Coming Out To Dead People Is Now on Tour!
Coming Out To Dead People is a comedy solo show based on the time when comedian Ricky Sim was grappling with the decision to come out to his Chinese-Malaysian immigrant mother, just as she was diagnosed with terminal cancer – talk about good timing. Combining stand-up and storytelling, the show explores growing up as a gaysian in the noughties in NY, learning how to keep his first boyfriend with the help of the rapper Sean Paul, while navigating the complexity of coming out, alongside the intersection of racial and cultural identity.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
AUSTIN, TX @ COLDTOWNE THEATER GET TICKETS
MAY 16 - 17, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA @ ELYSIAN THEATER GET TICKETS
May 31st, 2025CHICAGO, IL @ ANNOYANCE THEATER GET TICKETS
JUNE 16th, 2025NEW YORK CITY, NY @ JOE’S PUB GET TICKETS
JULY 18th, 2025
I cried for the last 10 minutes. I also laughed through the first half…a wonderfully moving story
- Anna Nolan (Head of Development at COCO Content, Big Brother UK)
You could see how enthralled the audience was with Ricky’s story & delivery
- Ali Farahnakian
(Founder of The PIT, alumnus of Second City and SNL)
"Ricky is as hilarious as he is poignant, and as charming as he is raunchy. 'Coming Out to Dead People' will delight and surprise you.
- Carolyn Castiglia (Brooklyn Comedy Collective)
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” Ricky Sim is a gifted storyteller. He talks beautifully about the complexities of coming out as gay to his Malaysian family, and his grief following the death of his beloved mother. He also tells a lot of dick jokes.”
North West End UK
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”Coming Out to Dead People is a raunchy and darkly comic wonder. Ricky Sim deserves the world of praise for this one”
EdFringe Review
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” One of the most beautiful, delicate moments I’ve ever seen at the fringe.”
Neurodiverse Review
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”Coming Out to Dead People...is a beautifully heartbreaking show that does a wonderful job of toeing the line between grief and humour, giving Sim the chance to make the audience laugh and cry within an hour.”
Broadway World
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”The show ends on an incredibly moving note with Sim transcending a simple comic routine and creating a genuine connection with many in the audience through his openness and cathartic expression”
The Wee Review
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”Sims’ show is deftly balanced. Both touching and tickling the heart. The soft style has the audience leaning in and the content has them gripped”
QueerGuru
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”The performance’s impact is undeniable, marked by a standing ovation—an exceptional occurrence at the Fringe.”
The Interrobang Mag
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”Coming Out to Dead People is a great addition to shows that explore Asian identity, shows that really do deserve representation in main stream media...Complexities between race, culture and sexuality are expertly explored alongside feelings and experiences relating to loss and grief, love and family.”
Theatre & Tonic
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”A story that is a must-see this Fringe and, after 13 years of attending the festival, it's safe to say that those words do not come out of my laptop-fatigued fingers very often.”
Somewhere For Us
”The comic delivers an intimate performance, so heartfelt and sincere it barely feels like a show at all, building to an emotional final scene that packs a punch”. Steve Bennette, Chortle
”The Ultimate List Of LGBTQ Shows At Edinburgh Fringe 2023”
Forbes
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||ABOUT RICKY||
“Ricky Sim is just another lawyer-turned-comedian-hack…but gay.”
— Fellow NYC comedians
Ricky is an NYC-based comedian originally from Malaysia. As a stand-up, he has
performed at various venues in NYC, LA, Toronto, and Kuala Lumpur, including Laugh Factory, Carolines on Broadway, Broadway Comedy Club, Caveat, and Comedy Cellar.
He opened for Julia Scotti (America’s Got Talent) and
Marcia Belsky (Comedy Central). He performed at the New York Comedy Festival, New York Queer Comedy Festival, and Asian Comedy Festival.
As a comedy writer, Ricky was selected to be the 2021 recipient of The PIT/Saturday Night
Live (SNL) Scholarship, which is co-sponsored by Saturday Night Live. With the comedy
pilot that he co-wrote, he was selected as the 2023 Fellow of the Yes
And…Laughter Lab, which is a competitive incubation lab, pitch program, and showcase that
lifts up the best comedy writers and performers who create new comedy about topics
that matter, with a focus on BIPOC, immigrant, Muslim, LGBTQ, and female talent
.He has trained at UCB, The PIT,
Magnet Theater, and Squirrel Comedy studying improv, character, and sketch.
You can find him on IG @ rickeerick