Jimmy O. Yang Says There's No Stand-up Comedy In China

[@LowballJim]

Thanks for the love everyone! I’ve been busy writing this book, and I hope you guys will enjoy reading it. I’ll try to post more often!! #HowToAmerican

[@ginnylin]

You were so great! Keep up the good work and hope you get more spots soon!

[@luism3230]

NOT NOW JIAN YANG!!

[@saday3706]

love your standup, I'll check out your book!

[@mitchg1983]

Great interview! Hope to see you in much more in the future.

[@pressgangs]

Wishing u continued success

[@haleyv5961]

Jimmy was so charismatic and the host who is supposed to be charismatic too just seemed like he didn’t know how to react.

[@pauljones7723]

Didn’t want to offend

[@googleuser8448]

Stephen was not politically trained to handle real world conversations.

[@RahulKapoor9992]

@@googleuser8448 Yup, you needs someone like Craig Fergussen.

[@FatherandSon996]

Because Jimmy walks the finest line of political correct to political incorrect, talking about black and white and Chinese look all the same, a lot of race, white people can’t handle those things in the open.🤣🤣

[@keunesbi19]

Jimmy is always hilariously eloquent. Colbert on the other hand had no fuckin sense of humor lol. They should've switch chairs. 🙄

[@MrJsyed]

Stephen really screwed this interview up. Jimmy said a ton of funny shit and Stephen literally looked at him stone-faced.

[@rothchristina347]

vir2L Exactly!

[@Kareragirl]

He's often like that with really funny guests. Made me think of Conan's podcast where he and Bill Burr discussed talk show hosts that can't stand it when their guests are funny.

[@lubosmith]

at least he didnt fak laugh like jimmy faloon

[@alfredhitchcock45]

He's the typical white old American racist

[@marukchozt6744]

Jimmy didn't engage with the audience that well either

[@GoogleUser-fh8ek]

Jimmy carried the conversation really well. He described the English learning experience really well. That was how I felt when I came from HK at 12.

[@kabouterwesley83]

HK has been a british colony till 1997. Isn't english a common language in HK?

[@GoogleUser-fh8ek]

@kabouterwesley83 Many people could speak English fluently in HK, but still, there are many who couldn't speak or understand English at all, even though English was being taught in schools.

[@Kln2224]

@@kabouterwesley83it was because all the government documents were in English. People couldn’t get a decent gov job if they couldn’t read English back then. Though most people are only good at reading and listening (like me, my friends, and my families)

[@raplinelover]

every single joke he made flew right over the host's head this was painful to watch

[@scottcathycathy3821]

Hello how are you

[@LoudPaintings]

I thought he was being way funnier than the reactions he was getting. That sucks

[@andrewwalker3055]

A year late....That’s the “character” that the host plays.

[@LoudPaintings]

Andrew Walker I don't think so. He had a character on the Colbert Report, but this is just his normal personality. I miss Colbert Report

[@distantraven2566]

Stephen is The kind of guy that made a career out of keeping is face straight as well as being funny. He also is a major narscissist always has the need to be the funniest in the room and to make sure of that he does everything he can to assert that and no laugh is the worse for a comedian. Just analysing the Conan episode and some others...

[@MCHuang]

I also immigrated from Hong Kong when I was 11, and those were the exact same impressions I remember from my initial experience in school. One of the other boys asked me, "How are the chicks in Hong Kong?" and I literally thought he was asking about little chickens.

[@Tijjain]

Min Cong Huang I've always thought that was stupid expression----actually there are a lot of those in America.

[@xyneqanon1134]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@WPhhh]

The first time my suitemate greeted me "what's going on", I was thinking what WAS going on?? Did I do something wrong???

[@jingzhuchen5408]

awwwww

[@valeriekohuang1946]

lol😂😂

[@prestokrs1]

"In China there's all just Chinese people" That was subtle humor gold.

[@monbjra]

China and india are more diverse than America. Look it up. This weird thing west does is it thinks it is 1st country to do everything. Diversity is much newer in west than east.

[@miowooshawn4083]

Anime Pic For An Avatar nah they are pretty enthusiastic about promoting the 56 ethnic group thing, cuz ethnic groups other than Han gets privileges

[@jackieskunk168]

@@cheaphungarianbimbo4697 Dude, 56 ethics and only HAN doesnt have the privileges in economic support, medical, even exams, thats huge racist to HAN Lol

[@Xirzhole]

@@cheaphungarianbimbo4697 that is not true. there are a lot of controversy about how chinese government does things, but in terms of protecting minority ethnics a lot have been done. for example if you are from minority ethnic you will be accepted by university before considering kids from Han background. So do not make statement if you know nothing about it. I am from china by the way.

[@hellocomrade9967]

@@cheaphungarianbimbo4697 Hide are u serious? Have u ever been to China? Of course, u don't.

[@highmay3590]

“I was an Economics major because that’s the easiest degree that still will please foreign parents” 😂😂 Jimmy is hilarious and so relatable. He carried this interview for sure.

[@visitamastudio6002]

@@MissSladousek if you parent followed your dream you will end up as a biscuit

[@justinching9317]

Jimmy does a great job at handling this uncomfortable situation with charisma. Like he's standing up to a bully with confidence. I like it!

[@biggSHNDO]

I don’t like that analogy My boi Colbert is probably just needin some Zzz

[@layoutarchitect]

@@biggSHNDO nah, that analogy is perfect

[@9000inc]

@@biggSHNDO needing sleep is no reason to flaunt your superiority above a less successful person in the same field your boy needs to learn how to punch above the belt lol (hard to tell the exact sound byte but if a guest were to say something horrible in the interview id just say no like he first did but not add the part of yeah see I work on tv you work on youtube its a little different you are no one i am someone again not exactly what he said but for sure to an outside viewer was the tone never a acceptable way to greet a guest on your show even if they were to be a horrible person just treat people with respect sheesh)

[@sango_wilko851]

@@9000inc He said "you work on HBO and I work on CBS" after Jimmy cursed and then asked if he was allowed too. The context of this is that as a public broadcast channel, CBS or NBC or ABC or FOX are subject to federal FCC regulations that HBO is not. If NBC broadcast what Jimmy said without bleeping it they would be violating the law and subject the fines and legal action. HBO is a premium channel that is not publicly broadcast and thus not subject to the same regulations, so he can say anything he wants on an HBO show.

