She's a Jinius.

JiJi Lee is a comedy writer and performer.

She is a features contributor at The Onion and her humor writing has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, McSweeney’s, and Reductress. Her writing has been included in The New Yorker’s yearly roundup of the most popular humor pieces and published in the McSweeney’s humor anthology Keep Scrolling Till You Feel Something.

Her comedy pilot and feature scripts have placed in competitions such as The Sundance Episodic Lab, Austin Film Festival, and Final Draft Big Break. She is the recipient of the Burstein Scholarship from the Mystery Writers of America (and, yes, she’d love to write the comic relief scenes in your bleak murder mystery tv series!).

As a performer, she’s performed at The Kennedy Center and all around New York City, including shows at Joe’s Pub, Caveat, a New York Times Live event, Asian AF, and more. She’s also hosted storytelling events for The Moth.

She graduated from Barnard College and grew up in Miami, Florida and misses pastelitos and sunshine. 

If you’d like to work together feel free to contact her here.

(Photo credit: Ann Yoo)