Yurie Collins, 34, is a rising comedy star with a dedicated fan base — 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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