[@teddymills1]

Well if your a comedian with the skills of JimmyO you can handle interviews better than most. Stephen was not trying to be a d.

[@wesmaly]

chemistry sucked in this interview. Stephen made everything Jimmy said sounds awkward, but it rly wasn't. Jimmy seems like a cool down-to-earth dude

[@se6619]

100% agree. That was pretty disappointing from Stephens part

[@tbone3972]

Васи́лий Most Americans don’t understand the way we “SAY” things...... but “LOVES” it when we invent things...... In other words we love to talk with the motions of our hands.

[@jl7065]

i didnt see how he made it awkward. they were bouncing off each other well i think

[@simply6162]

If he went to Conan every thing would change

[@hoemma]

@@jl7065 Maybe you're too American to understand that reciting allegiance sounds like super cultist to us immigrants. He made it sound like China is the weird country for not having such a 3rd Reich pledge.

[@dr.s.choudhury8089]

"Hello Eric Bachmann! This is your mother. You are not my baby." 😂😂😂😂

[@peesicle]

NOT NOW JIAN YANG, NOT NOW!

[@maharishikashyap8995]

Jin Yaaaanggggggg

[@andrewp5845]

Lmaoo

[@pharmacist66]

Billy West i think you’re joking? Not going to get whooshed

[@pharmacist66]

Billy West but if you aren’t joking you’re a moron

[@teenanguyen217]

Jimmy has such great stance and confidence. Even without a chuckle from the host, he maintains absolute coolness, doesn't pull back from his ideals. Probably one of the reasons why he overcame adversity and learned English like a beast.

[@badmontad]

Such a bad interview from Colbert's side. He wasn't really trying to engage Jimmy and its especially bad because it's his first interview so why try to make him uncomfortable.

[@BanjoNoob2]

I am thinking maybe he was uncomfortable too because he doesn't really "get" Jimmy's humor?

[@sagi7838]

Stephen behaved like an immigration officer

[@johnwesson2759]

lol

[@funkytown5497]

the south carolina southern democrat in him was strong this interview

[@enricoromano6745]

666 likes

[@canadianmoth]

@@enricoromano6745 yep that was a number

[@enricoromano6745]

@@canadianmoth ok

[@joelguzman9280]

Yo his accent randomly goes from chinese foriegner to californian to a wierd spanish accent lol he has the wierdest voice changes but dude is hilarious

[@memewee202]

Joel Guzman learned English from American television

[@bloodycinephile]

He has a little Spanish accent cause he said when he came to America he tried learning English by watching TV but didn't notice for a while that he was watching Telemundo all this time and instead learned a bit of Spanish.

[@joshualin5476]

I couldn't think of a username that's pretty damn cool

[@Blue-no4jt]

Sounded like a Brooklyn accent to me. I don't know why.

[@JamesHoldsworthPlus]

He also says Erlich Bachman with Jin Yang's accent

[@gulshantiwari722]

That Hong Kong joke was so good, it was almost painful to watch not the host or the audience react to it. just for reference: "no there's not much allegiance to anything in HK" is i think about HK's protest about Chinese control

[@HiMyNameIsEvvaaannnn]

You just said you think you know what the joke was referring to, the audience probably literally had no idea what he was talking to. People are also scared to laugh cause they don’t want to offend anyone

[@shaggyfeng9110]

@@悲鳴奴隸ラフタリア your guess is right. he has shanghai parents.

[@bern9642]

@@HiMyNameIsEvvaaannnn it's pretty easy joke to get. The whole HK and Chinese government tension is high. Everyone in the world knows that.

[@imadeanaccounttocomment7800]

B Thought this video was released before the Hong Kong protests.

[@bern9642]

@@imadeanaccounttocomment7800 the tension between Hong Kong and mainland China has been ongoing since the early *2000s.*

[@maumau467]

Stephen only does good interviews with people who he's friends with.

[@abul7orof]

Yup, exactly.

[@on3445]

Is he ever good, though?

[@TheABS2820]

Esther Fong yeah as a 25 y/o Stephen/James cordon r much better than both the jimmys n Trevor Noah. Imo Conan is better than all.

[@Itsant33]

@@TheABS2820 in your opinion. Aka subjective. Because I enjoy Trevor Noah. He is really funny and like all of them gets along well with his guests.

[@TheABS2820]

Santiago Munoz yeah Trevor is famous only because he is talented. He is funny, can dance, and is a good presenter. But for me if we click we click weather in real life or if I’m just watching tv

[@aedivian]

Never heard of Jimmy O. Yang before but I found him hilarious, and he saved this interview. Colbert did a poor job here

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

Agreed!

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

MY roommates from China. She didn't get the whole white black thing either. She's like "Why does it matter, you're all Americans?" I agree with her. Unfortunately history isn't so kind.

[@Tijjain]

Alphasnowbordergirl Yes, something that really bothers me as an American. In high school I've been called "the whitest black person they know." And while I don't take offense to that, I just have to ask: what does that even mean?

[@Alphasnowbordergirl]

I've been called that too. I take it as a compliment since my dad is white, and I am just like my dad personality wise.

[@ChristianSuarez-gz1ig]

Guys there are always gonna be people who are jealous of your gifts. Your perspective, your good upbringing, your looks or your righteousness. Don't let any ones comments bother you, they are only fortifying your truth. Love you

[@daleiverson6822]

@@Tijjain I swear I'm not making it up that I saw a documentary by a black man who quotes one black person saying to another that his trying to be formally educated is too "white." Did that ever happen to you? Because that's f'ed up.

