Joel Kim Booster knew he was gay before he knew he was Asian. It’s a great line. It got him on TV. As the 31-year-old stand-up and, now, sitcom star was first finding his footing in the comedy world, it was the perfect thematic centerpiece: a succinct, witty, and attention-grabbing identifier of his perspective—not to mention a great lede into talking about his atypical childhood.