Stand-Up Comedian Aidan Park
BOLD, HONEST and JOYFUL
Aidan Park, also known as The Yay Guy, is the founder and executive director of The Yay! Foundation. He is an award-winning stand-up comedian and best-selling author of "The Art of Being YAY: The OMG NSFW Memoir and Guide to Authentic Joy," featuring a foreword by Margaret Cho. Aidan utilizes comedy and personal storytelling to spread YAY!, promoting mental and emotional health through funny and engaging educational wellness programs. Additionally, he teaches comedy as a tool for self-expression and connection, while producing comedy events to unite the community.
As a comedian, Aidan has two comedy specials available on NBC’s Peacock and Amazon Prime. He uses his comedic talents for mental health advocacy. In a bid to end HIV stigma, Aidan made history as the first openly HIV-positive comedian featured on a major network. His comedy has been featured on NBC, Amazon Prime, PBS, CBS, the TV Guide Channel, Hulu, and Comedy Central.
With his foundation Aidan has created and delivered YAY! workshops and trainings using humor and personal storytelling for organizations such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Widows Camp, Google, New Economics for Women, and more! Additionally, through his storytelling workshops, and comedy events, he has impacted communities all over the country impacting diverse communities including LGBTQ, widows, veterans, high school students, Special Olympics athletes!
Contact
Bookings: Aidan@AidanPark.com
Colleges: GP Entertainment: Tim@GPEntertainment.com
COMEDY ROASTS!
Stand Up Clips
Aidan's Comedy Special as seen on NBC PEACOCK!
Aidan Park’s Stand Up Comedy Sampler
Stand-Up Comedy Resume/Credits
CLUB PERFORMANCES
LAUGH FACTORY HOLLYWOOD (Host of a MONTHLY SHOW COMEDY REALNESS), Hollywood, CA
LAUGH FACTORY LONG BEACH (Host of a MONTHLY SHOW CIRQUE DU SO GAY), Long Beach, CA
THE LAUGH CELLAR, Sonoma Valley, CA
HOLLYWOOD IMPROV, Hollywood, CA
COMEDY STORE, Hollywood, CA
FLAPPERS, Burbank, CA
HOUSE OF COMEDY, MN/AZ/EDMONTON
IRVINE IMPROV, Irvine, CA
ICEHOUSE, Pasadena, CA
HAHA CLUB, North Hollywood, CA
PUNCHLINE SF, San Francisco, CA
TAKEOUT COMEDY, Hong Kong
TV TAPINGS
WEST COAST COMEDY LIVE, Ventura, CA
THE ART OF BEING GAY, 30 minute special, Los Angeles, CA
ASIAN AMERICAN-EYEZED, 30 minute special, Los Angeles, CA
JON LOVITZ COMEDY NETWORK, Los Angeles, CA
GLAM IN LALA LAND LIVE AT IMPROV, Los Angeles, CA
WHORES ON SUNDAY @ THE COMEDY STORE, Los Angeles, CA
TV GUIDE CHANNEL
YOU GOT JOKES!
CELEBUZZ, Los Angeles, CQ
FUNDRAISERS/EVENTS
BROOKLYN MUSEUM for NY LAUGHS, Brooklyn NY (SHOWCASE)
COLORADO WEST PRIDE FESTIVAL Grand Junction, CO (HEADLINER)
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY (HOST, HEADLINER, CHAIR)
COMEDY AIDS FUNDRAISER, Palm Springs, CA (HEADLINER)
COMADRAGCON, Grand Island, NE (HEADLINER)
JASPER’S, Santa Ana, CA (HEADLINER)
COMEDY AND CABARET API WELLNESS FUNDRAISER San Francisco, CA(HEADLINER)
NIGHT OF COMEDY AND DRAG, Grand Island , NE (HEADLINER)
MANHATTAN BEACH PTA, Manhattan Beach, CA (HEADLINER)
FUNDRAISER FOR TANNER, Gardena, CA (HEADLINER)
3rd STREET CINEMAS, Lancaster, CA (HEADLINER)
ASIAN AMERICAN ACTORS FUNDRAISER, San Francisco, CA (EMCEE)
LIVE AT THE OCTAVIA LOUNGE, San Francisco, CA (EMCEE)
BERKELEY PLAYHOUSE FUNDRAISER, Berkeley, CA (EMCEE)
AIDS PROJECT LOS ANGELES FUNDRAISER, West Hollywood, CA (EMCEE)
PASADENA PUBLIC LIBRARY PARTY DAY, Pasadena, CA (EMCEE)
TASTE OF LA, Los Angeles, CA (FEATURE)
EQCA FUNDRAISER, Los Angeles, CA (FEATURE)
STRIPPER CIRCUS at HERE LOUNGE, Los Angeles, CA (FEATURE)
HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FEST, Los Angeles, CA (FEATURE)
UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE, Los Angeles, CA (FEATURE)
FACE 2 FACE SONOMA COUNTRY HIV NETWORK (FEATURE)
RELATED ACTING CREDITS
TOSH.0 (COMEDY CENTRAL)
FAMELESS (TRU TV)
KINGDOM (HULU)
TRAUMA (NBC)
ATOM TV (COMEDY CENTRAL)
LOTS OF MUSICAL THEATRE+LOTS OF FILM CREDITS