MIGHTY WARRIORS OF COMEDY by Sung H. Kim and Kibi Anderson on KQED

JUNE 25, 6pm on KQED (Channel 9)

"MIGHTY WARRIORS OF COMEDY" a new documentary on
The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors premieres Sunday June 25
at 6pm on KQED (Channel 9) as part of the "Truly CA"
series.

"Mighty Warriors of Comedy" is produced by Sung H. Kim
and Kibi Anderson

www.kqed.org/arts/truly/episode.jsp?eid=144279

"Hailed as one of the most devastatingly funny comedy
troupes of the past decade, The 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors
are an audacious Asian-American sketch comedy from San
Francisco. Their material tackles socio-political issues with a
hilarious combination of irreverence and seriousness, taking
their audiences on a wild ride through topics as varied as
female circumcision and cultural identity to sports and hero
worship. But most people in mainstream America have
never heard of them. A rousing introduction to the 18 Mighty
Mountain Warriors, the film also explores whether or not
after ten years of performing the group will make it big.
Utilizing a combination of personal interviews and live
concert footage, the film traces the struggle that fringe
artists face, and how that battle is complicated further by
cultural identification. "

See sneak preview clips of "Mighty Warriors of Comedy" at
"Asian Bird Flu Over the Cuckoo.s Nest" on June 23 and June
24!

If you miss the premiere, you can catch the documentary
the following
times:

KQED Channel 9
Sun, Jun 25, 2006 -- 6:00 pm
Wed, Jun 28, 2006 -- 11:00 pm
Sat, Jul 1, 2006 -- 3:00 am

KQED Encore
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 -- 2:00 am
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 -- 6:00 am
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 -- 10:00 am
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 -- 2:00 pm
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 -- 6:00 pm
Thu, Jun 29, 2006 -- 8:00 pm
Sun, Jul 2, 2006 -- 5:00 pm