Club Shay Shay - Jimmy O. Yang Part 2

Summary

Club Shay Shay – Jimmy O. Yang (Part 2)

Date: March 25, 2026
Host: Shannon Sharpe
Guest: Jimmy O. Yang (Comedian, Actor)

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Episode Overview

In this engaging and insightful episode of Club Shay Shay, Shannon Sharpe welcomes back Jimmy O. Yang for the second part of their candid conversation. Centered around the intersections of culture, family, generational trauma, dating, stand-up comedy, and representation, this episode dives deep into the nuanced Asian-American experience and the journey of creative self-discovery. Jimmy shares hilarious and poignant stories from his upbringing in Hong Kong, his family's traditional values, his immigrant experience in the US, and his vibrant career as a comedian and actor. The two explore similarities between Black and Asian communities, the complexities of familial expectations, and the evolution of comedy and representation.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Family, Language, and Cultural Codes

[03:03–06:45]

• Jimmy describes communicating with his parents mostly in Shanghainese/Chinese, noting the challenges of code-switching when bringing non-Chinese-speaking friends or partners around.
• Respect for elders is a foundational value in Asian families, mirrored in Black communities:
  • “The foundation of the Asian community is respect above all else.” — Shannon [05:04]
  • “You have a responsibility to take care of the elders.” — Jimmy [05:13]
• Jimmy reflects on the American lack of deference towards elders, joking that “our president is one of the most disrespectful people on the planet” [05:27].

2. Traditional vs. Modern Family Dynamics

[06:10–08:22]

• In traditional families, extended relatives live under one roof; modern Asian families may be more “westernized.”
• In Asia, it’s common for young adults to live with their parents until marriage, partly due to high housing costs.
• Taking care of aging parents is considered an “innate responsibility.”
  • “We’re all born with a student loan debt to our parents.” — Jimmy [06:45]

3. Cultural Contrasts: America vs. Hong Kong

[08:22–12:25]

• Hong Kong’s education is strict, competitive, and academically driven, while America encourages creativity in school.
  • “In Hong Kong, schooling is very hard. They rank you every year.” — Jimmy [08:41, 09:05]
• Dating in Asia is more deliberate and family-centered; in America, dating is fast-paced and often more physical early on.
  • “When I came to America, I was bombarded with MTV spring breaks… In Hong Kong, it’s more courtship. Over here, it’s chaotic.” — Jimmy [10:12]
• The host notes the pressure to only introduce serious partners to parents in Black communities, contrasted with Jimmy’s more casual approach.

4. Parental Approval and Generational Differences

[13:02–14:27]

• While Jimmy’s parents would prefer him to date within his culture, there’s little explicit pressure.
  • “They would prefer that, but there’s no pressure.” — Jimmy [13:02]
• Growing up, challenging parents’ views was taboo, especially for those with creative inclinations.
  • “Whatever your parents say is right. But…you should challenge some of their ideas. They’re just human beings.” — Jimmy [13:20]
• Jimmy notes he only began to assert his own beliefs in his mid-to-late 20s.

5. Longevity, Diet, and Assimilation

[14:28–16:34]

• Discusses why Asians tend to live long lives: diet, genetics, smaller meals.
  • “Black don’t crack, Asian don’t raisin.” — Jimmy [14:50]
• Jimmy shares stories of dating across races, including cultural perceptions and stereotypes.

6. Cultural Integration & Stereotypes

[16:34–18:09]

• Notes high rates of in-group marriage among Asian and Indian communities.
• Discusses American restaurants in Asia and differences in barbecue styles:
  • “I love American barbecue…but I gotta give it up for Hong Kong barbecue. It's very different.” — Jimmy [17:49]

7. Friendship and Cross-Cultural Learning

[19:09–22:00 & 24:36–27:29]

• Jimmy lived with a Black roommate, Terrell, for six years. Comedy transcended background.
  • “Inside the comedy club, you see the most diverse, beautiful friendships.” — Jimmy [18:43]
• Black and Asian communities share respect for elders and a sense of “outsider” status in America.
  • “That’s why Black people gravitated toward kung fu movies, Asian people toward rap music.” — Jimmy [19:16]
• Exchange of mindset:
  • “I future-cast a little bit. I have anxiety about the future…He taught me to live in the moment more; I taught him to think about the future more.” — Jimmy [26:52]

8. Cultural Expression of Love and Approval

[29:47–34:56]

• Asian families may not verbally express love or show physical affection; love is shown through acts of service.
• Host and Jimmy compare grandparental displays of affection in both communities.
• Jimmy remembers being deeply moved by a friend's mother’s voicemail complimenting his TV appearance — something he’d never received from his own parents.
  • “Nobody’s ever said that to me…It was my friend’s mother, a schoolteacher, who left me that voicemail. It makes me emotional.” — Jimmy [32:17]
• Realizes the importance of breaking cycles of generational trauma and plans to be more affectionate with his own (future) kids.

9. Education System Differences

[36:01–39:49]

• Jimmy found American academics “a layup” after Hong Kong schooling.
• Drifts into creative pursuits in college, which led to a lower GPA but high engagement when interested.
  • “For creative people, I can excel at something if I’m interested. Once I’m disinterested, I will be an F student.” — Jimmy [39:50]

10. Identity & Assimilation

[39:53–41:33]

• Discusses the adoption of Western names in Hong Kong as a necessity for assimilation.
  • “Everyone in Hong Kong, you need an English name." — Jimmy [40:16]

11. Stand-up, Comedy, and Industry Perspective

[41:33–54:07]

• Comedy became Jimmy’s tool for assimilation and self-defense.
  • “Funny was how I fought for myself.” — Jimmy [42:08]
• His stand-up special “Finally Home” was shot in Hong Kong, mixing English and Cantonese, and is deeply personal.
  • “So many specials aren’t special. I wanted this to be different, with storytelling and an emotional core.” — Jimmy [76:09]
• On recognition: Chappelle, Kat Williams, Chris Rock, and George Lopez are his comedic inspirations [73:15].
  • “I got my car and I drove and I started crying. I can’t believe Chappelle knows who I am.” — Jimmy [75:05]
• On representation: “It can’t be forced. It has to come from talent, and box office numbers. The product has to be good.” — Jimmy [81:13]

12. Dating, Social Media, and Modern Relationships

[54:38–72:01]

• Discusses pros and cons of dating apps, decision paralysis with too many options, and the value of fate.
• Host and Jimmy riff on meeting parents, cultural signals, and who gets introduced to family (Jimmy is more open than most).
• On breakups: recognizes the emotional difficulty of turning daily intimacy into estrangement.
  • “In a relationship, you can be talking to someone every day, and then one day you’re strangers again. That’s heartbreaking.” — Jimmy [70:18]
• Reflects on his tendency to avoid heartache by being the one to end relationships.

13. Stereotypes, Representation, and the Evolution of Comedy

[81:38–84:33]

• Addresses offensive stereotypes (“the small dick one—first of all, not true” [81:47]) and how old stereotypes linger even as comedy evolves.
• Notes that, historically, white actors would play Asian roles—a practice he criticizes.
  • “You couldn’t find one Asian to play Genghis Khan?" — [84:07]

14. Final Thoughts on Family & Legacy

[84:43–86:34]

• Jimmy reflects on his parents’ long marriage, noting their resilience and quiet affection as a model for commitment.
  • “It doesn’t matter how bad the argument; they’re not leaving each other.” — Jimmy [85:05]
  • “There’s safety in this relationship. This is my family that I built with this person.” — Jimmy [85:21]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On family respect:
  “The foundation of the Asian community is respect above all else.” — Shannon [05:04]

• On taking care of parents:
  “We're all born with a student loan debt to our parents.” — Jimmy [06:45]

• On Asian and Black common ground:
  “We have a general sense of not fitting in sometimes in America…that’s important. That's why Black people gravitated toward kung fu movies, Asian people toward rap music.” — Jimmy [19:16]

• On love and approval:
  “Every Asian kid is dying for a hug…for that voice message I got from Melinda.” — Jimmy [34:06]

• On assimilation:
  “Comedy was how I fought for myself.” — Jimmy [42:08]

• On representation:
  “It has to come from talent. The product has to be good.” — Jimmy [81:13]

• On breaking cycles:
  “That’s how you wash away the generational trauma and grow from it.” — Jimmy [34:40]

• On meeting Chappelle:
  “I got my car and I drove and I started crying. I can’t believe Chappelle knows who I am.” — Jimmy [75:05]

• On dating:
  “I want to meet a girl that’s so disgusted by men, but somehow puts up with me.” — Jimmy [55:27]

• On breakup pain:
  “In a relationship, you can be talking to someone every day, and then one day you’re strangers again. That’s heartbreaking.” — Jimmy [70:18]

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Important Timestamps

• Family language & respect: 03:03–06:45
• American vs. Hong Kong culture & dating: 08:22–12:25
• Parental approval & life decisions: 13:02–14:27
• Expression of love in families: 29:47–34:56
• Adopting Western names: 39:53–41:33
• Comedic journey & special "Finally Home": 41:33–54:07, 75:16–78:31
• Mount Rushmore of comedians: 73:15
• Dating, breakups, and modern relationships: 54:38–72:01
• Representation in media & stereotypes: 81:38–84:33
• Parents’ marriage & legacy: 84:43–86:34

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Tone & Atmosphere

Light-hearted, reflective, honest, and humorous—a balance of deep cultural exploration, personal anecdotes, and witty banter, with Jimmy’s signature self-deprecating humor. Both men create an empathetic and relatable conversation about identity, ambition, and the realities of generational change.

