Yurie Collins, 34, is a rising comedy star with a dedicated fan base ¡ª people approached her three times during her Japan Times interview to say hello or ask for a selfie. Disarmingly candid and unapologetically girly, the bilingual Japanese American comedian regularly sells out shows at Tokyo Comedy Bar and won the bar¡¯s roast competition in September.
1. Can you sum up your year in three words? Healing, trust, love.
2. How was 2024 healing? Physically, I finished my healing process for my nose job that I got last year. Spiritually, I encountered some difficulties when I started doing more Japanese stand-up. I realized I maybe had some trauma from childhood, because I felt very stunted on stage in Japanese. I didn¡¯t feel free like I do in English. So I did some work to figure out why.
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