Joel Kim Booster—and we’re certainly not complaining.This month alone, the actor-writer-comedian can be seen in the instant classic rom-com Fire Island on Hulu, opposite Maya Rudolph’s wannabe philanthropist in AppleTV+ comedy series Loot, and in his incisively hilarious new stand-up special on Netflix, Psychosexual.
In this era of streaming wars, Booster is a bona fide triple agent.And while it’s something of a coincidence that the performer has so many high-profile projects dropping at once, this supernova moment for Booster is far from a lark.
It’s the result of years of working hard and working smart, putting in the time with stand-up sets, TV guest appearances, podcast spots, and more.
Now, it’s his time in the sun, and we’re officially declaring it: It’s Hot Joel Summer.Born in South Korea and raised in Illinois by an adoptive evangelical Christian family, Booster has long joked that he knew he was gay before he knew he was Asian.