Ronny Chieng

So I wanted to hurt myself.

But you...

You played collegiate soccer.

Well, there's like the bullshit answer of, you know, it's important to question societal rules.

And there's the real answer, which is I'm the youngest of four kids.

I'm still trying to get my parents' attention.

My mom tells this story that we would sit at this dinner table in Michigan.

And when the sun would go down, the glass door would become reflective.

And I could never sit in this one seat because I would just stare at myself the whole time like,

Uh, and I was like, well, yeah, that's because you guys never looked at me, so I had to stare at myself.

I love comedy.

Holy shit, do I love comedy.

We get to make people laugh once your guard is down.

We can maybe sneak an important message in, maybe not.

It feels good to laugh for once.

You feel present moment when you're laughing.

Um, there's very few rules in comedy.

If I say something brilliant, it's like, holy shit, he's an excellent journalist.

If I say something stupid, it's like, relax, I'm a comedian.

It's like...