In my opinion, Asian American comedies are not as prevalent as Asian American dramas because the subject matters of comedy were very limited for them. When Asian Americans first performed comedy in front of the public, they had to find the subject that entertains everyone including the mainstream white Americans as well as Asian American population. Thus, they chose to make fun of their ethnicity and their life experiences as an Asian American, which were in relation with the stereotypical expectation on Asian Americans. Not until long ago, many American people saw the Asian Americans as just an Asian, not the American. Therefore, when Asian American comedians’ performance was off from the stereotyped images, people thought it is “wacky”, and