[@linjimmy2190]

Alphasnowbordergirl j

[@814melinda]

“There’s not much allegiance to anything in Hong Kong” Ooof- as a Hongkonger that’s about the truest thing I’ve ever heard about Hong Kong lmao

[@Depoolfrancisco]

he's such a likeable guy, humble and down to earth

[@rnrtruestories]

I had no idea this guy was a standup only seeing him in love hard but man I found his standup earlier in the week and thought it was great

[@youtubeMyspaceGoogleYourYahoo]

wait hold up....you said love hard is where you saw him first? what? silicon valley, space force, standup

[@B33t_R007]

Has Stephen become worse as an interviewer or was he always like that? He seems uninterested and "off". Jimmy Yang does a great job in this interview.

[@xPROF4NEx]

I legit JUST posted almost the same thing before I even saw this. He seemed really off and almost nervous like. There was hardly any banter whatsoever... What a bad interview to have for your first time on the couch.

[@user-180-mand90]

He's fairly terrible. Conan is much better.

[@Swanfal]

Ouyang though

[@charlesgao2179]

maybe he had to hold a poop in

[@Catheerineroxx]

The awkward moment when Jimmy said being in America was kind of like joining a cult, and Stephen acts like he’s getting caught👀

[@Toywins]

He said saying the pledge of allegiance is like joining a cult.

[@hhjggjfrt7794jn]

What is the pledge of allegiance? I’m from the uk

[@emeraldgreen8740]

@@hhjggjfrt7794jn like a national anthem thing .

[@soapiey9851]

@@hhjggjfrt7794jn every day in school we put our right hand on our hearts and recite a pledge to america

[@captaindom2000]

@@soapiey9851 so a cult then

[@liancemusic]

"There's not much allegiance of anything in Hong Kong." HKer here. Yep that checks out.

[@Kareragirl]

I'm jealous. I was in Hong Kong once. It was awesome. And HK cinema rules.

[@Haannibal777]

Yep, I LOL in RL.

[@Tan87ful]

😂😂

[@PreetiKaur1999]

What does it mean though?

[@wf6951]

Been to HK, can confirm.

[@msabolijoshi]

Why is Stephen so awkward, this guy is great haha

[@lllllllllarose]

Aboli Joshi He is awkward in every interview

[@AGC828]

Might be his "style" like Letterman. That and maybe he was caught off guard in that Jimmy O. Yang isn't the stereotypical dude who immigrated from Hk/China. He lost his accent. His a sense of humour (having done stand-up & bieng in a comedy sitcom). Went to an American College. Etc. Most HKers never do no matter how many years they've been living in the US or Canada. That and Jimmy chose comedy...very "un-Asian thing to do". Usually a death sentence in most middle to upper-middle class families. Jimmy found his niche. There should be more Asians like Jimmy...brave enough to follow their own dreams even if it's not what their parents wanted for them. Also, having lived in Toronto all my life as a man of "colour" I've noticed there are still many white people who feel a little uncomfortable around Asians or any one visibly "ethnic" looking (not white basically). They have that forced smile but would never have that person over for dinner. Would say "Hello" at work but not invite Jimmy to a baseball game. Of course there are exceptions. I'm just saying maybe Stephen is like that too. Lives in an neighbourhood where there are no people of colour. Only time he is among people of colour is at work doing the show or walking on the street away from his home. But, to me I didn't see Stephen as being that awkward...nothing like Letterman. So maybe I'm wrong about Stephen. Maybe his 2nd best buddy is Chinese-American. Some Asians complain about how there' s hardly any Asians in film or sitcoms. Well, that's because there isn't that much choice. Acting and stand-up is pretty low on career choices in the minds of most Asian parents. And I'd think most non-Asians too. But more so Asians--very practical. "Ma and Pa...I wanna race Indy Cars when I grow up!" Says Bobby Chan. SMACK!!!! Realistically the chances of making it...even sort of...in entertainment is as easy as studying fashion design and hoping to be the next Giogio Armani.

[@lllllllllarose]

@@AGC828 He is awkward af. Not only in this interview. And he cannot ever be compared to Letterman. Letterman is a great interviewer.

[@sdqsdq6274]

stephen is a arse hole , he only respect those that made it with net worth , search old eminem interview with him

[@BLUDDYknucklez]

Lol i thought the same. I think Stephen expected Jimmy to be awkward, but when Jimmy wasn't, Stephen ended up being the awkward one instead lol. Never judge a book by its cover

[@naitsirk32]

Stephen Colbert is really good at letting the guest talk, but he sometimes lacks that pingpong between him and his guests. Here he failed to grab a lot of the jokes from Yang which is a letdown, unfortunately.

[@jamiephilip79]

Most likely it's a cultural thing. I understood all the jokes because I'm Asian and I understand the basis of the joke.

[@floo1465]

@@jamiephilip79 nah, i’m white af, never interacted with any race other than hispanic because west texas, but i still chuckled at a majority of them. stephen really missed the mark here

[@RobMacKendrick]

@@jamiephilip79 Gotta agree with Tex up there. I'm not Asian either (though I did grow up in a town with thousands of Asian immigrants from all over), but really all you gotta be to grasp Jimmy's humour is human. It might help that I've had so many Asian friends, but the baseline is just, "Life, amirite?"

[@bambanghermanto1766]

Or as a comedian himself, he simply has a better threshold to hold his laughter? You know you can't lose yourself trying to make people laugh at your jokes instead of you

[@kinglyatticus]

Better than fake laughs by a certain amount someone we know 👀

[@MadShenans]

Yikes a brick wall could’ve interviewed better

[@xlncy]

Jon Stewart would have laughed his back off. Stephen Colbert and his poker face annoying.

[@Valtirya4884]

Was Colbert even interested in what Jimmy was saying? Really mediocre, good thing Jimmy showed him how it's done.

[@MarcoPopman]

Stephen Colbert... dude... engage... engage... one word responses to this guy's hilarious anecdotes.

[@jedtalk]

Colbert himself isn't quick enough for interviews, that's why this one was so awkward. He was good as pretending to be a pundit, but being himself is a new animal I guess.

[@manonglim215]

"I'm a mediocre asian... at best." HAHAHAHAHA

[@TheProswagonist]

"I was about to graduate and I didn't know what I wanted to do, I just knew I didn't want to do economics." That's literally where I was with my major.

[@HiImGrant]

This guy is my hero cuz I'm 13 in HK and I really wanna be a comedian. I hope I can make it like him too. Except I guess I have a head start now because I learn in an international school which gives me more culture and better english. Amazing how he can make it in America even the language and cultural differences.

