Helen Hong is an American stand-up comedian, actress, director, and producer. She has appeared in such works as Jane the Virgin, Parks and Recreation, and the Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis. She has a regular spot on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and hosts a trivia podcast called Go Fact Yourself. She formerly hosted the podcast Little Ethnic Girls. She has a recurring role on Nickelodeon's The Thundermans and had a recurring role as Mrs. Song in Starz's Blunt Talk. Hong is known for her comedic NowThis videos.
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Thundermans: Undercover (2025)
Guest starring as Mrs. Wong
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x21: Love Is in the Lair (Sep 17, 2025)
- Episode 1x20: The Max of Life (Sep 10, 2025) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x02: Faulty Powers (Jan 22, 2025) [Co-Star]
The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021)
Guest starring as Robot Lady
- Episode 3x04: Franklin the Fox (Dec 12, 2024)
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Guest starring as Sharon Wong
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: ...stalked my own mother (Jul 15, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: ...had an Indian frenemy (Jul 15, 2021)
The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia (2020)
Guest starring as Dr. Ling
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Failure Is Not an Option (Jul 20, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Me Caes Bien (Feb 17, 2020)
The Unicorn (2019)
Guest starring as Emma
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: In Memory of... (Feb 25, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: Overnight Sensation (Jan 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x17: Caroline, No (Mar 5, 2020)
- Episode 1x12: It Isn't Romantic (Jan 16, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: No Pressure (Dec 5, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Widow's Group (Oct 10, 2019)
Bob ♥ Abishola (2019)
Guest starring as Wendy
- Episode 4x20: The Genius Who Fell Out of My Womb (May 8, 2023)
The Top Ten Revealed (2018)
Guest starring as Helen Hong
(7 episodes)
- Episode 7x24: 200 Greatest Songs of the 70s 90-81 (Aug 13, 2024)
- Episode 7x15: 200 Greatest Songs of the 70s (180-171) (Jul 16, 2024)
- Episode 7x14: 200 of the Greatest Songs of the 70s (190-181) (Jul 9, 2024)
- Episode 7x13: 200 of the Greatest Songs of the 70s (Jul 9, 2024)
- Episode 7x07: Color White Songs (May 28, 2024)
- Episode 7x03: Musicals Turned Movies (Apr 30, 2024)
- Episode 6x24: All Night Songs (Dec 19, 2023)
The Babysitter (2017)
Guest starring as Principal Highbridge
- Episode 2020-09-10: The Babysitter: Killer Queen (Sep 10, 2020)
Hollywood Darlings (2017)
Guest starring as Dr. Helen Hong
- Episode 2x02: Till Death Gets Me a Part (Apr 25, 2018) [Co-Star]
Blunt Talk (2015)
Guest starring as Mrs. Song
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Walter Has to Look After Walter (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: How is It That Every Conversation We Have Comes Back to the Size of Your Penis (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: I Brought a Petting Goat! (Oct 17, 2015) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1x04: A Beaver That's Lost Its Mind (Sep 12, 2015) [Co-Star]
Silicon Valley (2014)
Guest starring as Tracy Robertson
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x05: Tethics (Nov 24, 2019)
- Episode 6x04: Maximizing Alphaness (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 6x02: Blood Money (Nov 3, 2019)
- Episode 6x01: Artificial Lack of Intelligence (Oct 27, 2019)
The Thundermans (2013)
Guest starring as Mrs. Wong
(18 episodes)
- Episode 4x30: Looperheroes (May 25, 2018)
- Episode 4x29: The Thundredth (May 25, 2018)
- Episode 4x25: Side-Kicking and Screaming (Mar 3, 2018)
- Episode 4x24: Make It Pop Pop (Feb 24, 2018)
- Episode 4x19: Can't Hardly Date (Jan 13, 2018)
- Episode 4x11: May Z-Force Be with You (Mar 4, 2017)
- Episode 4x10: Ditch Perfect (Feb 25, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: Thundermans: Banished!: Part 2 (Nov 19, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Thundermans: Banished!: Part 1 (Nov 19, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: Happy Heroween (Oct 22, 2016)
- Episode 3x26: Thundermans: Secret Revealed: Part 2 (Oct 10, 2016)
- Episode 3x25: Thundermans: Secret Revealed: Part 1 (Oct 10, 2016)
- Episode 3x23: Stealing Home (Aug 13, 2016)
- Episode 3x16: Original Prankster (Jun 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x15: Dog Day After-school (Jun 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: Cheer and Present Danger (Nov 15, 2014)
- Episode 1x10: Crime After Crime (Jan 11, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: This Looks Like a Job For (Nov 30, 2013)
Guest starring as Grandma Wong
- Episode 4x17: Save the Past Dance (Nov 18, 2017)
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Guest starring as Lynn
- Episode 5x07: The Silence of E. Lamb (Jul 22, 2014) [Co-Star]
Parks and Recreation (2009)
Guest starring as Janet Trungle
- Episode 7x01: 2017 (Jan 13, 2015) [Co-Star]
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
Guest starring as Helen Hong
- Episode 2015-02-16: Chris Hayes, Holy Wave, Helen Hong (Feb 16, 2015)
CNN Special Report (2000)
Guest starring as Hellen Hong
- Episode 2022-12-28: All the Best All the Worst 2022 (Dec 28, 2022) [Special Guest Star]
Days of Our Lives (1965)
Guest starring as Lab Technician
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2015-08-06: Ep. #12648 (Aug 6, 2015)
- Episode 2015-08-05: Ep. #12647 (Aug 5, 2015)