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Final Promotion

Jimmy's new special “Finally Home” is in theaters Hong Kong (March 20) and the US/Canada (March 27, 2026).

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This episode is a rich tapestry of cultural analysis, family wisdom, and laugh-out-loud moments—a must-listen for anyone interested in the Asian-American experience, cross-cultural friendship, or the world of stand-up comedy.

Transcript

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[Interviewer/Host]

Part two is underway. I wanted to ask you this. Do you communicate with your parents in

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Chinese or in Shanghainese? Mostly? Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

And your parents are here, right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

So you don't. So you don't ever really talk to them in English. You talk to them in your native language.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Which I find sometimes difficult, like to bring my friends to my house.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Cause then how do I co switch

[Interviewer/Host]

you having a conversation and they have no idea what you're talking about.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. That's why I think sometimes a lot of immigrants are really funny, can make fun of people in the restaurant right next to us in our language. Right. It's like you learn to roast people. But then when I bring my friends to dinner with my parents, sometimes I have trouble because I feel bad speaking, forcing my parents to speak English.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But at the same time, I don't want to be speaking Chinese the whole time. Then my friends don't feel included.

[Interviewer/Host]

Correct.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Especially also in relationships. Also, it becomes very hard, like, say, dating an American girl or somebody that don't speak Chinese. And then it becomes like an awkward interaction with my parents. My parents, you know, they don't care who I date.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. You know, but they don't want you to. Would they. You think they would prefer you to date?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think they would prefer. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And they can communicate better.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But you know, my mom's always, has been always very kind to any girl I've brought home, so. Well, my dad's a little more judgmental. He's like, she didn't call me uncle, like, which is not in American culture to call a strange. But you call any elder uncle and auntie really respect. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I mean, black communities do that too. Like, you call somebody miss something.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. Or missing. Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Right. Or sir.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. Unc is a term of endearment. Someone that's older and you like, hey, hey, Unc, what's going on? Hey, auntie.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

What it is, there's a sense of respect.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

In language.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And that's very important to the older generation, like my dad. So when I bring, like, a very westernized girl that don't call him uncle or like, don't try to pour him tea or open the door for him, he gets mad.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

The Asian, you guys are big on respect.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's it.

[Interviewer/Host]

That is huge.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Huge. Huge.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. I think if one thing that is the big. That is the foundation of the Asian community is respect above all thing else.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. And I think it's so important, you know, and you have a responsibility to take care of the elders. Be nice, respectful to your teachers, to your elders. This is all an early teaching in our school. And I think a lot America lacks that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, even at the highest level, I'm not trying to get into politics or anything, but our president is one of the most disrespectful person on the planet, you know, and then there's just no sense of respecting the elders and listening to the elders advice, which I think is very, very important. And you can learn a lot.

[Interviewer/Host]

You know what? A lot. Because a lot of times, like in the Asian community, as your mom or dad or parents get older, they generally would move in with you guys. You feel like, is that the male's responsibility, the son that take on the responsibility of caring for the parents or is that a daughter or how does that work?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think, yeah, in the old school, like old school Shanghai, how my family grew up, they all grew up within one roof. The grandparents, the kids. You grew up in the same house with your cousins and nephews, you know, and I think that's pretty cool. But then modern day, I think, you know, some, some could be very westernized, they go live on their own. But by and large, I think just like Europe also, you as a young person don't really move out until you get married.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay. Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

So you might be there for 30, 40 years.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I mean, some of it is socioeconomics. You just. Housing is incredibly expensive.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So you can't really afford your own place. And then, and then, yeah, when your parents get old, you take care of them, you know, whether it's visiting them often, moving in with them, buying them a house. Like it's almost unfathomable to put your parents in like a home, you know, that's crazy to us. And there's an innate responsibility to take care of them. You know, I always joke that we're all born with a financial debt to our parents. We're all born with a student loan debt to our parents. And it's true. And it makes me very happy to take care of them.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. Have you guys had your siblings? Have you guys had a conversation? When mom and dad get older, who steps up to the plate and says, okay, I got em.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

No, they're still very like they're in the 70s, but they're all very sprite. My dad swims every day. They take care of the dog and they travel so we haven't thought about that. But yeah, I mean, one of the goals I have, I set goals, like, every year. And it's always been like, financial career goals. But now, as I get older, you know, it's now personal goals.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, I want to, you know, be closer to the family. I want to, you know, I took them to Macau, I took him to Hong Kong. I want to take more family vacations and stuff like that. And my brother, he's doing great, you know, and he really. Sometimes he'll call me. Like, we don't talk too much, but he'll call me and be like, hey, dad said this. Maybe call him about it. You know, like, he's very nice about that. So we kind of keep each other in check about checking on the parents and stuff like that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Coming to this. What do you think the biggest difference is in what you've seen? Because you've been both places and you've been going back and forth. What do you think the biggest difference is between American culture and Hong Kong culture?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, wow. So so many, like, where do I even start? I think living wise, you get. You get a little more space.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, you can freely have a house, a pet, you know, Whereas Hong Kong, it's quite hard to have, like a big dog in a small apartment. And culturally, I think we really reward creativity, especially early on in school in the arts. That's why I think there's so many great musicians, comedians, actors, because you are encouraged to do that in America, especially if you have the talent. In Hong Kong, it's more academic, you know, and schooling is very hard. I remember, like, I wasn't a straight A student in Hong Kong at all because it was just really, really hard. And then they rank you every year. I remember, like, number one is this guy. I was always, like number 11, 12 in like a classroom of like 30, like, kind of like a beastie.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Because I was always drawing or, like, trying to do something different and creative. But that's not really encouraged or rewarded.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, because at the end of the day, Hong Kong is a finance town, so you're encouraged to go work for Goldman Sachs when you graduate or be a lawyer, doctor, stuff like that. But now I do see more and more creativity, you know, coming out or even, you know, creativity in the restaurant space, interior design, stuff like that. So, yeah, that. That's one big difference. And then I also find dating to be very different.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I never really dated in Asia.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right, right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But, you know, obviously there's Westernized dating as well. But I find when I first came to America, okay, when I was in Hong Kong when I was a kid, I just imagine, okay, when I'm 18, I'll find a girlfriend. I'm 22. I'll just get married, right? You know, probably just sleep with one, two people, whatever, Just get married, settle down. And then when I came to America, I was bombarded with MTV spring breaks, Jay Z, Big Pimpin, American Pie. And then they were like, oh. Even on the local news it says the average age for American teenagers to lose their virginity is 16. I'm like, I'm 17. I'm a loser. You know, I haven't even talked to a girl. I never kissed a girl. So I was trying to overcompensate. I'm like, oh, my God, how do I get laid? Like. Like getting laid is like so important, right? In American culture.

[Interviewer/Host]

It wasn't like that in.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't think so. I mean, I'm sure there is that thought, like, who doesn't want to get laid, right? We're all human beings, right? But I think there is more of a slow courtship. D. Right. It's less chaotic right here. You first and ask questions later, right? You sleep with someone, maybe there's a situationship and then you figure it out, right? Right. Like, I think over there, like, if you gonna seriously date, you probably court someone. You go out and like, you know, hold some hands.

[Interviewer/Host]

Do you meet, like, if you. If you. Like in Asia, do you meet the parent? How soon do you meet the parent? Because people ain't trying to let you meet their parents early on. You might be. It might be six months, it might be a year. It might be a year and a half, two years before you meet someone's parents. How soon do you meet people's parents? If you're in the Asian culture, man, I.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You might have to meet the parents first before.

[Interviewer/Host]

Damn.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Before you stick it in, you know, I don't. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I think there's different. Different people also have different paces, you know, I'm sure you can go to a club in Hong Kong and try to get laid stands, whatever. I'm sure that exists.

[Interviewer/Host]

That exists.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But I think by and large, the dating culture is a little less chaotic. You date someone, you know, you talk about your intention, maybe you even define boyfriend, girlfriend before you really jump into something physical. But once again, I am new to that culture, like coming back as an adult. So it's new to Me, But I find it very refreshing.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

The dating. You're like, okay, I got a slow start. You know, I'm looking at, you know, how it is in Asia and then I come to America and then, you know, you see these statistics and where, how soon and the average age. And you're like, okay, when you got to America and obviously there are Asians around, you probably grew up in an Asian community. But did you like, okay, this American culture, did you find like, okay, I hadn't seen a whole lot of white girls and now I see a lot of them in that. You know what? And you mentioned your parents probably want you to. If you were to get married. Your parents gonna want you to probably marry an Asian.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

No, I think they would prefer that. But there's no pressure, right? Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Do you. So you don't feel pressure. You like. But I noticed this about in your community, you guys really don't wanna upset your parents. You really, you guys.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I mean, disrespect it is, but sometimes that's hard. Cause parents aren't always right.

[Interviewer/Host]

Nope.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And I think especially if you're creative like you, sometimes you need to challenge the authorities. And I found that very difficult when I was younger. Cause you were taught whatever your parents say are right. But I think there is probably some kind of middle ground. Yeah, you should respect your parents, but you should challenge some of their ideas because they're just human beings and they're not.