[@shruthibaskar1647]

Hi.Im.Grant good luck with all your future endeavors :) you've got this!

[@HiImGrant]

Shruthi Baskar Genuinely put a smile on my face after a long day. Thank you!

[@omgpurplemangos101]

couple months late but i believe in you! as an american i think being brought up with a different culture can be a great resource for comedians appealing to an american audience. don’t get discouraged, you can do it!

[@wenschannel7560]

the cultural difference is actually one of the assets you can use as comedy material

[@sachamorgese7280]

You can do it... just don't listen to your parents

[@gorgaable]

This is third awkward interview I've seen with Colbert. First Bill Burr, then Jim Jefferies, now him. Conan handles comedians way better than Colbert imo

[@Mastakilla7]

I honestly used to turn the TV off when he did the interviews at the end of the Colbert Report cause they were so bad. Don't know how he landed a talk show...

[@kpimkpim349]

The Burr one was annoying cause Bill was killing. Colbert's awkwardness kept killing the joke. I don't think he has a good sense of humor

[@paulprestarri4725]

is it just me or did it get really quiet when he compared the pledge to a cult initiation? truth

[@ajrwilde14]

everything in America is fake

[@ngonsor]

The pledge is for the indoctrination of children

[@jerryrichardson2799]

I think it was Hunter S Thompson who said being an American was a special form of insanity.

[@Gabriel-mf7wh]

Yeah, Colbert did not like that one bit

[@Gabriel-mf7wh]

@@gwgw9177 you can see it in virtually every hollywood movie as well, especially in those dumb superhero movies. And it's usually a very cheesy scene

[@bx0183]

Jimmy did a great job even without the help of Stephen. 👏

[@pfunk2637]

Steven could have done a much better job interviewing him. Jimmy made the best of it though.

[@stevieo2716]

agreed! he can be rhythm breaking

[@jkahan]

Colbert is a shitty host. He never laughs at his guests when they are funny or engages with them to help them out. Conan is much better to his guests in this regard.

[@larsekman8244]

Yeah he totally phoned it in.

[@alfietlp]

yeah, what a shit host.

[@mitt8110]

It's pretty much the same interview he did for an LA morning new show. The beginning is almost verbatim.

[@KevinofWalnut]

Jimmy: “Play someone who doesn’t hunch his back. . . So” 🤝 Stephen: “Nice to meet you. Thanks for coming” The abrupt pause made it seem a bit cut short or awkward. A closing statement then a thank you would've been better. "Well I have a . . Hunch. . You'll get a lot more opportunities. Jimmy O Yaeng everybody!" Snaps and points to the camera with one arched eyebrow👏

[@daisyhoward5472]

IKR? Painful. Poor Jimmy.

[@somefreshbread]

This is literally the only moment in this overall terribly handled interview that I'll given Steven a pass because he needed to cut to commercial very quickly and get a plug in and Jimmy had already stepped over the cue.

[@TurkiyeCumhurbaskani]

Stephen is a bad interviewer this is an awkward interview, guest was better than the host.

[@allieschwarz8023]

It's hit or miss with Stephen as an interviewer. Luckily for us, Jimmy is so funny that he was able to be hilarious in spite of a weirdly lukewarm interviewer. This show gets a huge audience - much bigger than "Silicon Valley" - so I'm sure Jimmy gained lots of new fans just from this one appearance.

[@cliffvbajo]

No, Stephen is just being honest with himself. If this is Fallon interviewing, we would all be commenting here and complaining about his fake laughs. So lets deal with this shall we?

[@Haibara_Ai2]

Sure it is

[@jintusarma4961]

Still far better than Jimmy Kimmel

[@davidf2244]

What good interviewers are there even left on late night talk shows? David Letterman and Johnny Carson are both gone. I can't think of anyone that's a really good interviewer.

[@wanext]

Jimmy was great, but Stephen was very odd. Stephen made the interview weird and killed the vibe. I would like to see more of Jimmy O. Yang in more movies and TV shows, he's hilarious.

[@timothyamaraobrien]

Steohen so did not get him. He's very funny and cool. Why was Stephen so inept and uncomfortable at interviewing him?

[@Vendrix86]

because that's not stephen's style. No chemistry whatsoever.

[@towermoss]

Stephen is like with a lot of people. Have you ever seen him interview Bill Burr?

[@TreyMeans3]

Stephen struggles with interviews. He has a hard time developing a rapport with a lot of his guests.

[@HigherSocietyTDM]

Stephen is better at making funny conversation about how wrong your viewpoint is. Doesn't do as well with likeable people.

[@hamada6076]

HOW DO U PPL NOTICE THESE THINGS

[@JustinSMC]

The comedian is hilarious but the host is dead inside, a regular Buzz Killington. He’s throwing funny quips at him and there’s no bounce back just dead pan expression. At least Jimmy Fallon is willing to fake it.

[@lkez2]

true about the jimmy fallon faking thing

[@daxbradley4346]

I agree. Colbert reminds me of when Chevy Chase had a talk show for like, five minutes, and he was very condescending and basically sucked the life out of the interviews. He seemed to want to keep them from shining much the way Colbert does here.

[@samanthamichelle2094]

Agreed

[@McLovin123ify]

check graham norton

[@anastasia.em.z]

@@McLovin123ify oh Graham Norton is the best

[@bunnyfernwood]

He's so right about the pledge of allegiance being like a cult 😂 I friggin love Jimmy

[@TheRobinRedbreast]

This guy is very funny. He did well for his first time on the couch. It was a great interview.

[@marie-louzhong1187]

60% comments: Stephen messed up... 40% comments: There is stand-up comedy in China!

[@tfarr8138]

Jimmy must have a strong back for carrying this whole interview. Stephen Colbert can't hack it when a truly funny guest comes on. This is why Conan and Craig Ferguson are the best talk show hosts ever and Colbert is stale white bread.

[@jansix4287]

Colbert is an intellectual. Not everyone gets his humor. 🤷

[@tfarr8138]

@@jansix4287 Oh yeah there was so much intellectualism to wade through here.

