Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

And I asked him for advice on how to be a correspondent in America. being a non-American correspondent on The Daily Show, which is something that he's uniquely placed to give me advice on. And he told me that it took him two years to relearn how to do comedy in America. And he was spot on. He was spot on.

And he was, you know, he was saying like, well, I mean, this is my interpretation of what he was saying, is that when you come to America as a foreign headliner comic, you can do comedy for... 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. You can kill for... You could maybe even kill for 30 minutes. But you're always doing comedy as like the outsider.

And he was, you know, he was saying like, well, I mean, this is my interpretation of what he was saying, is that when you come to America as a foreign headliner comic, you can do comedy for... 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. You can kill for... You could maybe even kill for 30 minutes. But you're always doing comedy as like the outsider.

And he was, you know, he was saying like, well, I mean, this is my interpretation of what he was saying, is that when you come to America as a foreign headliner comic, you can do comedy for... 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes. You can kill for... You could maybe even kill for 30 minutes. But you're always doing comedy as like the outsider.

You know, meaning like you're coming in, you're making fun of America on a very surface level. And that works... for about nine months. But after nine months or like 11 months, I think the audience and you yourself subconsciously can feel the inauthenticity of that in the sense of like, you've been here long enough. You should know that this isn't that weird.

You know, meaning like you're coming in, you're making fun of America on a very surface level. And that works... for about nine months. But after nine months or like 11 months, I think the audience and you yourself subconsciously can feel the inauthenticity of that in the sense of like, you've been here long enough. You should know that this isn't that weird.

You know, meaning like you're coming in, you're making fun of America on a very surface level. And that works... for about nine months. But after nine months or like 11 months, I think the audience and you yourself subconsciously can feel the inauthenticity of that in the sense of like, you've been here long enough. You should know that this isn't that weird.

why are you still making fun of five flavors of Coca-Cola? You know, like you should know better now. You've been here long enough. And so the point was that it took two years to really kind of get a little bit more understanding of America where you could joke about it in a way that one, Americans haven't heard before and two, in a way that they agree with you in the authenticity.

why are you still making fun of five flavors of Coca-Cola? You know, like you should know better now. You've been here long enough. And so the point was that it took two years to really kind of get a little bit more understanding of America where you could joke about it in a way that one, Americans haven't heard before and two, in a way that they agree with you in the authenticity.

why are you still making fun of five flavors of Coca-Cola? You know, like you should know better now. You've been here long enough. And so the point was that it took two years to really kind of get a little bit more understanding of America where you could joke about it in a way that one, Americans haven't heard before and two, in a way that they agree with you in the authenticity.

Yes. Like literally the day after I spoke to him and I told him I was on The Daily Show, he, you know, he Googled everything about it. And he was like, hey, you know, Jon Stewart is a big deal in America. I'm like, yeah, Dad, I know. That's what I was trying to tell you. And he was like, yeah, he makes a lot of money, man. This guy's making a lot. This guy's a multimillion dollar contract.

Yes. Like literally the day after I spoke to him and I told him I was on The Daily Show, he, you know, he Googled everything about it. And he was like, hey, you know, Jon Stewart is a big deal in America. I'm like, yeah, Dad, I know. That's what I was trying to tell you. And he was like, yeah, he makes a lot of money, man. This guy's making a lot. This guy's a multimillion dollar contract.

Yes. Like literally the day after I spoke to him and I told him I was on The Daily Show, he, you know, he Googled everything about it. And he was like, hey, you know, Jon Stewart is a big deal in America. I'm like, yeah, Dad, I know. That's what I was trying to tell you. And he was like, yeah, he makes a lot of money, man. This guy's making a lot. This guy's a multimillion dollar contract.

I'm like, yeah, yeah. Comedy is a big business in America. And then he, yeah, then he started following it more. But they've always been into American politics, you know, from afar.

I'm like, yeah, yeah. Comedy is a big business in America. And then he, yeah, then he started following it more. But they've always been into American politics, you know, from afar.

I'm like, yeah, yeah. Comedy is a big business in America. And then he, yeah, then he started following it more. But they've always been into American politics, you know, from afar.

Yeah, he would. Only in hindsight. Now, you know, he passed away in 2018. And I talk about this in the special. It's actually the last story I tell in the special. And only in hindsight do I realize like, oh, yeah, he was... he would hold court at family gatherings and he would joke about politics and he would roast the decisions by leaders or people around him, family members.

Yeah, he would. Only in hindsight. Now, you know, he passed away in 2018. And I talk about this in the special. It's actually the last story I tell in the special. And only in hindsight do I realize like, oh, yeah, he was... he would hold court at family gatherings and he would joke about politics and he would roast the decisions by leaders or people around him, family members.

Yeah, he would. Only in hindsight. Now, you know, he passed away in 2018. And I talk about this in the special. It's actually the last story I tell in the special. And only in hindsight do I realize like, oh, yeah, he was... he would hold court at family gatherings and he would joke about politics and he would roast the decisions by leaders or people around him, family members.

He would make fun of family members. So it was a very, I would say, a very modern style of comedy that he was doing. But obviously he didn't know he was doing comedy. He was just being the life of the party. And he was usually the most educated guy in the room, usually. So he would be making fun of current affairs, current events, people, family members. He would just roast them.