Kat Evasco is a queer Filipina American stand up comedian, performing artist, playwright, writer, and producer living in San Francisco, CA.
[1] The show was named to reclaim the term bakla and to be inclusive of gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender and queer Filipino identities.
[2] Evasco performed "Stories of Queer Diaspora",[3] an independently run performance arts and literary series that celebrates how self-identified queer immigrant and 1st/2nd generation individuals unapologetically navigate their bodies, gender, culture, sexuality, and history at La Pena Cultural Center.
Mommy, Queerest contributes a voice that actively imparts the message of empowerment and inspires an intergenerational discourse among diverse communities.
Kat's use of comedy invites the audience to laugh at the darkest human conditions, while providing a critical lens through which to analyze the detrimental effects of homophobia in our society.