Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)
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Okay, okay. That's great. That's the ball. First of all, New York forever. And second of all, so how did you become the mayor of Boston instead of Anson? Like, I don't know if you've been to Boston, but this is not the demographic for mayor of Boston. Like, you came to my show when I was there. I was doing stand-up there. You were very nice. You came. Sold out show.
Okay, okay. That's great. That's the ball. First of all, New York forever. And second of all, so how did you become the mayor of Boston instead of Anson? Like, I don't know if you've been to Boston, but this is not the demographic for mayor of Boston. Like, you came to my show when I was there. I was doing stand-up there. You were very nice. You came. Sold out show.
Sold out shows at Wilbur, not to brag. And you came. And my DJ was there. My DJ is like a Chicago, Korean, American guy. And I was like, oh, that's the mayor of Boston. And he was like, what?
Sold out shows at Wilbur, not to brag. And you came. And my DJ was there. My DJ is like a Chicago, Korean, American guy. And I was like, oh, that's the mayor of Boston. And he was like, what?
But how did you convince these guys?
But how did you convince these guys?
They gave you a standing ovation. Why did you... No, no, this isn't about New York versus... This is not about New York versus Boston because New York is clearly better. I'm saying... I'm saying... No, no, no, it's not about that. It's not about who's a better city, which we clearly are. It's more that how did you get those guys to vote for you?
They gave you a standing ovation. Why did you... No, no, this isn't about New York versus... This is not about New York versus Boston because New York is clearly better. I'm saying... I'm saying... No, no, no, it's not about that. It's not about who's a better city, which we clearly are. It's more that how did you get those guys to vote for you?
Because this is not the demographic that... How did you convince them to put you in charge?
Because this is not the demographic that... How did you convince them to put you in charge?
Okay. But right now, it feels like everyone, you know, politicians, everyone hates politicians now more than ever. Like, why did you get, like, what made you want to put yourself out there to get into this? You know, it's a very thankless job.
Okay. But right now, it feels like everyone, you know, politicians, everyone hates politicians now more than ever. Like, why did you get, like, what made you want to put yourself out there to get into this? You know, it's a very thankless job.
We hate the mayor.
We hate the mayor.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Sure. And so, again, like, you... I think you won your last election at 64% of the vote. Is that right? Is that right? So you're incredibly popular in Boston, and they trust you to run the city. How did you convince these Boston people?
Sure. And so, again, like, you... I think you won your last election at 64% of the vote. Is that right? Is that right? So you're incredibly popular in Boston, and they trust you to run the city. How did you convince these Boston people?
What, and they just believed you? They just believed you? What...
What, and they just believed you? They just believed you? What...