Evelyn Mok (Chinese: 莫悅玲; Jyutping: mok6 jyut6 ling4, born 29 November 1987) is a Swedish stand-up comedian and actress.[2][3]
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.jpg) Evelyn Mok performing at the Crap Comedy Festival in Oslo 2016 | |
| Born | 29 November 1987 (age 38) |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University Roehampton University[1] |
| Occupations | stand-up comedian, actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Parent | Francis Mok (father) |
| Website | evelynmok |
Early life
editMok was born in Sweden to a Chinese immigrant family. Her father, Francis Mok, came from British Hong Kong and is currently a retired chef,[4] and her mother is Chinese and grew up in India. Mok jokes that she identified as Indian until she was ten.[5]
Career
editMok began performing stand-up in Sweden and later went to England's University of Roehampton as part of the Erasmus Programme.[1] She was a finalist at the Chortle Awards in 2013 and described Andy Kaufman, Demetri Martin and Tony Law as her favourite comics.[6] Comedy Central (Sweden) referred to her as "the Swedish Amy Schumer".[7] Mok performed at every Edinburgh Fringe from 2013-2018.[8]
Mok has appeared on Mock the Week, Hypothetical, Heresy, Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster and Sam Delaney's News Thing, and has also appeared on Swedish TV.[9]
As an actress, Mok has appeared in Wheel of Time, Spider-Man: Far From Home, I Hate Suzie and The Reluctant Landlord.[10]
From April 2019 to October 2021, she hosted Rice to Meet You, a comedy podcast, with Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng.[11]
In 2025, she has a supporting role in the romantic comedy feature The Dance Club.[12]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Gonzalez, Elliot (19 July 2018). "I TALK TO Evelyn Mok". I Talk Telly.
- ↑ "'Chinese burn? We just say burn': comics on joking about race and immigration". the Guardian. 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Evelyn Mok: Bubble Butt review – a bummer of a show". the Guardian. 14 August 2018.
- ↑ According to her YouTube profile
- ↑ Maxwell, Dominic (24 August 2017). "Edinburgh comedy review: Evelyn Mok: Hymen Manoeuvre at Pleasance Courtyard". The Times.
- ↑ Bennett, Steve. "Meet the semi-finalists : Features 2013 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
- ↑ "Comedy Night with Abi Clarke, Rhys James, Evelyn Mok and Jayde Adams! - Students' Guild". www.exeterguild.org. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "Fringe Q&As: Evelyn Mok on her new stand-up show, Edinburgh congestion and climbing Arthur's Seat at midnight". HeraldScotland. 30 June 2018.
- ↑ "Evelyn Mok – SCANDINASIAN COMEDIAN". Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "Evelyn Mok: Comedian — Talent of the Day". Entertainment network live. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Rice To Meet You Podcast". Rice To Meet You Podcast. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021.
- ↑ "Lisa Langseth filming her new effort, The Dance Club". Cineuropa. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ↑ Mason, Monica (17 April 2021). "SVT comedian has been subjected to racist attack in Gothenburg".
- ↑ "SVT-komiker utsatt för rasistattack i Göteborg". Göteborg-Posten (in Swedish). 5 April 2021.
- ↑ From Mok's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CM4_zytJdnE/
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