[Interviewer/Host]

And it is your life.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, it's your life. And especially they grew up, they have trauma too, you know, and then they don't talk about mental health or anything, you know. And maybe you as a genera newer generation, you went to therapy and stuff like that. And then you want to communicate with them. But then I remember whenever I would try to challenge my dad to like step, I'm like, wait, wait, that's wrong. He was like, no, I'm your dad. Whatever I say is always right. And I had to challenge that. And I found that very difficult.

[Interviewer/Host]

Well, you probably had to become an adult before you could do that. You probably couldn't do that before you became 18 or 21.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. And I feel like, you know, my adulthood was a little stunted as well.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Because my parents were my parents. And I didn't really have my own thoughts and was, you know, I was afraid to challenge their thoughts until I was probably like mid to late 20s, you know.

[Interviewer/Host]

Wow.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Help me understand this. Why do Asians live so long?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think diet is one thing.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, in Hong Kong, you have a variety of seafood and everything. And then also we don't eat like big chunky meals.

[Interviewer/Host]

No, you don't.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Everything, it's like little small, you know?

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, I mean, that's not variety. Yeah, I can't. I don't know how I could survive off that.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But also genetics, you know, what do they say? Black don't crack, Asian don't raisin. You know, we all look quite young, you know, and. Just genetics and. Yeah, I think maybe that's why. Maybe that's the advantage of dating an Asian girl or black girl.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, like if I date, you dated. I should know. I have dated. What? Yeah, dude. God. Date Jimmy. Yeah, man. I dated everybody, man. Man, I used to have the hottest girl. I met her. I met her at Hooters.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, Lord.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

See this black girl that like, came in like second place Hooters bikini contest. This black girl who's just beautiful. And I was kind of like a dorky kid, just like doing open mics, but somehow she liked me, you know? And then we started like hanging out, going out a bit. And I remember I walked down the street and like brothers would give me high fives. I'm like, I don't. Is that insulting?

[Interviewer/Host]

Like, that mean you gotta win them.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

If the brother give you high fives, you gotta win them.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It was cool. Yeah, I felt. I felt good about myself, you know, I felt good about myself. But also, you know, I. I think, you know, growing up in Hong Kong, since you don't see a lot of, you know, white people, and then in the movies, it's always like, white people, white girls.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Like, that's like, you know, when I first came into the country, I'm like, oh, man, if I can date a white girl, it seems like the prize, you know? So I think I was more attracted to white girls. Well, I just, I was just trying to not date Asian girls. Which sounds so stupid, right? For the longest time when I was trying to assimilate. But now I'm way back on Asian girls. Asian girls are beautiful. You know, some of em speak my language. They're respectful.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I mean, there's some crazy ones also. But I'm now back on the Asian sister.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. I think the thing is, is that if I remember correctly, you guys date within your race, marry within your race. One of the highest. I think Indian is the highest. Uh, but you guys are wide up like 2 or 3.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think so. I think so. And now, I mean, when I was younger, I was just trying to date, like, a hot girl, it doesn't matter. I don't even know what I wanted. But now I get it. You know, culturally, dating someone similar is very important.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Or dating someone that also went through the same trauma, that went through the same. Had the same type of parents, you know, had the same type of discipline and respect. I think that's all very important.

[Interviewer/Host]

Do you guys. Have you mentioned that you guys have a lot of American restaurants in Asia? Hong Kong and China? Like, do you guys have Panda Express in Hong Kong and China?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

No, I don't think so.

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't think so either.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But there's all kinds of different.

[Interviewer/Host]

But you got, like, McDonald's, Burger King, Starbucks.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

They should do that, though. They should do, like, an American Chinese food restaurant in China.

[Interviewer/Host]

No, they ain't gonna go over there.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That would be kind of.

[Interviewer/Host]

They ain't gonna go over with that.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That would be kind of funny.

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't think they gonna let that happen, Jimmy.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I'd never seen orange chicken growing up.

[Interviewer/Host]

Never. Ever better barbecue, Asian barbecue, American barbecue.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, I love American barbecue. I love Texas barbecue. But I gotta give it up for Hong Kong barbecue.

[Interviewer/Host]

It's all bad.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It's very different.

[Interviewer/Host]

We invented barbecue. Y' all didn't.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't think so. I don't think it's a different type of.

[Interviewer/Host]

Y' all are a little older than we are.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's an older culture, but it's. It's two different cuisines.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And I think, you know, I can enjoy both.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. I get it. You had a black roommate for six years.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Terrell.

[Interviewer/Host]

So what was that like? And so, like. I mean, think about it now. This Asian guy, you came from Hong Kong, you assimilating here, you get out on your own, and you like a black roommate. That had to be like, how did that come about?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think it's just comedy. It doesn't matter what, you're racist. If you're funny, you're funny. We came up together, do open mics together. We're just two comedians. And I think, you know, within, inside the comedy club, you see the most diverse, beautiful friendships.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know? Yeah. And Terrell, he's from Detroit. He's 10 years older than me.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

We grew up not so similar, but at the same time, we're both pursuing the same thing. We're just worrying about how to get stage time or how to get girls. So, like, stuff like that. And it was fun, man. I actually just went on the road with Him.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And when I go on the road, I would say most like half of my openers are black.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, funny is funny, man.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, and also I find black people and Asian people do have a lot in common, you know, when we talk about the respect for elders.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And also there's a general sense of not fitting in sometimes in America. And I think that that's important. That's why I think black people gravitated towards kung fu movies. Asian people gravitate towards rap music. Because there is and like, a rebellious outsider point of view almost that this America is white America and we are the outsiders looking and trying to fit in, get a piece of this. And I think there's actually a lot of similarities.

[Interviewer/Host]

What is the one thing that is that living with a black guy for six years, what did he teach you that you probably didn't know or you would not have known about black culture? And what do you think you taught him that he probably would have never guessed or understood about Asian culture?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Wow, that's a great question, Unk.

[Interviewer/Host]

Because I think the thing is, Jimmy, is like, when you don't grow up around someone, you don't. I mean. Cause from the outside, you look okay. This is how they are. And then you get in their presence and you're around this person every single day, you learn something that there ain't nothing like that. Yep, they like that. Oh, man, I can't believe. And it's like. Cause like I said, I grew up in a small town and there was not a whole. I didn't have a. I didn't have any Asian. Like I said.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

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[Interviewer/Host]

I had one in kindergarten and that kindergarten, that was it. But after that I didn't really have a whole lot. I went to an hbcu. There are Not a whole lot of Asians in my hometown, and there were not a whole lot of Hispanics. And so it was either black or white. And so that was what I assimilated with. And then, you know, you hear these and you try to, like, figure out, okay, when you get out on your own, you get to choose your friends. Like, okay, what's this person like? What are they like? What's their culture like? What do they like to do? Or how similar or how different are we, man? Because you said something very interesting. You say, you know what? Blacks and Asians have a lot more in common because the respect that they have for the elder.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Respect is a big thing in the

[Jimmy O. Yang]

black community, too, I would say. I just went to my buddy Derek's wedding in Texarkana, and it was like one of the most fun weddings because there was no stress. All the family just came through and there was like, just catering, and everybody just danced a night away, you know, and it's very chill, but it's at the same time very family oriented. And I think that there's a lot of similarities in that, the family orientation of it. Man, I don't even know what I'm talking about here. Just cut this out, man. But this is such a good question. I need to find an answer for this. What is something I learned?

[Interviewer/Host]

Well, you'll put that in your next special.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Huh? What is something I would say maybe it's this. Like, in the beginning of the show, we talked about, you know, Terrell wasn't very good with money, you know, and you're saying tomorrow's not promised.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Growing up, I don't think I have that mentality because there's safety in Hong Kong.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, you don't ever think about, oh, I might not make it, you know, But I think for someone like Terrell who grew up not in the best neighborhood in Detroit, tomorrow is not promised.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

People get killed, people go to jail, whatever, you know, bad stuff happens and. And you live life more in the moment and you spend money more in the moment.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And, you know, you have to live every day like it's your last. Whereas I think for me growing up, I future cast a little bit, you know, I have a lot of anxiety about the future. I plan ahead a lot more because I never think that I'm not going to be around in 10 years, you know, so maybe he teaches me to live in the moment a little more. And I teach him, you know, maybe

[Interviewer/Host]

to project and think more about the future.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Maybe save some Money.

[Interviewer/Host]

Because I think the thing is, is that when you look at it, you're like, if I knew I was gonna live so long, I'd have took better care of myself. And I saved a little more.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

But. Because I didn't think I was gonna be live as long as I did.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So growing up, you really didn't think you're gonna live past whatever?

[Interviewer/Host]

Well, I think that, yeah. Because longevity wasn't something, you know. My grandfather, my dad died at 39. My grandfather, I've only had one uncle on my mom's side. Reached the age of 70. I had an aunt, died at 47. My dad, brothers died in their late 40s, early 50s. So seeing death around me, I mean, I've outlived my grandfather. I've outlived, you know, two of my uncles. I've lived three. I outlived my dad and two of his brothers. I've outlived them. And I'm 58.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, wow.

