Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

Is it this guy? It's this guy. This is it. Yeah, that's it. Because I know this is kind of like a hacky question, but I just got to ask it because you also bring up in the memoir, when you are up and coming, you're being trained by these legendary chefs. The training in the kitchen was pretty hardcore. And... Yeah, it was. People were yelling at you.

Right, but even in America, you were training in America. Oh, yeah, sure. Same thing, the American chefs. Same thing, though.

Right, but even in America, you were training in America. Oh, yeah, sure. Same thing, the American chefs. Same thing, though.

Yeah, fuck is fuck. It doesn't matter. Exactly, yeah. Because I feel like, I don't know enough about cooking at all, but with comedy, I feel like there is a certain amount of toxicity that you need to endure to get good at this, you know? And so do you feel the same way with cooking, you know? I guess, what would you say to all these woke sissies who are...

Yeah, fuck is fuck. It doesn't matter. Exactly, yeah. Because I feel like, I don't know enough about cooking at all, but with comedy, I feel like there is a certain amount of toxicity that you need to endure to get good at this, you know? And so do you feel the same way with cooking, you know? I guess, what would you say to all these woke sissies who are...

complaining about being mistreated in the kitchen. Like, really, are you like, hey, like, tough enough? Or are you like, hey, something's... Not anymore. Not anymore?

complaining about being mistreated in the kitchen. Like, really, are you like, hey, like, tough enough? Or are you like, hey, something's... Not anymore. Not anymore?

Right. But I guess the question, again, to you is, like, is it good that it's going away, or do you feel like something's missing in the transfer of knowledge?

Right. But I guess the question, again, to you is, like, is it good that it's going away, or do you feel like something's missing in the transfer of knowledge?

So to interrupt you, actually, I spoke to a military guy about this. As an Asian person who grew up in Singapore, Malaysia, I've been yelled at my whole life to where learning was being yelled at. And I asked the military guys about this. And the U.S., I mean, small sample size, but one of the U.S. military guys said that when you're yelling, you've already lost control. You lost them, exactly.

So to interrupt you, actually, I spoke to a military guy about this. As an Asian person who grew up in Singapore, Malaysia, I've been yelled at my whole life to where learning was being yelled at. And I asked the military guys about this. And the U.S., I mean, small sample size, but one of the U.S. military guys said that when you're yelling, you've already lost control. You lost them, exactly.

You lost control. Meaning you shouldn't be in that situation in the first place.

You lost control. Meaning you shouldn't be in that situation in the first place.

Okay. Okay. No, I'm genuinely interested in this because you're... arguably the most respected chef in America. If you're saying that, hey, we don't need to be yelling in kitchens, then I guess everything that's happening in the bear is completely unnecessary, because those guys... Yo, watch how he's going. What are you guys doing?

Okay. Okay. No, I'm genuinely interested in this because you're... arguably the most respected chef in America. If you're saying that, hey, we don't need to be yelling in kitchens, then I guess everything that's happening in the bear is completely unnecessary, because those guys... Yo, watch how he's going. What are you guys doing?

Oh, okay. Well, I mean, that's something I can't speak to. You speak to the kitchen stuff.

Oh, okay. Well, I mean, that's something I can't speak to. You speak to the kitchen stuff.

Okay, well, I'm not going to. A little slower. Yeah, I love and watch the band. Not me. It's the critics that say that. Well, it's not me. I'm still available for guest appearances on the band. Okay. Yeah, and again.

Okay, well, I'm not going to. A little slower. Yeah, I love and watch the band. Not me. It's the critics that say that. Well, it's not me. I'm still available for guest appearances on the band. Okay. Yeah, and again.

No, you see, you don't yell at it anymore. You just say that they suck quietly. Very quietly. That's what you're doing now. You're not in the kitchen going, you suck. You're on The Daily Show going, you suck. I moved to New York City when I was 30 years old from Australia. I was living in Australia at the time.