[@jansix4287]

@@tfarr8138 You wouldn’t understand.

[@tfarr8138]

@@jansix4287 Defend your position

[@dan_hitchman007]

Graham Norton is a better talkshow host than Craig or Conan. Craig was mostly just silly.

[@jauipop]

Yay!! He's finally on a talk show.

[@a.wanderer5006]

This is the first I've seen of this guy. He's awesome. It's so great to see so many Asian American comedians doing so well because the immigrant experience of bridging two cultures with crazy old school parents provides a lot of comedy gold.

[@JackyUnoriginal]

Jimmy is the kind of inspiration and role model Chinese people need. And this is coming from your typical Asian UCLA science major graduate who immigrated to the USA at the age of 13 the same way he did (and I am also from Hong Kong, like holy shit). I honestly believe I would have never been able to do what he does. I think he is amazingly funny. He uses his background and what he knows so well in his comedy. Asians, especially oriental Asians, need people like him, to show ourselves that we are not just a bunch of quiet small humans who are good at math and science, and that we can and are free to do anything we want and love and still be successful at it.

[@universologist1941]

J - that's why he is my favorite Chinese American actor and comedian.

[@hiyukelavie2396]

Are you joking? Comedians like him who resort to making fun of his own people and culture by playing on western held stereotypes in order to earn laughs is a little pathetic If this is your idea of a role model, I can only imagine how sad it is for you And calling yourself "oriental Asians"? No wonder Chinese people get no respect in the US

[@jeeezsh4704]

Chinese Chinese can do whatever they want and be successful that's for sure lol.

[@SellySDreamer]

I get that you are appreciating Jimmy's talent, but he is such a bad representation because he is saying something untrue about China, and people would believe him because he looks Chinese. Forms of stand up comedy like xiangsheng exists for over a hundred years, he probably doesn't know about it because he is actually from hongkong, and there he goes on American TV saying there's no stand up in china. In fact, stand up has becoming more and more mainstream that there are now stand up comedy variety programs in china and they are widely popular, if Jimmy o yang actually did he research he wouldn't have said that.

[@SellySDreamer]

@Andrea Martinez xiangsheng is already very mainstream in China for decades, it is traditional form of stand up comedy that date back to 1800s. Jimmy is from hong kong, so he speaks Cantonese and maybe thats why he is not exposed to it, but to make such a comment is very irresponsible. None in his city does not mean none in entire China, and look at how this talk show spinned his words to write this title.

[@thesecondislander]

Damn is this really his first talk show appearance?? Dude has charisma for days, he's also one of those effortlessly funny guys. Really hope he makes it big!

[@ShredST]

Yeah. The pledge of allegiance was super weird to me as well. Even in China, where it's supposedly more authoritarian and nationalistic, we only saluted the flag once a week. Here, you gotta recite a goddamn oath every morning.

[@LSK_Sub]

Totally agreed! US has no right to criticise China for being overly nationalistic.

[@skelitonking117]

Lmfao there’s no “Gotta” dude; If Schools think they have the authority to deny you education based solely on those grounds (which would be against international law but really wtf does America care about law) then all the power too them; I don’t have to pledge allegiance to shit in order to do calculus lmfao.

[@Tan87ful]

Interesting lol

[@lauraholmes9353]

And honestly with the screwed up stuff in America like crap health care, over imprisonment, gun violence, and lack of updated curriculum for all, what exactly are they proud of?

[@Tan87ful]

Laura Holmes I agree with you and I’m a US citizen so I should know. It’s quite sad how things are structured here in the US. Smh

[@paysonzhang5797]

The final thing about hunching your back is hilarious and accurate af 😂😂😂

[@chiefmofo]

I agree, this was a little painful. I normally like Stephen's skits, and I've seen some great interviews. Like Emma Stone, Tom Hanks, Neil Degrasse Tyson, even fucking celebrity chefs. I've also seen some awkward ones where he does his best to save the interview from wooden guests. But this time it felt the roles were reversed. I don't know, there were so many opening to start down an interesting line of questioning. Being on the Arsenio Hall show, comedy in HK vs US, being introduced to Western culture. Even the point that Asian Americans are so underrepresented in TV and film in any role, let alone lead ones. Sadly, it felt like he was so unfamiliar with the culture that he was afraid of committing an offense, or he didn't care to know.

[@ShredST]

I feel that Stephen's most comfortable interviewing people who are the same kind of "polite liberal" that he is. Jimmy is too rough around the edges to fit Stephen's vibe, and the way he deals with stereotypes doesn't quite align with mainstream liberal view. Not bashing liberals btw.

[@foureyeswonder]

Like you said, he definitely came off as not being aware of the culture and just seemed to not know what to respond to him.

[@SgtMacska]

Great points, sirs. I generally like Stephen’s interviews. But he very rarely interviews Asian dudes. When Ronny Chieng was on the show, Stephen also barely said or responded with anything. Ronny Chieng’s humor is also racial in the same way. So that unfamiliarity might be it.

[@2ndRatePetronius]

For real, BIG lol when he said, “I graduated from UCSD, not as fancy as Yale. Angela Bassett might be more Asian than me.” #AsianPride

[@jasonfreddie1276]

He’s very charismatic for the first time being on a talk show. Don’t want Silicon Valley but he’s a natural

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

Perfect analysis of the Pledge of Allegiance.

[@salmanyafiz]

im an economics major took 6 years at college trying to become a stand up comedian in NY. I think O Yang should be my mentor

[@rock3tcatU233]

What is wrong with Colbert, Jimmy was trying so hard to save this interview yet it seems that Steven didn't care at all.

[@zenphony]

ⵔⵓⴽⴰⵜⴽⴰⵜ Stephen was clearly offended at the expletive and never recovered his demeanor. He either is racist or went to a parental mode as he has given others a break for the same behavior.

[@somato2688]

yup. jimmy did great. much better than most people who can barely talk about anything interesting. stephen didn't pitch in at all.

[@betamax1091]

Absolutely agree. Stephen seemed disinterested. Really surprised at his demeanor.

[@psychologyis]

Agreed.