[Interviewer/Host]

So, you know, you don't think about it, but as you got. As you get older, Jimmie, and you start to have kids, you start to. We were able. I think the thing that helped me is that I played a professional sport and I'd say did good with my money. And I was able to have health insurance because back then, your family wouldn't burn you. So if they had an illness, they just died because they didn't want to put you in debt.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, my God.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. They're not putting you in debt like that.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Wow. I mean, if you think growing up that you're gonna live till 40 or 39 or whatever. I would live my life very differently. You know, I'll go buy 10 cars right now. And I wouldn't be able to pay my mortgage. I get it. But, you know, I think there is a happy middle ground.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, of living every day like you last. But also, that doesn't mean you have to, you know, not think about the future.

[Interviewer/Host]

You mentioned that your friend in Detroit had to worry about a lot of different things. He had to worry about crime. And there were situations. Was crime ever a problem in China or Hong Kong?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

No, not at all. It's so safe. You can walk down. You can be a woman walking down a dark alley at night. You're totally fine. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Cause they don't play over there. You do something over there. Something bad.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Well, yeah, but also, it's just a culture thing. You know, People don't really commit crimes, you know, because I don't know what that is. Maybe it's school Teaching family, staying together. I have no idea.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But it's generally incredibly safe.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

How are your parents as far as love? I mean, did they hug you? Did they say, jimmy, we love you? Did they. I mean, so how was. How was. That's not Asian.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Not at all. Yeah. We never say I love you. They never. There's no physical touch.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I never seen my parents kiss each other. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Cause I think that's not, you know, with the love language.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I just don't think that's how they express.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But they're always there for each other. Like, now they're in their 70s, they might argue, but my mom's always there to pick up my dad, you know, from the airport. They always there for each other when they need something. They cook for each other every night. So I think it's more like an act of service type culture.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And I find that difficult, too, you know, in my dating life when people. The I love you part, it's very hard for me to say, not that I don't love anyone. It's just I have trouble. That's not what you're saying that, you know, I would rather make a meal for you. That's how I show my love. Or, like, I would rather, you know, give you a ride or, like, help you out with something. Help you build a piece of furniture. I don't know. So, yeah, that part is very different. How people show their love and affection in Asia, in here.

[Interviewer/Host]

It's funny that you say that. Now that you mention it, I don't think I've ever seen my grandparents kiss.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Ah.

[Interviewer/Host]

I mean, the love is that you got food on your table, you got clothes on your back, you got a roof over your head. That's I love you.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's it. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

That's love.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

I'm taking care of you.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Not to say that I love you or not to give you a hug or anything like that. And because, like you said, I knew my grandparents loved me, I had food. I knew I had the best that they could afford to give me. But this, I love you. I love you, and come here and give you grandpa hug. That ain't how I was raised.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And so it's like old school. Also, it's a generational thing. And also I do think that's one thing, like, the mental health of it all. Like, it doesn't hurt to say I love you or give your kids some credit. And I think Asian people can do a better job of that because, man, I remember when I first got on tv, you know, like just two lines here and there. My dad never said, good job, anything, you know, And I was just waiting for that. And it was when I first got on, I think, Arsenio Hall. It was my first talk show.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then my friend Julian, his mother, who's a schoolteacher, shout out to Melinda Weatherspeed, left me a voicemail saying, I saw you on this talk show and you were so eloquent. You did a great job.

[Interviewer/Host]

Wow.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And it was like a 50 second voice message that I still have on my phone. And it makes me emotional because nobody's ever said that to me, you know, weirdly.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And it was my friend's mother, who's a schoolteacher I met twice, left me that voice message. Wow. And I still save it on my phone. And it's important.

[Interviewer/Host]

Do you think you received your dad's approval?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think so. Yeah. I think so. And they just. They don't say it, they don't show it, but sometimes it is nice.

[Interviewer/Host]

But, you know, he's proud of you.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

You want to hear it? You'll be like, dad.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Your boy did good, didn't he?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. True, true. I do. I think maybe Asian parents can do a better job of there is unconditional love. Yes, there is. They love me a lot. But they can do better with unconditional love. Even if your kid doesn't make money or like, doesn't have a great career, you know, just be a little more encouraging instead of only measuring, you know, by success. By success.

[Interviewer/Host]

Because everybody's not gonna be Jamie Dodd, gonna be the CEO of Goldman Sachs.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Right.

[Interviewer/Host]

Or Chase or JP Morgan. Everybody's not gonna have something that, you know your parents. Cause your parents. I think the thing is, parents like to gloat. Look at what my son did.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

And so everybody's not everybody child is not gonna have something that you can be proud of him. Oh, he or she is successful. But I think sometimes we put so much pressure because if you're not a CEO, you're not a professional athlete. You're not X, Y and Z. Like, well, no, he's not. He or she is not in trouble. They got a good paying job.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

He could be a great human being.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes. Everybody ain't meant to make 500amillion dollars, you know, and make a. Be a billion. Everybody ain't meant to be Elon Musk or this.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. And I think it can be just a little more encouraging. I think every Asian kid is Dying for a hug. Every Asian kid is dying for that voice message that I got from Melinda.

[Interviewer/Host]

When you have kids, I think you're gonna have to break a cycle, and you're gonna have to start a tradition that wasn't passed down to you because probably your parents didn't get hugs or pats on the back or words of encouragement or affirmation. So you're gonna have to be the first one in order to start that when you have a family and then pass that along. And then your kids pass it along in X, Y, and Z. Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And that's how you wash away the generational trauma and grow from it. And I think, to me, because I wanted that so bad, you know, I'll be particularly sensitive to that. I'll probably over hug my kids, you know, and over encouraging. And then they're probably gonna do drugs and become a natural baby, you know?

[Interviewer/Host]

Did you ever tell your. Did you ever tell your dad? Did you ever ask your dad, dad, why you never told me you love me? Dad, why you don't give me hugs? I know you're proud of me, but just telling me that you're proud of me and to give me a hug and to say, jimmy, you've done a great job. Have you ever asked your dad that?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't know if I've asked him, but I think through my comedy, I was talking to him.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know. Cause I make fun of him. I make fun of the trauma, whatever. But really, I'm trying to say that to him sometimes, you know, in a way that's funny. Yeah. And I think he. Yeah. And I think he gets it now. I think maybe my mom even talks to him, like, you know, and now they do say it. Now they do give it up.

[Interviewer/Host]

You know, they tell you they love you.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't know if it's in so many words.

[Interviewer/Host]

Let's not get carried away now. Let's not get carried away.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But they are like, hey, that was a great show. That was awesome.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, okay. It's a start.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That was amazing. And I think my dad's overcompensating now. It's like, oh, my God, you're such a good actor. I just wanted to watch this movie. That guy sucks. You're a way better actor than that guy, you know, like, so that feels pretty good. Okay. Yeah, it feels all right.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. What type of student were you in school? I was B plus, B minus C.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I was a B student in Hong Kong, but then when I came to America, I was like, this is a Layup. This is so easy.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, you turned into an A student.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

A super A student. Honor roll. Damn. Four point something gpa. You know, it was because like math here is a joke, okay? Like I wasn't in any genius classes. Like people are like, Asian people are good at math. No, Americans are just horrible at math. Because I was in Asia when I was in, when I was In Hong Kong, 12, 13 years old, I was already geometry, algebra, I learned all of that stuff already. And then when I came here in eighth grade, they were still learning basic math. Yeah, and whatever. And then my dad had talked to the principal and was like, hey man, he learned all this. Can you put him in whatever the top magnet class is? Right? And then the principal was like, okay, our best class was algebra. Have you learned that? And I kind of lied to him. I'm like, no, I never learned it, but I learned it two years ago. And I would just, I would just asing it. I mean it was so easy. It's just.

[Interviewer/Host]

Come on, I read you almost lost your Asian card after getting a 2.7.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, that's a joke. I became a really bad student in college. That's actually not a joke. In college I did have a 2.7 GPA. Cause I want to do music. I was making beats, right? So I started taking minor classes in music. I took some minor classes in theater. Like, I think I was so blocked. I was like, being a creative is not possible because of my upbringing, right? You know, but I, I'm such a creative. I would be at dinner and like mess with my chopsticks and build like a little tower or like mess with my food and like make something. And I think what got me going was like making beats, creating something and then creating a joke later on. But I never allow myself to believe that. That's why I was just like here and there taking some minor classes. Those are the classes I got. As in.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But then all my classes in economics class, you know, engineering class, I never even went to class. I was not interested. And I would just show up. I'll cram, you know, right before the midterm, right before the finals. Yeah, and I'll show up, I'll get a C. Right. You know, and get by and graduate. But I literally, I got a 2.7 GPA in UCSD. It was terrible. Just cause I wasn't interested.

