Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

Yeah, so I guess just in terms of Hollywood, applying that philosophy to this crazy thing we call show business Hollywood. And your approach to it has always really intrigued me because you're someone who I feel is, even though you're an icon in the Hollywood system, you still feel like you purposely take yourself outside the system. I mean, is that a conscious choice for you to be

Yeah, so I guess just in terms of Hollywood, applying that philosophy to this crazy thing we call show business Hollywood. And your approach to it has always really intrigued me because you're someone who I feel is, even though you're an icon in the Hollywood system, you still feel like you purposely take yourself outside the system. I mean, is that a conscious choice for you to be

I agree with that. But you acknowledge that's not a common thing for most of these guys in Hollywood. I despise the rest of them.

I agree with that. But you acknowledge that's not a common thing for most of these guys in Hollywood. I despise the rest of them.

Yeah, and I mean, sorry to hop on about it, but I just want to emphasize how strongly I feel this embodies your philosophy. And I feel like, because I think it was after Ghostbusters I read that biggest movie in the world at the time, and you immediately kind of moved to France with your whole family and started studying at the Sorbonne. Mm-hmm. Just to get yourself out of it, I guess.

Yeah, and I mean, sorry to hop on about it, but I just want to emphasize how strongly I feel this embodies your philosophy. And I feel like, because I think it was after Ghostbusters I read that biggest movie in the world at the time, and you immediately kind of moved to France with your whole family and started studying at the Sorbonne. Mm-hmm. Just to get yourself out of it, I guess.

And the other thing, because you've been, you had such longevity in the business, you've been around. I feel like you're one of the few guys who is actually qualified to talk about this. So right now, I feel like we keep looking at the past with these rose-tinted glasses, just with culture. I mean, forget politics or whatever, just culturally when we talk about movies.

And the other thing, because you've been, you had such longevity in the business, you've been around. I feel like you're one of the few guys who is actually qualified to talk about this. So right now, I feel like we keep looking at the past with these rose-tinted glasses, just with culture. I mean, forget politics or whatever, just culturally when we talk about movies.

And you were part of this incredible run of American comedy films, like it was Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Scrooge. You had this run of just stripes of hits. And we look back on that now as, like, this golden age in American comedy film. When you were in that era, were you looking back at previous eras and going, that was the golden age? Or were you like, no, I'm the king right now.

And you were part of this incredible run of American comedy films, like it was Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, Scrooge. You had this run of just stripes of hits. And we look back on that now as, like, this golden age in American comedy film. When you were in that era, were you looking back at previous eras and going, that was the golden age? Or were you like, no, I'm the king right now.

Well, good news for you. People, everyone wants you in that movie. Yeah, yeah.

Well, good news for you. People, everyone wants you in that movie. Yeah, yeah.

With Pete Davidson?

With Pete Davidson?

Right. Yeah, well, that deserves a round of applause. I mean, Naomi Watts is killer.

Right. Yeah, well, that deserves a round of applause. I mean, Naomi Watts is killer.

I love how you started promoting this movie and then you had to quickly promote this other movie.

I love how you started promoting this movie and then you had to quickly promote this other movie.

Yeah.

Yeah.