15 - 46.891 Atsuko Okatsuka

Huh?

46.931 - 48.233 Drew Afualo

You can jerk me off at the end. At the end.

48.293 - 49.976 Atsuko Okatsuka

Yeah, happy ending. Okay, got it.

49.996 - 50.237 Drew Afualo

For me.

50.457 - 56.286 Atsuko Okatsuka

I missed that part. Because it's my show. I was like, you know, it's very Simon Says. Right.

Chapter 2: How did Atsuko's stand-up performance during an earthquake go viral?

392.016 - 393.137 Drew Afualo

Do what you got to do. Let's go.

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393.417 - 399.283 Atsuko Okatsuka

I'm so hot. I can be me. I can be me. I don't love showing my arms because I think I have a bug bite.

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400.044 - 421.791 Drew Afualo

Do you still think I'm organized? Sure. Okay. Well, you're letting your hair down by taking your jacket off. So there you go. don't bring up the hair I can't I love your hair I miss doing a ponytail do you really yeah I got so much hair on my head I have a theory that if I shaved my head bald I'd probably never sweat again I'm unwilling to test the theory but I have a strong feeling

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421.771 - 425.615 Atsuko Okatsuka

That you would never sweat again. Oh, because it's the hair that's keeping you warm.

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425.636 - 430.181 Drew Afualo

Yeah, I feel like that's where most of my body heat is, is in my head. Wow, yeah, there's power. It's all in my follicles, yeah.

430.421 - 431.542 Atsuko Okatsuka

She's her own person.

431.602 - 434.686 Drew Afualo

Yeah. Your hair. Yeah. Right? Yeah, like Medusa.

434.906 - 435.347 Atsuko Okatsuka

Yes.

435.607 - 437.069 Drew Afualo

So that's why when I look at men, they turn to stone.

Chapter 3: What unique challenges do female comedians face in the industry?

670.843 - 675.372 Drew Afualo

I agree. That's actually such a good point. You know what? I take back what I said about your chosen family. I'm sorry about that.

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675.352 - 702.169 Drew Afualo

that no no no but birds and then sea creatures is it because like you know i don't know they're more mysterious we know less about sea creatures probably i i and i would say too a lot of my fear is based in honestly respect because i'm just like i don't want to bother you i don't want to hurt i don't want to like encroach on any territory i don't want any problems like my theory is like if planet of the apes ever happens i'm just giving myself over willingly i'll ask them if they need a translator i'll do something like that

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702.149 - 729.827 Drew Afualo

you ask the birds or the monkeys they'll let them take over if Planet of the Apes does happen how would you go up to them to ask them this you speak like champ yes I was like what's the language well in the movies they adapt and learn English because I'm a lazy bumfuck American I'm just kind of banking on them knowing English I'm like well you live here so you should know English

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729.807 - 752.068 Drew Afualo

you'll be more of a peacekeeper right because they'll be like we don't need a translator we speak you right and then when they say that to me i go okay what about a clown do you guys need entertainment like a jester right right right i'm just kind of giving you i'll be there i'll be and they'll call us the twins yeah yeah yeah so much alike yeah and they're racist too yeah

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753.078 - 756.146 Drew Afualo

The monkeys have adapted racism into their ether.

756.466 - 761.398 Atsuko Okatsuka

These Samoan bitches. These Samoan sisters. They're twins, I think.

761.418 - 764.787 Drew Afualo

They're all the same. It's fine. It's us and Ali Wong.

765.148 - 786.088 Atsuko Okatsuka

I keep cutting my hair shorter and shorter to try to look different. They still can't tell. You know, you know, it be the world. To be honest, though, I can't tell a lot of animals apart. Right. Some people have been like, let's go. You can't say I'm like, I'm sorry. You can't tell me every golden retriever looks different.

786.862 - 787.543 Drew Afualo

That's true.

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