Joel Kim Booster

Personal context

Summary

Joel Kim Booster is a comedian, writer, and actor known for his stand-up, Big Mouth, Loot, and the film Fire Island, which he wrote and starred in. His comedy and screenwriting often draw on gay life and his experience as a Korean American; in interviews, he has discussed racial hierarchies and desirability in gay culture, the burden of representation, and the need for more depth than simply depicting identities. He has called himself a leftist and publicly voiced support for Palestinians. No public record of campaign work or formal DEI organization roles is established.