Ronnie Chieng

Extremely surprised. Because we weren't necessarily friends. He was obviously much more successful than me in the festival circuit. So we rarely crossed paths. And I ended up performing with him for the first time in Canada, just for laughs, in Montreal. And that's when he... was very friendly to me at the show. He was very complimentary. He said, it's great. You know, what you're doing is great.

Extremely surprised. Because we weren't necessarily friends. He was obviously much more successful than me in the festival circuit. So we rarely crossed paths. And I ended up performing with him for the first time in Canada, just for laughs, in Montreal. And that's when he... was very friendly to me at the show. He was very complimentary. He said, it's great. You know, what you're doing is great.

Extremely surprised. Because we weren't necessarily friends. He was obviously much more successful than me in the festival circuit. So we rarely crossed paths. And I ended up performing with him for the first time in Canada, just for laughs, in Montreal. And that's when he... was very friendly to me at the show. He was very complimentary. He said, it's great. You know, what you're doing is great.

And I said, oh, thanks so much. I didn't think too much about it. Right. And then maybe two years later, I get this email to audition for The Daily Show. And I was like, it was like a dream come true. I couldn't believe it.

And I said, oh, thanks so much. I didn't think too much about it. Right. And then maybe two years later, I get this email to audition for The Daily Show. And I was like, it was like a dream come true. I couldn't believe it.

And I said, oh, thanks so much. I didn't think too much about it. Right. And then maybe two years later, I get this email to audition for The Daily Show. And I was like, it was like a dream come true. I couldn't believe it.

And so I still remember doing the audition in my apartment in Melbourne and sending it in and then getting the call back to come to New York City and audition for The Daily Show in New York City, which was obviously a huge deal if you're coming. From Australia. And so, no, I did not expect to get it at all. It was very much him who put the spotlight on me.

And so I still remember doing the audition in my apartment in Melbourne and sending it in and then getting the call back to come to New York City and audition for The Daily Show in New York City, which was obviously a huge deal if you're coming. From Australia. And so, no, I did not expect to get it at all. It was very much him who put the spotlight on me.

And so I still remember doing the audition in my apartment in Melbourne and sending it in and then getting the call back to come to New York City and audition for The Daily Show in New York City, which was obviously a huge deal if you're coming. From Australia. And so, no, I did not expect to get it at all. It was very much him who put the spotlight on me.

As in, The Daily Show would never have found me if not for Trevor insisting that I get on. And again, I'm not his closest friend, you know? I don't even think I'm his funniest friend. He just really was adamant that he wanted an Asian person on the show because he felt that Asian people are like half of the world's population, but...

As in, The Daily Show would never have found me if not for Trevor insisting that I get on. And again, I'm not his closest friend, you know? I don't even think I'm his funniest friend. He just really was adamant that he wanted an Asian person on the show because he felt that Asian people are like half of the world's population, but...

As in, The Daily Show would never have found me if not for Trevor insisting that I get on. And again, I'm not his closest friend, you know? I don't even think I'm his funniest friend. He just really was adamant that he wanted an Asian person on the show because he felt that Asian people are like half of the world's population, but...

there's no presence in on the daily show and he i guess at that time he was thinking of a more international show right so he wanted someone who could talk to these issues so i'm just lucky that i was the recipient of his search you know it could have been anybody how familiar were you with the show Very familiar. I've been following U.S.

there's no presence in on the daily show and he i guess at that time he was thinking of a more international show right so he wanted someone who could talk to these issues so i'm just lucky that i was the recipient of his search you know it could have been anybody how familiar were you with the show Very familiar. I've been following U.S.

there's no presence in on the daily show and he i guess at that time he was thinking of a more international show right so he wanted someone who could talk to these issues so i'm just lucky that i was the recipient of his search you know it could have been anybody how familiar were you with the show Very familiar. I've been following U.S.

politics since the West Wing came out, was watching it religiously, and then started, you know, always reading about U.S. presidential history. I'm a U.S. president nerd. And The Daily Show, we were watching it as soon as we were able to illegally download it in Australia. We would torrent, like, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and watch it. So I'm a huge fan. I was watching all the time.

politics since the West Wing came out, was watching it religiously, and then started, you know, always reading about U.S. presidential history. I'm a U.S. president nerd. And The Daily Show, we were watching it as soon as we were able to illegally download it in Australia. We would torrent, like, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and watch it. So I'm a huge fan. I was watching all the time.

politics since the West Wing came out, was watching it religiously, and then started, you know, always reading about U.S. presidential history. I'm a U.S. president nerd. And The Daily Show, we were watching it as soon as we were able to illegally download it in Australia. We would torrent, like, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report and watch it. So I'm a huge fan. I was watching all the time.

Yes, there's a photo of me standing there not knowing what to do. I was in the studio right next to him. But obviously off his camera. But there was a camera on me because I was doing a segment with him, as you said. And then we finished the segment. And then usually he says, okay, everybody, Roy Chang, everybody. And then everyone applauds and I leave the studio. But he didn't do that this time.

Yes, there's a photo of me standing there not knowing what to do. I was in the studio right next to him. But obviously off his camera. But there was a camera on me because I was doing a segment with him, as you said. And then we finished the segment. And then usually he says, okay, everybody, Roy Chang, everybody. And then everyone applauds and I leave the studio. But he didn't do that this time.