[Interviewer/Host]

Were you hyper as a kid? Did your parents ever say, jimmy, calm down? Because it seemed like you're at the dinner table and you're building towel with chopsticks and you seem like you have a very creative mind. And it's hard. And sometimes when you have a creative mind, parents don't understand that. Parents want you to sit there just like, I mean, you're asking a 5 year old or 8 year old or 10 year old to just sit there and have the same demeanor as someone that's in their 20s and 30s.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

You are a child that's mind is just racing. You just like, I can do this, I want to do all of this. And your parents like, baby, where did we go wrong, huh?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

No, they were fairly encouraging. And my mom would be like, don't be so messy when you eat. But I was, you know, I was in art classes. I was in violin classes in Hong Kong. But that's more like academic art. Like. Right. And I didn't love it, but I excelled at it, you know. And my dad was always very proud. I scored a very high score in his violin test. But it's like violin shouldn't be measured in a score. Art should be measured by a score. But, you know, I think it's not them. I think for Asian parents, they were fairly encouraging. I think it's the culture of it. Growing up in Hong Kong. Yeah. Making arts is probably unlikely. You know, it's probably a bad idea. You probably wouldn't be able to afford housing. Like, you know, so I don't blame them. But I think for creative people, like, I can excel at something and I really can put so much energy and time into something if I'm interested.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But once I'm disinterested, I will be an F student.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. Yeah. Jimmy is your American name. What is your Chinese name?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Mancheng mansing. That means 10,000 success.

[Interviewer/Host]

Wow. They gave you the right name. 10,000 success.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

How do you come up with Jimmy?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

They just. It's Jimmy because everybody in Hong Kong, you need an English name.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And they just name it anything, you know. Like my brother was Roger. I think he was named after Roger Moore, the James Bond.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then he was like, this sounds like an old white guy. So he changed his own name to Roy. So now he sounds like an old black dude. He just Roy Rogers, you know. And then my dad is Richard. I was like, why did you name yourself Richard? He's like, because I want to be rich. So it's like sometimes as simple as that. Or there's Asian people named Jackson.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Because they love Michael Jackson. A lot of people in Hong Kong, their first names are American people's last names. Like, I Know a lot of Johnsons, their first name, Johnson Lee, you know.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

So in Asia you have two names. You have. You have a Chinese, Mandarin or Cantonese name, and then you have an American name.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. And then American name is more like a nickname.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Jimmy wasn't on any of my IDs or anything right. Until I came to America and I put it as my middle name. Yeah. But I was just like, yeah, just call me Jimmy. So when the teachers call Ro in America.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, they're like, man, they always messed up your name. And you saw em. Bam, man, sing. Oh. And I'm like, just call me Jimmy.

[Interviewer/Host]

Jimmy. Just say Jimmy.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Just call me Jimmy.

[Interviewer/Host]

Jimmy here.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

When did you know you were funny? When did you get your voice in comedy?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think I was always kind of funny. My dad was very funny.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Always loud, fun at the dinner table. And I would say. I wouldn't say I was like the class clown, but I was always, you know, funny amongst my friends.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But then when I came to America, I really had to be funny. I was such a small kid, nerdy Asian kid. I would have totally gotten bullied. But. But I can talk, you know, Right. When I learn a little bit of English, I can talk. And I was kind of funny, and I think people appreciated that. And I avoided bullying because of that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So I think funny was part of how I assimilated, you know, and how I fought for myself was with my voice.

[Interviewer/Host]

That happens a lot. Cause a lot of times, like when you're funny, people are trying to make fun of you. Is that you start making fun of somebody else or you make people laugh. They forget that. They're like, oh, we were just talking about him. But we laughing. We don't forget. We don't forget all about him. And we just laughing at what you said. So that was your way of ingratiating yourself and keep from getting picked on and keeping. Getting made fun at. Is that to make other people laugh and they forget they were supposed to be talking about me?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's right. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. And you build up these defense mechanisms, and I think that was one of them. And for how small I was, I was fairly athletic. People, like, couldn't believe I like, jumped up to catch a football, you know, I didn't know what football was until I was 13. I didn't even know what to. Never heard of super bowl, you know. And then, you know, I try to be locked in. Monthly wireless plans were built for another era. Text now is app first free talking text real 5G coverage and service. You switch up in an instant, download TextNow and connect in minutes.

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[Jimmy O. Yang]

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[Jimmy O. Yang]

But a sports. I try to, you know, be good at humor.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Because getting good grades, you still going to get bullied, you know, if you're good at sports.

[Interviewer/Host]

Because everybody get good grades in Asia, for the most part. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because in that culture, grades are everything. It's like sometimes in America, if you good at sports. But there is the opposite. They want you to get outstanding grades,

[Jimmy O. Yang]

which I don't think is the ideal thing for a kid, that you get graded on everything and everything comes down to a score.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think it's more important to be more well rounded. Like, you know, even getting into colleges here, the good colleges, they don't just look at your grades.

[Interviewer/Host]

No.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

They look at the extracurricular. They look at the sports.

[Interviewer/Host]

Community service. Community. Yep. Yeah, absolutely.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It was funny, though. I remember senior year, high school, I wasn't on any sports team or anything like that. And then they're like, you have to do community service. I'm like, what? What? Why? I'm just forcing myself to do community service just so I can get into college. It's like tricking someone. It's a very weird concept.

[Interviewer/Host]

The Arsenio Hall Show.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

How did you.

[Interviewer/Host]

How did, how did you get. How did you get on the Arsenio hall show, man?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I. I think somebody dropped out and they needed a comedian last minute, and then they called me. They're like, can you do Arsenio on a Thursday? And it was a Wednesday. And I was like, absolutely, let's do it. And I've been grinding on like open mics, Springer shows, just different shows and also San Diego for years. So I was ready and I did. I was so nervous. I did. I think you're only supposed to do like seven minutes. And I did like 12 minutes. And I got a standing ovation.

[Interviewer/Host]

Damn.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And it was my very first ever standing ovation. It was on tv. And Arsenio was so nice. I mean, he's one of my heroes. And backstage he was like, this is the last time you're ever going to talk to me. You're going to, you're going to be great after this. And that was a really, really nice moment. And I'm like, no, come on, Arsenio. I'll come back on the show anytime. Like, thank you for giving me this opportunity. And then the next Monday, he got cancelled.

[Interviewer/Host]

Really?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. So I guess.

[Interviewer/Host]

Damn you. You messed the man show up.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I know, man, I don't know. I screwed him up. Yeah. He got canceled.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, it was.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

I mean, everybody wanted to be on Arsenio hall show. You were in the. Excuse me. You were in the movie Patriots Day with Mark Wahlberg. Me time with Kevin Hart, Opening act with Said, the entertainer. Very different. Obviously Kev and Said are comedians. Mark Wahlberg started his career out as a rapper model. What's. I mean, what was it like? What was it like being on the set with those guys?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It's awesome. Like I'm still. I pinch myself. You know, I was in Space Force with Steve Caro and John Malkovich. You know, sometimes when they're doing a scene, I'm just like, oh shit. I'm actually in this with them. Like, you know, it's unbelievable. And I think that's the coolest part, seeing you. This is unbelievable. This is really awesome. I'm a huge fan.

[Interviewer/Host]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But then like we get to chat and I get to be on this show. So, you know, I don't ever want that to go away. You know, I still want to be fans of people.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So that's really cool. And I think for me, what gets me excited is I get to do different things. When I was doing stand up, I want to act. When I'm acting in comedy, I want to do more dramas. And then once that's done, I want to do my stand up show where I pop up on stage. Nobody's ever done that. And instead of just going to easy route, put it on Netflix. I want to put it in the movie theater. I always want to do something different. That's what gets me excited. I'm sure I can make more money if I just keep doing the same thing, but it's not exciting for me. I might as well go work in finance then.

[Interviewer/Host]

What role haven't you done that you'd like to do?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Um huh. That's a good question. I wanna die in something without people laughing. Like I wanna like, I wanna die like get shot or like in a fight or like fall off a building. But it's not funny, right?

[Interviewer/Host]

You know, they're like, well, damn, that didn't last long, Jimmy. Well, don't do a horror movie. Cause you know, Asians and blacks, we go out first, so don't do the horror movies. Open the credits. Damn, Jimmy.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Gone. I would love to do like, you know, like a real film, like Scorsese, like a Tarantino, like gangster film. Oh, that would be really cool.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. Yeah. Wow. Is there any roles that you turned down that you like? Damn. Probably should have. Probably should have went with that one.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Mm, man. There's some indies and stuff. I think I would've like, oh, okay. But I wish I would have been less obsessed about being an actor and focus on comedy more. Cause I think there was always a thought of, oh, stand up, the next step. You know, the Eddie Murphy route, right?

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Like Robin Williams, you know, And I was obsessed with that. But now I can actually be very honest with myself. I'm a stand up. Stand up is so much more fun. It speaks to me. It's live, it's beautiful. It's a sprint every day. And if you're not good today, be better tomorrow.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Whereas acting, it's a marathon and it's such a different muscle. It's almost masochistic. It's almost self torture at times. And it takes six months and then you don't even get the audience reaction. So partly it was like my ego and like, I want to do something different, I want to act. But now it would take a very special project for me to accept or working with friends or stuff like that. But I am very proud to have reached this. Finally reached this thing where like, I'm like, I'm a very good stand up comedian and I want to keep doing that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. I think the thing is that you mentioned something very important. You say the instant crowd reaction, that's what you get in stand up in the movies. You don't know. You're like this line, I think this line is gonna be good. But you don't know because it's not instant. You have to go to the movies. Like, man, I saw you in there, man, that such and such was really, really funny.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I used to get so stressed, man. When I first started acting, I mean, I didn't have that much experience, so I was just really worried. I remember I shot an episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I'm a big fan of Danny DeVito and all the guys. Right. And Caitlin. And I was just so nervous and I stressed out. I lost sleep after that because I'm like, did I do well, they told me I did well.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But how do I know? And then I had to wait like six to nine months for the show to come out. And I lost a lot of sleep in that six to nine months. It's a weird, it's a weird art

[Interviewer/Host]

to operate in because the movie is. What's so hectic about it is that you hurry up and wait.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Uh huh. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

That's like. Okay, get you to set it at 5. Your first scene's not till 10. Could you not, could you, could you let me get here at 8:30? 9 o'.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Clock? Yeah. And it's, it's so long.

