Julie Kim is one of Canada’s top internationally touring stand-up comedians and an award-winning produce and writer. She has performed at all major Canadian comedy festivals, is a regular performer on CBC’s The Debaters, and has multiple television and radio credits to her name. Kim’s mission is to spread happiness, lighten hearts, and unite through laughter. She speaks passionately and magnetically about her experiences as Canada’s first Asian female comedian, and one of the only internationally touring comedians in Canada who is a mother, and is an expert host, emcee, and facilitator.
With a stand-up career spanning more than a decade, Kim recently toured across Canada, with multiple sold out shows. Just as that finished up, she toured the country again — this time as part of Rick Mercer’s Stand Up for Canada Tour, premiering on CBC in early 2026. Kim has also toured alongside Ronny Chieng of Crazy Rich Asians and The Daily Show fame. In 2023, Kim was named to VIBE’s Power 60 list of “Inspiring Asian-Canadians of Influence”, alongside notable honourees Andrew Phung, Lainey Lui, Lilly Singh, and Russell Peters.
An award-nominated writer and producer, Kim has written for the hit television shows Kim’s Convenience, Run the Burbs, and Still Standing. She was also a writer and producer for the 2022 and 2023 June Awards, working with Simu Liu (star of Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), where she ideated Liu’s now viral “I am Canadian” monologue.
Kim holds degrees in health sciences and engineering and is a former doctoral student, university professor, management consultant, health care expert, and technology advisor. Her corporate engagements have spanned stand-up comedy, facilitation, emceeing, and speaking. She draws on both her comedy and past corporate career to speak on authenticity, resilience, purpose, and the essential role of humour in navigating life’s challenges.