[@404errorfilenotfound]

Colbert is a humorless tool. Watch his interview with Bill Burr. Most painful thing I've ever seen.

[@theJade]

"Don't hunch your back." Such a relatable comment.

[@jeanneratterman4174]

Watched him on Netflix Hard Love, which sounds like an adult film, is a sweet Christmas film. Jimmy can sing! 👏👏 A different kind of Lifetime-like rom com. A lot of great actors in it. 💕

[@JonAdamich]

Sometimes, I don't know, Stephen can't really goof around with the guests. Or he seems off. I'm not some Conan fanboy, but if Jimmy was on Conan, I feel this wouldnt be as stiff.

[@Tijjain]

Jon Adamich Yeah, Conan has the speed and variety to keep Jimmy's comedy

[@lllllllllarose]

Stephen is a bit too slow to be an interviewer. He does great monologue, but he isnt the quick witted kinda guy like Consn

[@xyneqanon1134]

Me 2

[@andrewmayfield5663]

This comedian is absolutely hilarious.!! Love this guy, hope to see him on more shows and eventually in movies.!! He's great.!! Seems like an awesome guy.!!

[@IshanMisraBEAST]

Yes, I eat fish

[@tamsidiram9927]

Ishan Mishra i eat the fish

[@IshanMisraBEAST]

BaalMan96, lmaoo

[@azarus8806]

0:29 listen to how fast the audience dies down when he puts his hand out lmao

[@meganmccargish379]

OMG, SUCH A SEXY MOMENT!!! He can certainly control me. 👀

[@satrio.d.c.purnomo9973]

I love him, he is effortlessly funny

[@kathyxu1513]

I have never heard of something so relatable, like he pulled words right out of my mouth. (From a Chinese immigrant who moved to Canada at age 15.)

[@MatthewSchellGaming]

I was like, "Damn he was on Arsenio Hall Show? How old is this guy?" So I looked it up he is only 30 and Arsenio got a new show at some point.

[@Tan87ful]

Matthew Schell true lol

[@thamonito]

Thank you for that. That had me scratching my head.

[@TBegay]

He honestly looks 19 but then he mentioned Arsenio Hall and the Pledge of Allegiance. I was like he has to be my age at least.

[@csy9366]

There are Stand-up in Hong Kong, Dayo Wong Tze Wah is like the god of standup in Hong Kong. But Jimmy mentioned in his book that Jimmy's Dad was moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong, and because his Dad is not very integrated in the Hong Kong culture, which made him the Shanghai kid in Hong Kong.

[@eduardorivera508]

"Eurik Bachmehn...this is ah-you as uh old maynn..."

[@formernewyorker5393]

As a Chinese woman, I feel you Jimmy! My choices were medicine, law, engineering or accountancy 😁

[@bikramjitbiswas9478]

wow- I wonder: what happened ?

[@formernewyorker5393]

I became an accountant! 🙄 Chinese parents are extremely pragmatic. They don’t want to risk their kids ‘starving in the arts.’

[@bikramjitbiswas9478]

hehe- I totally get what you mean- I am an asian (indian) myself..I grew up to be a lawyer... for the previous generation (mostly) its like arts won't pay the bill...& I do understand the apprehension

[@Tan87ful]

Wow. Lol

[@bikramjitbiswas9478]

hello Nelia- but please allow me to say this that things are not that rigid like before nowadays ofcourse things are changing bit by bit- in asian culture parents do have some say in their childrens career ( which is not rigid now) & it is not necessarily a bad thing. (However, this is not a comparison with the west)

[@seanwang2167]

I just so happen to be Chinese and I can say that there is stand up comedy in China, but not in Hong Kong (I guess), it's called "相声(Xiang Sheng)" and it's one of China's most traditional art forms.

[@xueningwu6306]

True, can't say it doesn't exist because you don't know it.

[@blurdreamer]

Hong Kong got stand up comedy for a long time.

[@allieschwarz8023]

+ Sean Wang Remember, Jimmy left HK as a kid, and when he lived there, HK was not China; he left Asia in 1999 or 2000, so he lived in the British colony pre-Handover. It's possible that as a child in Hong Kong he wouldn't have been exposed to any standup comedy that did exist, and of course the entertainment industry has changed since the Yang family made their move to the US. Because of my father's business, I lived in Hong Kong for a few years as a child; we left in 1988 without ever visiting the PRC. Now, every time I return to HK, I'm surprised by how much the city has changed.

[@IceBloo]

Allie Schwarz I thought the handover was in 1997.

[@bekzodhakimov4573]

Thanks for unnecessary piece of information!

[@eyesalooking]

Jimmy is a natural. I will watch more of his comedy here on You-Tube. I watched one of his stand-up routines last night. I normally don't watch Stephen Colbert but when I saw that Jimmy O. Yang was on I had to watch it.

[@ph8201]

Allegiance joke of Hong Kong!! Yes

[@Jaeboy]

Patriotism is a foreign concept to hkers. It’s a sad scene. Cant imagine how it’s like for kids to grow up hating their city.

[@animationguyfull]

I cant imagine growing up being basically brainwashed into loving your own city tho

[@HaydenLau.]

Jaeboy Oh, we love Hong Kong. Just not China. We also consider ourselves more global citizens. Because being proud of coming out of a particular vagina is fucking dumb, loving a particular area marked by imaginary lines is beyond idiotic.

[@GIN.356.A]

Wait you just contradicted yourself lmao "loving a particular area marked by imaginary lines is beyond idiotic." "We love hongkong , just not china". Sort yourself out there buddy

[@Kosmologiikka]

Is pledge of allegiance in schools a thing in any other industrialized nation besides US? I don't think the people who have never been outside of US territory actually realize how odd the pledge of allegiance and flag worshiping is to the rest of the world. Not counting dictatorships like North-Korea or the time when Germany went way past alt-right. Not bashing the tradition or trying to take your national pride away, just pointing out that the patriotism in US is on a whole another level compared to any other developed nation in the world.

[@hibaq08]

Jimmy carried this whole interview on his back!

[@ziqi92]

LOL I'm a mediocre asian. I FEEL YOU BRO #UCSDalum His parents are so asian. It's great.