[Interviewer/Host]

Like the days are long.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh my God, like 12 hour days are like normal.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh. If you work in Asia and China, it's like 20 hour days. You know, they don't have like SAG union rules necessarily. So it's a grind everywhere, like in acting around the world. That's why I think a lot of true actors, they still prefer theater.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And I think stand up is my theater.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, because I do think shooting movie, TV show is an incredibly exhausting, arduous and inefficient process. I would say on Patriots Day Peter Burke kind of cracked the code. He used to be an actor, so he's a very actor. Friendly director. Awesome director. And he would just have camera guys, he wouldn't mess with the lighting. It shoots practical shoulder cameras just like shoot it and then you just act it out. He wouldn't give you any marks or anything. It shoots fast and it was very exciting to do that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, you like it like that?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

In love. Hard. You catfished a woman. Have you ever been catfished in real life?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I guess lightly, you know, not like full on catfish. But you know, the goods don't match the picture and I just leave. I mean I don't leave. I still would sit down, have dinner, I guess.

[Interviewer/Host]

You do dating apps? Are you a dating app?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I have a dating app. I have done dating apps, but I find that very. Eh.

[Interviewer/Host]

It's something about meeting that person in person and at the gym or at Starbucks or wherever the case may be, there's something organic and holistic.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yes. And also when you're on a dating app, you out with a person that you met on a dating app, you know you got 10 more matches at home. Yeah, she got 10 more matches. So any little crack, any little thing that doesn't work.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So many options. Like you want to meet someone that like it's fate, right? Yes, I want to meet a Girl that is so disgusted by men, but somehow puts up with me. Oh, you know what I mean? They don't even got, like 10 roster options or like, whatever. But like, we met somewhere at a restaurant and now we're talking. Yes, I like that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes. Cause I think that. And maybe that's the problem. That's what's happened. That's what social media has done. It's allowed us to have too many options. Yeah. You remember when you, you know, you 19, 20, there was no social media and you didn't know what the girls look like in California. Unless you lived in California.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

You don't know. Now you just screw. You like, damn, Miami got it going on. Ooh, Minnesota, New York, Houston, Dallas.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Damn right. It's such a blessing and a curse.

[Interviewer/Host]

Leave overseas. Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And a curse. Because it's enough. No, like, now we're famous. We're like, maybe if I DM this girl, she'll reply back, this is the hottest girl I've ever seen.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then it's hard to then settle down. But then at some point, you gotta be like, this is not real. And then also you meet enough of these people that you think is super hot. They might also be super hot in real life. But there's. It's odd. It's not right.

[Interviewer/Host]

It's kind of like a buffet. It's just too much. Yeah, it's just too much. And you just, like, just let me go to the restaurant, let me just order one or two things, and I'll be satisfied. But when you got an option 50,

[Jimmy O. Yang]

you can't, like, be like Costco. They give you two options. That's why they do so much business.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then you get decision paralysis. And people don't know how to settle

[Interviewer/Host]

down unless you got. Hopefully you got a family of 15, because when you get 10 pounds of mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard with 100 hot dogs.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And also that if you only have one hot dog a year, that hot dog's gonna taste pretty good.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

If you have an option of hot dogs every day.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't know why we're using hot dogs, you know, but, you know, it's too much. And I think we all gotta pull back a little bit. And I don't know, like, for me in the dating thing, it's important for me to know what I want for myself. Cause if you don't know, so you

[Interviewer/Host]

know exactly what you're looking for.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I'm getting better at that. You know, I have a list of stuff. But then Also, sometimes it's fate, you know, you can have a whole list of, like, this is what you want in a wife, and somebody checks all that, but then you don't really have fun with that person.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, or you have fun with someone that, like, brings out the inner child in you, but then she don't check any of the boxes.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes. So then what do you do?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's why I'm not married. That's why I'm single. What do you do? You know?

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. You're absolutely right. Jimmy, would you date someone taller than you?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Of course. Yeah. Everyone's taller than me. My options would be really limited.

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't have a dating app. I've never been on a dating app. So what do you. You set up a profile. Okay. You use your real name.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't have a dating. I somehow don't believe that. No.

[Interviewer/Host]

So you have. So, okay, you use your real name. You Jimmy O. Yeah, sure. Okay. You're five this and you. Blah, blah, blah. You got this kind of dude. And your match. You want someone between the heights of, say, five seven and five. What? Five five and five eight.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think they have apps like that where you can put in details. I don't think.

[Interviewer/Host]

You don't put in. You don't put. Okay, I don't care.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I mean, you know, a person's a person, right? Yeah. If you're attracted, you're attracted. It's fine.

[Interviewer/Host]

You put down the education. I love when somebody have at least a bachelor's degree, you know, master's. Wouldn't be disappointed. Doctors, okay. You're really appealing to me.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't think that way, but I do. I just want to have a good conversation. You're gonna be a college dropout, never graduated high school, and be one of the smartest people.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And we have great conversation. But I do find that very important. If it's someone you know, I can't have a conversation with, then it's done.

[Interviewer/Host]

You know what, Jimmy? What? I've never. I don't think I've ever seen. And you can. I mean, this is in your background. Asian men date women with kids.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Oh.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Huh. Interesting. Yeah, you might be right.

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't think I've ever.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't.

[Interviewer/Host]

Like I said, I mean, I don't know. I don't know if I've ever. I don't know if I've ever heard of it. I'm not saying it doesn't happen. I'm sure it's happened somewhere. There's.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Or maybe. Unless, like, the guy also has kids.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Like their second marriage or something like that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But yeah, I mean. I mean, this is just speaking for myself.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I would, like, I think maybe we really care about, you know, our name and our blood being passed down.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So to me, I always thought it's really awesome when people adopt kids and take care of other people's kids and things like that, but for me, I think I want my own kids to adopt.

[Interviewer/Host]

You want your own bloodline.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. And I think maybe that's a very old school Asian thing. Maybe. But. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

When you dated, did you ever bring, like, when you dated someone outside of your race, did you ever bring them home to meet your parents?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, yeah. I'm not precious about meeting my parents.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I almost want my mom to give me some opinions, you know?

[Interviewer/Host]

Damn, Jimmy. I mean, off the rip, you gotta let a weight, you gotta build up. That's not a thing that you.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You're right, you're right. But sometimes it's like my parents are picking up something in my house and the girl's there.

[Interviewer/Host]

Ah, Jimmy, you can't let that happen.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Really?

[Interviewer/Host]

No.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, man.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay, you got my mom. My parents are coming over. You gotta leave.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, see, I'm really bad at times

[Interviewer/Host]

because now she thinks she's special. She's meeting your mom and dad.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, is that right?

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Everybody don't get to meet mom and dad.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You're right.

[Interviewer/Host]

Then they come back like, jimmy, where's the nice young lady that we met last week? Oh, mom, she.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

My mom stopped asking. But you're right, huh? Cause it'll send the wrong signal.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I'm not that serious.

[Interviewer/Host]

You're right. Really serious. When you meet someone's parents, you're serious, they're serious about you, and you're serious about them.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Man, I'm giving people, like, false hope.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, Jimmy. Yeah. Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, you're right. You're right. Cause sometimes I want my dad or my mom's opinion. Because sometimes you don't know. Like, you've been hanging out with this girl, you want her to meet your friends first.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

One of your friends is like, yo, you're blinded by this. She sucks.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then sometimes I want my mom to tell me that too.

[Interviewer/Host]

Or what if you. With your friends, like, hey, Jimmy, let me check, man. I went out with her last week.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That hasn't happened. Or maybe they haven't told me that, but it has happened. When they're like. Like, I was super, super into this girl and Then like, you know, and then my friends, like, met her and was like, are you sure about this one? Like, ain't nothing wrong. Like, ain't nothing wrong with it. But I want my friends to tell me that.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Sometimes I'm mad. I'm say in a bad relationship or something, I'm like. And then after we break up, I'm like, why didn't you tell me this earlier? Like, I had friends, you know? That's true.

[Interviewer/Host]

Let me ask you this, because you are, your family means so much to you. If your family didn't approve of someone, but you were madly in love with them, what do you do?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I would like to think that my parents are so desperate for a grandkid. Anybody.

[Interviewer/Host]

And they gonna co sign everywhere.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Anybody is okay at this point. You know, they just want, like my mom, she's an Old School 70 year old Chinese woman.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

She was like, you know, you don't have to get Marri, just have some babies. I'm like, that is crazy.

[Interviewer/Host]

That's not the Asian way.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Nah, nah, nah. But yeah, man, I think you just want grandkids.

[Interviewer/Host]

But you, but you. But you're planning your, you know, path.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

I want to get married and I want to have kids.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. I'm giving myself two years.

