Ichiban Mom

Hi, I’m Michelle MaliZaki — a Japanese-American stand-up comedian, immigrant mom, and creator who also composes original music. I perform regularly at the Ice House and have opened for comics like Russell Peters, DL Hughley, and Don McMillan. I’ll be performing at SF Sketchfest in January, and you can also catch me on Rosie Tran Presents (Amazon Prime Video, Ep. 3).

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I co-host two podcasts: Japanese America for the Japanese American National Museum, and Nihongo to English, a bilingual comedy show where we talk about nothing and somehow teach you Japanese.

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I’m all about laughter, lemon-yellow energy, and building community — one punchline (and pen stroke) at a time.