[@ziqi92]

Yunfei Liang it’s funny because academic success was all our emotionally distant but well meaning parents ever understood. 20 years after immigrating, my parents are finally catching on that they might have majorly screwed up in some ways on how they raised me. I never felt mediocre, but my parents desperately tried to convince me that I was at times in hopes that I would do better in school just to prove otherwise. Remember Gen X east asian parents have absolutely zero understanding of emotional needs.

[@Alexx2696]

Man you guys aren't mediocre asians. UCSD has so many international asian students. xD

[@technicalmachine1671]

International Asian students are literally everywhere.

[@Oliver-js7it]

Tri Hard Calm down you see that the guy apologized didn't you?

[@trihard3909]

OrionElHunter Nah he didn’t apologize...and you look like a discount version of jaden smith.

[@SomeoneCommenting]

As a Spanish speaker, this is completely true 3:28 When I was a kid and I heard stuff for the first time like "To give up"... "Give *up* " what? To whom? What do you have to raise? All those crazy idioms ending in -up, -off, -out, -in, -over, etc. Why not surrender instead of "giving up"? None of that stuff made sense to someone who only learned "book English", the basic universal standard stuff.

[@bern9642]

Well Stephen and Jimmy's dad has something in common. They both think his comedy isn't funny.

[@yamibakura16]

Because they’re old lol

[@LILB33623]

DONT HUNCH YOUR BACK JIMMY

[@Acelovingchoice]

bryan arciniega I laughed at the last bit. Too relatable 😄

[@Noarcs]

Chinese American here, can confirm, too relatable..

[@ervinzhou8251]

Fantastic Mister same here Chinese Aussie

[@edao5850]

ervin zhou same Vietnamese Australian

[@wilsonyang4505]

For real

[@kirby8539]

Why did it feel like the audience and Stephan were laughing at him not with him. Jimmy is hilarious. Bring more side actors on the show. The leads are not always the funniest people on the show, usually it’s the supporting actors

[@allieschwarz8023]

The audience - both in the studio & at home - found Jimmy hilarious. I've lost count of the people I know who became fans & started following him after seeing him on Colbert... even though Colbert himself was super-awkward and didn't seem to "get" what Jimmy was doing! There will be a big future in comedy & entertainment for Jimmy O Yang.

[@erickphom5646]

This video was uploaded two years ago and the description still has a typo in the comedian's name. It is Yang, not Wang.

[@Hollins23]

Colbert's kinda douchy in this segment.

[@shirelylight6277]

Hollins23 he is. Don't like him that much now😡

[@HJules-cw6fb]

For damn sure

[@jkahan]

Colbert is routinely douchey toward guests who are comedians. He never laughs with them and acts like they aren't funny.

[@chocolatewheelchair]

Every *

[@izzatys7037]

Why it took him so long to be invited to a talk show. His so hilarious

[@ChristianSuarez-gz1ig]

puteri s for real

[@bunnyblurrz]

Jesus, Stephen doesn't really have chemistry with most stand-up comedians.

[@blackbird2690]

bunnyblurrz Yeah, it seems like he barely wanted to make conversation. It’s a little disappointing to see because they all have such interesting stories to tell!

[@somato2688]

colbert dropped the ball on this one. jimmy was rocking it though.

[@pudchaa]

Seriously! I felt like he was being kinda rude, honestly :/ Meh, idk.. I’m still a big fan of Colbert’s, but sometimes the manner in which he chooses to interact with his guests just reeeeeallly.... ..........perplexes me......🤔

[@bunnyblurrz]

Putting aside Jon Stewart, his interviews with Bill Burr, Jim Jefferies, Hannibal Buress, Ricky Gervais, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Maher, I know there's more.. but most of them felt awkward, eh or forgettable. Stephen's strength is definitely more on monologues but he's not really good at riffing with comics.

[@amye702]

It's true - he has the best monologue and his recent remotes are amazing, but his strength in interviews is more with politicians/political pundits/writers etc. He doesn't seem to care about the comedians, or maybe he feels threatened by them and so puts them down rather than giving them a great platform. I guess they all have their key area - Conan with comedians/everyone (haha) Kimmel is great with sports personalities, Fallon with actors or his friends, Corden with musical guests/broadway stars and Seth with SNL/comedians as well. Stephens is more political - notice how he turns every interview into a Trump discussion?! Love hearing everyones point of view!

[@callsignsleepy]

Stephen literally couldn’t have been less interested! Unfortunate for Yang, cuz he’s freakin hilarious

[@shornmudrach9863]

I've got 3 episodes of this show left to watch but: I DO NOT WANT IT TO END!! Fantastic characters and although it is patchy but overall then it is some Extremely High Level Comedy. Great job HBO.

[@strwbrry1657]

I like how relatable it is when Jimmy told the story about his parents 😂

[@ahorrell]

one of the funniest guests I've seen on here. He should definitely do more stand-up

[@tl8142]

Thank you so much for bringing your fantasy and enthusiasm !!!! I love it ♥️

[@DroneCorpse]

Haven't watched a Colbert video in a long time. Now I know why. What a terrible interview; Jimmy saved it tbh.

[@我爱中国-m4h]

Why this guy make up??is he a gay??这个台湾人是不是化妆了？？脸上还有粉，嘴上还涂了口红？？

[@kingsenorali8139]

Sid R. What didn’t u like about it

[@ashamedrepublican1224]

King Señor Ali he's just a little bitch

[@DroneCorpse]

Ashamed Republican what the fuck are you ? Conspiracy cretin trolling on the internet? P.S it's also easy as shit to doxx you so do fucking better job of concealing your identity you fat fuck.

[@ashamedrepublican1224]

Sid R. Are you seriously mad that I called colbert a little bitch? I agree with you, this isn't/wasn't funny. he was kind of douchey towards ji ying

[@BROfficialTheIndigoChampion1]

I love how Jian Yang sounds like a chinese person trying to say Jimmy O. Yang

[@jerrodkilla23]

This dude is not a good host, his interviews are awkward or something... Can't quite put my finger on it.

[@romondoalexander8851]

He tries to play off guest but his version is making them look stupid which makes it very awkward.