[Interviewer/Host]

Two years.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Two years. I think you got to set some kind of a timeline goal. You do, otherwise, you know, you get in trouble.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah. What about, could you date? Is it, is it, is it common that in the Asian community that the woman makes more than the man?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't think it's common, but it could happen. I don't mind.

[Interviewer/Host]

You okay? Your wife make more than you?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Let me retire, man. It's fine. Why work this hard? I'm okay. Gardening in my house, raising some kids. It's fine. I work too hard.

[Interviewer/Host]

Are you a private. Do you date in private or do you date in public?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I think I date in private. I just don't think people care about me enough to put me on blast. But I would say whenever I was in Hong Kong, if I go, like, it's like my team is like, don't go out, don't be seen with a lot of girls. Cause now in Hong Kong, I'm like Taylor Swift in Hong Kong and there's paparazzi, you know, and like, I'll get snapped with a picture with even like a friend of mine or something. And people are like, oh, who's that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So. But here in America, I don't think people are as nosy about me. So I think I'm okay.

[Interviewer/Host]

So where are you on like, okay, you with this person and y' all got all these posts up on and you guys break up and then all of a sudden you don't say anything, but all of a sudden she's deleting posts and you're deleting posts and then everybody's like, well, what happened? Not everybody knows your situation.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

You leave it up or do you

[Jimmy O. Yang]

like, Nah, I delete my stuff.

[Interviewer/Host]

You do?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Why you put it up?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Why'd I put it up in the first place? Yeah, well. Cause I mean, you thought it was gonna work out maybe, you know, or sometimes it's like a com. It's like a comfort thing. Locked in monthly wireless plans were built for another era. TextNow is at first free talking text real 5G coverage and service. You switch up in an instant download TextNow and connect in minutes.

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[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Comforts them to assures that your partner. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

That you're not. That you're not trying to hide her.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, exactly. But yeah, ever since my last long term relationship, I've been more careful about that. Cause even now sometimes people like I talk to girls, they're like, I thought you were married. Are you still married? I'm like, I was never married.

[Interviewer/Host]

I was in a comedian. Seriously. Relationship.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, I just never like, you know, announced the breakup, like whatever. I just deleted pictures. I thought people would get the hint. And then I'm like, maybe this, this messed up my game, man. Maybe I should have, I should have had an announcement, you know. But then in my new stand, also my last stand up special, I talk about the relationship.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

In this new stand up special I do say like and that's how I became single. Like there's a thing about that. So I think people will get it.

[Interviewer/Host]

Now do you part as friends or enemies?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It depends. I wouldn't say enemies. I would like to not think. I would like to part on good terms all the time.

[Interviewer/Host]

Jimmy, don't ever call me again. You gross me out. You make me sick. I hate you.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's maybe happened once and it sucks. I don't want that. Because a relationship, I find it very weird. With friendship, you might fall out slowly, but you still talk to each other.

[Interviewer/Host]

Correct.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And rarely do you fall out. In a friendship.

[Interviewer/Host]

Correct.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

With family, you talk to forever. Right. But in a relationship, you can be talking to someone every single day for years, and then one day, you guys become strangers again. That's very heartbreaking to me. Even just on a human level. I'm like, why don't we at least stay some kind of friends?

[Interviewer/Host]

Because I think the thing is, it's easier to grow apart than grow together.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Yeah. It's just so sudden because this is literally. You sleep with this person, you hang out with this person for years, this is your closest person, and then, boom, it's gone. Yeah, that's tough.

[Interviewer/Host]

But you got to work to stay together. You hear me? It's so easy now to just say, eff it. Because guess what? You got options.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's the thing.

[Interviewer/Host]

Back when they didn't have the options that they have now. And there's a part of the brain that's like, there's something better.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

That's the part.

[Interviewer/Host]

She looks better, she has a better body, she has a better job. X, Y, and Z. And then, oh, she said one thing that you didn't like, and then all of a sudden, it's beyond repair.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I know. That's the part that I think all men got to be better about, because there's always something better. And then after you're in a relationship for a year or two, of course, like, the sex is not as exciting, you know?

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't know who told you that.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Jimmy, you're looking. What? What?

[Interviewer/Host]

Nothing.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I ain't say nothing, but, you know, like, you start looking elsewhere, but then it becomes a cycle, and you're never gonna. You're never gonna be satisfied. So I don't know. Right now, I think I'm. I'm gonna.

[Interviewer/Host]

You're in a good place.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I'm in a good place, I think, you know, And I wanna. I wanna take things slow maybe like the more the Asian way that we're talking about.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And. And that sets you up to get hurt, you know, Also.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But at the same time.

[Interviewer/Host]

Cause you invested a lot of time, a lot of energy you doing, all because you're taking it step by step. You're doing it very, very methodical. This is not a speed dating situation. You're like, I'm taking my time because I see a future with this. And then.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then when that doesn't work out, man, Your heart is not right, dude.

[Interviewer/Host]

Especially, especially if you're not the one that wants to end it. It doesn't hurt as bad if you're the one that wants to end it.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, true.

[Interviewer/Host]

But if somebody wants to end it and you're not ready for it to end.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, man. You know, you know, I was just. I mean, now we're getting deep like. Like I was just talking to my therapist about this. I. I have always been the one breaking up with someone else. And I think there's some kind of avoidance or something with that. And then my only real heartbreak that someone broke my heart is from things that didn't come to fruition, right. That didn't happen. So maybe. Cause I go after unavailable people or something like that. So I'm trying to address all that, right. And you know, find like a real girl I can settle down with. I'm trying to date seriously, but old habits die hard. They do, you know.

[Interviewer/Host]

Give me the Mount Rushmore comedians.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Wow. Wow. For me?

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

See, I don't want nobody to get offended. This is just for.

[Interviewer/Host]

That's your opinion.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

This is for me. Who are. Who influenced me the most? Who made me laugh the most? Chappelle Kat.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yep.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Chris Rock.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yep.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And I gotta put George Lopez in there.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

How was it when you met Chappelle?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Oh, wow. It was. I mean, I don't think he understands how impactful that meeting was. I was at the Netflix as a joke party. It's the greatest party.

[Interviewer/Host]

That was a couple of years ago, right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. For the stand up comedians. Cause you go to Tessa Rando's house.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Just his front lawn can fit like a thousand people. And this is like the who's who of comedy. Chappelle's there. Rock, Is there anybody you can think of? Jon Stewart, you know, everybody.

[Interviewer/Host]

There's somebody. Is there?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Is there? It's just insane, right? And I saw Chappelle there, but he's so my hero. I have never talked to him. And I was really nervous. And I was chatting with Jon Stewart a little bit and then the party started dying down. There was maybe four of us left. It was like Ted Sarandos, Bert Kreischer, Jon Stewart and Chappelle. And I was just gonna say my goodbye. Stewart was sitting next to Chappelle. I was like, this is my chance. I'm gonna say bye to John and then maybe I'll say hi and bye to Chappelle, you know, manage my expectations. And then I was like, hey, John, great talking to you, man. I gotta go and then Chappelle's there, and I was like, okay. Hey, Dave, I just wanna say, you're such, like, an inspiration. You're my hero. Like, you know, I didn't get all the words out. And he was like, yeah, I know who you are, man. Yeah, I watched some of your stuff. You're doing great. And then I just, like, malfunctioned. And you glitched. Yeah. And then I tried to act cool, and, like, we were actually just like, joke for, like, 10, 15 minutes.

[Care for the Culture HIV Prevention Advocate]

Wow.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It was so cool. And then I got my car and I drove and I started crying. I was like, I can't believe Chappelle knows who I am. I just. I couldn't believe it. This is my hero growing up.

[Interviewer/Host]

You did a. You recently went back home to Hong Kong. We talked about this earlier, and you called the special is finally Home.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Mm. Yeah. It was something I set off the cuff in the special. I was like. I felt like I'm finally home. And I got quite emotional in that part. And it was a very. This is a very important special for me because it's shot by the people in Hong Kong. I performed it in Hong Kong, and it's 90% English with some Cantonese mixed in. At first, I was gonna make a long version. Yeah, 90 minutes with 30 minutes. Cantonese, whatever. And then a short version for the American audience. But then I'm like, no, it's actually important to make just one version and let people can learn about, you know, Cantonese, Hong Kong. Just like I learned about Spanish culture from George Lopez.

[Interviewer/Host]

Correct.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And I just want to make it a very special special because so many specials aren't special anymore.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It just. A dude built another hour, and he's talking about the same shit. And I wanted this to be so different. This is kind of like a rock and roll film, you know, and there's so many elements, and it's just really meaningful for me, hopefully for the people of Hong Kong and just globally. And at the end of the day, it's not just for Asian people, not just for people in Hong Kong, because the themes are very universal. It's about going home, it's about, you know, family, and it's about meeting your heroes, things like that. So I just wanted to, like, of course it's still funny, but I wanted to have a little more storytelling and a little solid emotional core. So I want people to see in the theaters.

