If you’re a parent, you might have come across Alyce Chan’s mom comedy sketches online at night, after putting your kids to bed. If you haven’t seen them, be forewarned that they may cause you to laugh out loud and wake up your kids.
Chan is a stand-up comedian, producer, sketch writer and founder of MOMCOM, a platform that connects and empowers women and mothers through humour. She also produced BYOB – Bring Your Own Baby, a family-friendly comedy show where parents can bring their children.
During COVID, she began posting short videos on Instagram (@MOMCOMNYC) to try out her jokes. Her real and relatable snapshots of parenthood, such as giving kids enough notice before bedtime and meeting her Asian mom – as well as her grooving dance moves – resonate with many parents. Vogue India listed her Instagram account as one of the top funniest parenting accounts.
“Laughter – it’s such a healing medicine and it’s free,” said Chan, who is also a creative contributor to Scary Mommy. “If I’m able to offer that and if I have that power, then I want to share that to the world.”
Rediscovering her passion after becoming a mom
Humour has always been a part of her life, Chan said in an interview with Cold Tea Collective, but she pursued her passion when she was 29 years old. She had just moved to New York and was working full time at a pharmaceutical advertising agency. After a series of acting and improv classes, she braved the stage to perform her first stand-up and fell in love.
“I love the feeling of just having the ability to get the audience to have some sort of emotion,” said Chan, who now performs across North America. “I like taking them through a little storytelling journey and then knowing when they will laugh.”
After building her confidence as a solo performer, she began to do open mics and appear at various bars in New York City….
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