[@alannahperrino8221]

It’s like you don’t have to be in character anymore bruh your job is to get us to like people now

[@lllllllllarose]

His interviews are all awkward I don’t normally watch them, but then I saw Jimmy, I clicked. I think it’s fair to say that Stephen has gone WORSE over the years.

[@trevormiles5852]

I suspect because he is always on stage and forgets its the guests time to shine not his. my humble opinion.

[@Bashar3A]

Anyone else shocked Jimmy is actually fluent in English, and his accent is just acting?

[@jenm1]

His Chinese accent is terrible lmao he's extremely American

[@patientzeropoint5271]

It's the only reason i clicked, to check his accent.

[@DextroDNAOfficial]

@@jenm1 how can his Chinese accent be terrible when he was born and lived in Hong Kong until he was 13? I think he knows better what a Chinese accent is than you do considering he had one for the first 13 years of his life and his whole family is Chinese

[@jenm1]

@@DextroDNAOfficial I don't know. I don't personally speak a Chinese language, but his accent is very exaggerated and made-up sounding. I've just heard a lot of real accents before, but maybe his is from a region I haven't heard before. He just sounds like an american doing a fake accent

[@DextroDNAOfficial]

@@jenm1 okay, but it's not made up. It might be exaggerated slightly but he is Chinese so it's obviously not fake

[@rotatopotato5212]

I guess the closest thing China has to stand up comedy is xiang sheng( 相声) which involves two having a back-and-forth conversation. One person leads and delivers the punchlines while the other person supports by asking questions to keep the conversation going and reacting to the punchlines.

[@gct436]

It’s 棟篤笑 or 是但噏. 相聲is something else.

[@NoboPenguin]

Stand up comedy has gained tremendous popularity in China the last couple of years. It’s called 脱口秀，which was originally translated from the English word “talk show”, but over time has evolved to mean “stand up comedy”.

[@lenl8004]

@@NoboPenguin yeah my mom loves it

[@jinquanzhu7118]

Hongkong has 栋笃笑 after 1990, that is stand-up comedy, also mainland China has 相声, which is also a type of stand-up comedy. In sum, Jimmy O. Yang said wrong :)

[@veganpiranha3302]

He is very wrong. In Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen there is a strong stand up scene.

[@Xunxunism]

Butterfly Pea Wrong. At Least not in Shenzhen.

[@tidusallen]

Fayt Strife of course,xiangsheng，as a traditional standup comedy,exists in China for centuries .

[@SellySDreamer]

@Jimbo Jones xiangsheng, a form of single or duo Chinese stand up comedy, has existed for over 100 years in mainland china. Not sure about Hong Kong but westernized standup emerged after 2000 in where I'm from, Jimmy Yang isnt over 50 and he should have done his research before he claims that. This interview was done 2 years ago, when stand up became widely popular already, so the title is definitely very untrue and misleading. In fact, there are stand up competition programs in china that have billions of views in China, and a famous stand up comedian had a worldwide tour planned this year before it was halted due to the pandemic.

[@AngelaWakeUp]

@@SellySDreamer very true

[@parteekkansal]

He is quite funny. he shud do more stand up.

[@OlviMasta77]

PARTEEK KANSAL Don't you mean.. talkshow?

[@JingLiSH]

true

[@BulletsAndBloomers]

You "shud" learn english.

[@parteekkansal]

@Fip Dibwibbler Your reply tells me English is not your first language.Here is the link if you find it difficult to understand what 'shud' means - www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shud. Of all the people in the world, people like you are my least favorite. In fact, that is putting it mildly. I feel disgusted by your superior tone. You 'shud' learn manners before teaching me English.

[@parteekkansal]

@härjaren Langstrumpf No, I mean the guy from Hong Kong. I found him quite funny but never saw him doing stand-ups

[@AnonymousAnonymous-kc4vv]

I think Colbert legitimately had a problem with Jimmy's race. It's like he was intimidated by him or something.

[@gohanlopez5330]

That would explain his prejudice

[@Soluchi-InfiniteCoCreatorGod]

Funny guy.

[@我爱中国-m4h]

Why this guy make up??is he a gay??这个台湾人是不是化妆了？？脸上还有粉，嘴上还涂了口红？？

[@nickdummythicc3361]

Your punctuation is wrong!

[@MugiwaraCA]

never had the butterflies

[@ahorrell]

As a non-american, the pledge of allegiance IS weird and cult-like

[@guccideltaco]

I moved to Texas over 20 years ago, and they have their own pledge, which is even weirder. I don't say it; I made no lifetime commitment to this state.

[@Texaca]

pledge of allegiance is for indoctrination, that's what it has always been, it started with Red Scare, aka: "....Red Scare occurred after World War II (1939-45), and was popularly known as "McCarthyism" after its most famous supporter, Senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthyism coincided with increased popular fear of communist espionage consequent to a Soviet Eastern Europe, the Berlin Blockade (1948-49), the Chinese Civil War" and "the Korean War".* Wikipedia souce. It had a hidden agenda, primarily was used to break the backs on Unions in Hollywood, so they tried to demonize all Unions as socialist sympathizers. Joseph McCarthy was a stooge, and a lackey of Movie Studio moguls

[@Gina-jq8fc]

As an American, I saw nothing wrong with it until 8th grade/high school I liked standing for the pledge and singing patriotic songs in my elementary school. But then it got repetitive. Saying it everyday it’s like our anthem lost its meaning .. we say it half asleep in the morning as a daily ritual it slips our mind that we should stay thankful as Americans to be free......and I don’t even care to say it anymore because I’ve said it over 500 times before.

[@binaway]

An Australian exchange student in the US had to see the Principal for not repeating the pledge. He explained he wasn't American and to take the pledge to a foreign power would annul his Australian citizenship without gaining American citizenship. Thereby leaving him stateless and that he did respected his American ally. They still were not happy but had to accept his explanation

[@studioherald]

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[@caseytownson8328]

Very odd interview from Colbert.

[@jessedelariva7719]

That kid is going somewhere I’m happy the world has such a down to earth Americanized this era Chinese guy we all need some one like him