Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

Mr. Oliver. Hold on. He was Mr. Oliver. I was like, there's no way this guy's going to let me meet up with him.

Mr. Oliver. Hold on. He was Mr. Oliver. I was like, there's no way this guy's going to let me meet up with him.

And that really, at the end of the day, that is the secret sauce. Well, that is the, I mean, you know, you have to really not care to do satire sometimes. And everyone's like, people, I don't think people know how much you don't give a f***. Yes. Like, you truly don't give a f***.

And that really, at the end of the day, that is the secret sauce. Well, that is the, I mean, you know, you have to really not care to do satire sometimes. And everyone's like, people, I don't think people know how much you don't give a f***. Yes. Like, you truly don't give a f***.

You said pushing the button.

You said pushing the button.

You said there's a button, you just got to push it. Yeah, exactly. Because, I mean, you know, and what was interesting was when I met with you, this is how much you don't give a f***. You made me come to your office at 8 a.m., first of all, which is... Which is extremely early for comedians. Yeah.

You said there's a button, you just got to push it. Yeah, exactly. Because, I mean, you know, and what was interesting was when I met with you, this is how much you don't give a f***. You made me come to your office at 8 a.m., first of all, which is... Which is extremely early for comedians. Yeah.

Yeah, and I came and I talked to, and I have very specific questions. And one thing you told me, I've been using this in my podcast rounds. I don't know if it's come back to you, but like when you told me it took you two years to relearn how to do comedy in America.

Yeah, and I came and I talked to, and I have very specific questions. And one thing you told me, I've been using this in my podcast rounds. I don't know if it's come back to you, but like when you told me it took you two years to relearn how to do comedy in America.

You were spot on to the day, by the way. In hindsight, I was like, oh my god. Because I remember there was a day I was in New York City gigging at some comedy club. And it was two years in, literally almost to the day. And I remember things just starting to click a little bit of relearning how to do comedy. Because again, you, like me, we were doing comedy outside of America.

You were spot on to the day, by the way. In hindsight, I was like, oh my god. Because I remember there was a day I was in New York City gigging at some comedy club. And it was two years in, literally almost to the day. And I remember things just starting to click a little bit of relearning how to do comedy. Because again, you, like me, we were doing comedy outside of America.

before we even came here.

before we even came here.

Yeah, it's a bit like, you know, you can come here and you can joke about America on a very surface level. And that will do well for you if you have a 15-minute set, maybe 30-minute set. But I feel like after nine months or a year in America, the audience can kind of smell the bullshit of like, you've been here long enough. Yes. Right. Like, guns shouldn't be weird to you. That's right.

Yeah, it's a bit like, you know, you can come here and you can joke about America on a very surface level. And that will do well for you if you have a 15-minute set, maybe 30-minute set. But I feel like after nine months or a year in America, the audience can kind of smell the bullshit of like, you've been here long enough. Yes. Right. Like, guns shouldn't be weird to you. That's right.

So really, how profound your two-year thing was. Like, it takes two years to learn the nuances of America so you can make fun of them in ways which... Yes, exactly. They appreciate.

So really, how profound your two-year thing was. Like, it takes two years to learn the nuances of America so you can make fun of them in ways which... Yes, exactly. They appreciate.

Like, don't tell us we have guns. We know we have guns.

Like, don't tell us we have guns. We know we have guns.