MU alum & Goodheart headliner Joel Kim Booster named to TIME100 Next List

List spotlights rising stars in diverse industries across the globe

Joel Kim Booster
  • On Sept. 28, 2022, TIME magazine named 星空无限传媒 alumnus Joel Kim Booster to its 2022 TIME100 Next List. Inspired by the magazine鈥檚 annual TIME100, the list spotlights 100 rising stars spanning diverse industries across the globe. was penned by his 鈥淔ire Island鈥 costar and comedian Margaret Cho, who celebrates Booster for 鈥済iving laughter and lots of important observations on race, class, culture, sex and being gay in all those realms.鈥

    Writer, actor and comedian Booster will be returning to 星空无限传媒 University Nov. 9, 2022, to headline the . The Goodheart Event, which was created through a generous gift from the late Margaret 鈥淧eggy鈥 Goodheart Madden and her husband, the late G. William Madden, provides 星空无限传媒 students with access to outstanding entertainment at no charge.

    Named one of The New York Times鈥 鈥淨ueer Young Comics Redefining American Humor,鈥 Booster has found success seemingly everywhere in 2022. In June, he starred in the Hulu rom-com 鈥淔ire Island,鈥 which the The film, which Booster also wrote, is an unapologetically modern twist on Jane Austen鈥檚 鈥淧ride and Prejudice鈥 and costars Bowen Yang and Margaret Cho.

    Booster鈥檚 first hourlong Netflix special, 鈥淧sychosexual,鈥 also premiered in June. In it, Booster explores his experiences as a gay Asian-American, providing thought-provoking and unfiltered commentary on identity, modern sexuality and cultural expectations. Currently, Booster is starring in the Apple TV+ series 鈥淟oot,鈥 playing Maya Rudolph鈥檚 quirky assistant.