[Interviewer/Host]

I read the tickets were a hundred times harder to get your tickets than it was Lady Gaga's in Hong Kong and scalpels was marking them up 140%.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah, that's true. I really didn't expect that reaction, and I was super happy. But at the same time, it's a new level of stress I've never experienced because I want all my fans to be happy.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And then when they can't get tickets or they're buying 10 times more expensive tickets, then I don't know what to do. I get sad. You know, I want to serve them. And I even did this thing where it's like I'm adding a fifth show, but you guys can sign up my email list and then get a link so make sure scalpers don't get it right, you know, and then we're trying to fight all the bots with the scalpers, but it's a tough situation, and it's a good problem. But at the end of the day, I never expected my comedy to be that big, you know, and. And I want to give them a big show, but that comes with a certain amount of stress, for sure. And sometimes, you know, now I do arenas in some markets, like 10,000 people, 12,000 people. But I do find stand up to be the most fun. The sweet spot is about 2,000 people.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, I was about to say that because I hear people say, look, the arenas is fine. Stadiums, crates, because you have a loyal fan base. But when you do arenas and you do stadiums, the intimacy.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Isn't there.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah. You can still find it. It's a performance now.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It becomes a different thing. And that's why I got fireworks. That's why I pop up. I want to give them something special. Somebody drove to an arena to watch me. Right. But it's a more bigger scale thing.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And of course, there's still standup comedy, but it's not as fun, as intimate as a smaller theater venue. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

After the comedy special you said you're gonna done airing in theaters, you're gonna put it on YouTube? Why?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't know yet. We'll see. It's gonna come out in theaters, and then we'll see what I do with it after. The cool thing about this is I own 100% of it.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, I shot it. You know, I edited it. I pay my producers, my editors, I license the music myself. And I think that's important. That's what's gonna be really important, especially in the upcoming years with how technology is coming through entertainment. So we'll see what I do with it. How the reception is in the theater. So far, so good.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

It's coming out March 20th in Hong Kong, March 27th in US and Canada, and we have the same distributor as Taylor Swift's movie.

[Interviewer/Host]

Wow.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. So it's pretty cool, man. I just. I never thought. And I'm the first Asian comedian to have a. A movie in the theaters.

[Interviewer/Host]

Wow.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Did you think about releasing on Amazon or YouTube or. It was always okay, we're gonna release this in theaters.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So my first two special I did with Amazon. Great Partners. And then this one, actually, as I was editing the special, we got a deal from Netflix. But I think they want me to, like, shoot another one in a different city in that Netflix specific. Right, right. And I love Netflix, but then I'm like, this is too special and too close to my heart. People need to see this. There's just so many elements in this special I cannot recreate anywhere else. I don't care if it's Radio City, Madison. I just cannot recreate this. There's something emotional about this, you know? So I think my next one, I'll do it with Netflix, will revisit that deal. And he's got to be right, you know, Ted, Ted, Robbie, the money's gotta be. No. Yeah. So I think the next one, you know, hopefully I'll do it with Netflix. And this one, I just. I just want to do something different.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. Representation, it's. You spoke to this earlier is that you don't feel in some situation there's enough representation in the film industry. How do you. We go about. And to have representation, I think talking

[Jimmy O. Yang]

about it is important, but at the end of the day, it can't be forced. Right. I think it has to come from talent, and it has to come from enough Asian kids thinking this is possible.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And that's by me or anyone showing them that it is possible. Doing crazy rich Asians, that movie being actually successful. The product has to be good.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You have to make money.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

You know, whatever show you write, whatever standup special, it has to be good.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

People ain't gonna fight for representation for representation's sake. People's gonna fight for representation when there's box office numbers, when the Netflix show is getting viewership, when K pop demon hunters winning everything, that's when representation matters. But it really just like any thing in the arts, it has to be good.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Are there any Asian stereotypes that just irks you? Is like. Like, we're nothing like that. That is so outlandish. I'm just so over you guys.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, yeah. The small dick one. I hate that first of all, not true. First of all, not true. I did this joke in my first special. Like, I find it insulting. Like, say I hook up with a girl and he was like, oh, my God, the stereotype's not true. You don't have a small penis. And then I was like, thank you, but you just insulted my entire race of people. Yeah, but thank you.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And also, like, what do you want? You want a fortune cookie or something? You know what I mean? Like, what kind of. You know? But not true, Right? Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Rush Hour. What are your thoughts on Rush Hour movie coming out with the content disclaimer? Do you have a content disclaimer on your comedy?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

I don't think so. Yeah, well, maybe I should think about one.

[Interviewer/Host]

Probably should.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Is there. Oh, yeah, I saw it on TV on, like, a TV thing. And then they were like, this is now. Old stereotypes. That might not be.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. I mean, neither here I thought it was funny.

[Interviewer/Host]

But, like, when you watch a movie, and I think people are trying to get away from that now. I mean, movie studios and directors and producers and all those are trying to get away from that. But when you go back and you look at it and there used to be a lot, like in 70s 80s movies, not even there were a lot of stereotypes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

When you look at old movies, like, I think this movie would have still been just as funny had we not had the stereotypes. Or do you think sometimes, like, because I go back and look at old sitcoms like Archie Bunker and the things they would say, ain't no way in hell you could say that now.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Right, right, right. But I think comedy evolves.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And comedy lives in that time, and you gotta watch that for what it is.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. Okay.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Rush Hour, if those jokes came out today, it just might not resonate at that time. It resonated.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

When I was watching Comic View. Those jokes might not work now, you know, but it evolves and. And whatever new jokes, new funny stuff is built upon those old jokes. So I don't think we should, like, delete it. Forget it. You know, I think there's a place and time for everything.

[Interviewer/Host]

Where are you on when non Asians play Asians in your culture?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, that kind of sucks. Right? Because we already don't have a lot of roles.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. And then, you know, you couldn't find one Asian.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah. Come on, man.

[Interviewer/Host]

You play Genghis Kong, you could play. You could find. To find one famous. You could find one Asian.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Like back in the day, they had a Swedish dude, like, tape up his eyes. Oh, my God. You know, like shit like that. Like Charlie Chan, I think he was, like, he was a white dude. He just taped up his eyes, you know? So I think, at least I think studios are aware of that now, right? They don't do that. Hopefully.

[Interviewer/Host]

Last couple of questions. Have you asked your parents, mom, dad, why do you think you guys have been married so long?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Um, yeah, I don't think I've asked them, but I've observed it. Mm. I mean, I don't like. Like I said, it's not like they kiss each other every day. They argue all the time.

[Interviewer/Host]

That might be the key.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, but it works because it doesn't matter how bad the argument is. They're not leaving each other.

[Interviewer/Host]

No, just.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Just that in itself is super important.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Just knowing there's safety in this relationship. It doesn't matter how bad this fight gets. We're each other's person. We built the family together. And maybe it's not overt love. I'm sure there's love in there.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

But it's a care. And this is my family that I built with this person.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

And that's important. And options. You know, I'm sure my dad's not on Instagram dming chicks. Maybe he is.

[Interviewer/Host]

If you were to ask your dad, dad, what do you love most about mom?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Mm. Wow. Maybe I should ask him that.

[Interviewer/Host]

What do you think he'd say?

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Um, man, I don't know.

[Interviewer/Host]

I think your mom and dad probably been married 40 years.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, something like that. Yeah, probably. I mean, my dad definitely scored. Like my mom was and still is, like, very pretty. She looks very young.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, he outpunted his coverage, huh? Yeah, he had no business with your mom.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, he out kicked his coverage for sure. But I think, you know, my dad's a funny guy, but he could also be difficult at times.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right? And women like funny.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, my mom puts up with it, you know, and at this point, I do see more a little overt show of affection in their acts. Like they really try to take care of each other, which I think is really nice. And I do think when one of them travel and the other one doesn't, they miss each other.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

So it's cute to see. And they're quite happy together, man.

[Interviewer/Host]

Jimmy, thanks for coming on. Club. Shay. Shay, is there anything you want to promote? You got anything going on? Tell them about the special that's coming.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Yeah, the new comedy special is going to be in movie theaters only. It's called Finally Home in Hong Kong March 20 and in America, March 27.

[Interviewer/Host]

Make sure you go check it out. Jimmy O Yang thank you. Appreciate you bro.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Thank you so much. All my life been grinding all my life Sacrifice, hustle, paid the price Wanna slice got to roll the dice that's why all my life I've been grinding all my life all my life been grinding all my life Sacrifice, hustle, pay

[Interviewer/Host]

the price Want a slice got to

[Jimmy O. Yang]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

Ryan Seacrest for Albertsons and Safeway. It's Stock up Savings time now through March 31st. Spring in for storewide deals and earn four times the points. Look for in store tags to earn on eligible items from Hunts, Nerds, Pillsbury, Lowry's, Breyers, Quaker and Culture Pop. Then clip the offer in the app for automatic event long savings. Stack up those rewards to save even more. Enjoy savings on top of savings when you shop in store or online. For easy drive up and go pick up or delivery restrictions apply. See website for full terms and conditions.

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[Care for the Culture HIV Prevention Advocate]

it's me again. We prepped. It's the time for empowerment. And I've got a message for you. You gotta think about sexual health no matter what. The winner. With who? Yeah. Yeah. To all you lovers out there, ain't no judgment. This is your cue.

[Jimmy O. Yang]

Guess who. Guess who's back.

[Care for the Culture HIV Prevention Advocate]

It's time to talk about pre special prophylaxis, a part of HIV prevention. Talk to a healthcare provider and visit carefortheculture.com to learn more.