ABOUT THE SHOW
Get ready for laughter, tears, and rock and roll glory as rising star Charlene Kaye brings her hit solo show, Tiger Daughter: Or, How I Brought My Immigrant Mother Ultimate Shame (presented by Margaret Cho and directed by Jennifer Monaco) on her upcoming fall tour. The show follows sold-out runs at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Tiger Daughter details what happens when you rebel against your Chinese Tiger Mom’s dreams of you playing Carnegie Hall by time you’re 12, and instead become a slutty shredder in an all-girl Guns N’ Roses cover band called Guns N’ Hoses (“Welcome to the Vajungle!”)…among other questionable life choices. Your mother then has to watch the nightmare version of the American Dream she envisioned for her firstborn daughter play out in front of her eyes - all while stomaching the fact that she always secretly wanted to be a famous singer herself.
"For the past 20 years, I’ve shared this very public-facing story of being a musician. With Tiger Daughter, I finally get to share the private-facing story of my relationship with my mother that’s been running parallel to it this entire time,” says Kaye.
And what if you don’t have a Tiger Mom? “I don’t think you need to be Asian to understand the show,” Kaye says. “You just need to have a parent you’ve disappointed.”
Presented by Margaret Cho
Directed by Jennifer Monaco
Produced by Adam Gold of AGI Entertainment
Support me on my travels and buy Tiger Daughter merch that I designed!
PRESS
“She Shreds! Why Everybody loves Breakout Comedy Star Charlene Kaye”
-Rolling Stone
“How Charlene Kaye Turned Pop Parody into
Viral Gold”
-CBS News
“Margaret Cho’s residency launches Oct. 25 with Charlene Kaye’s solo show, Tiger Daughter”
The Hollywood Reporter
“High energy and confident…the way Kaye spins her story on a dime is a thing of beauty.”
★★★★
The Scotsman
“A Rock Star Breaking Intergenerational Moulds”
Migrant Women Press
“Immaculate…witty and rock and roll.”
★★★★
The List
According to the Chinese zodiac, it’s the year of the dragon; but by judging musician, comedian, and actor Charlene Kaye’s blisteringly hot 2024 so far, she could easily declare it the year of the tiger (daughter).
Paste Magazine
“A relatable, raw portrayal of mother-daughter relationships”
The Michigan Daily
Charlene Kaye to Bring TIGER DAUGHTER to 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Broadway World
”Comedy gold.”
Ann Arbor Observer
“Charlene Kaye's career instead as a rock star makes her every Tiger Mom's worst nightmare. Fortunately for audiences, her fraught familial relationships make funny fodder for this autobiographical stand-up set.”
Orlando Weekly
“You know this show is about me, right?”
