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Ronny Chieng

👤 Speaker
1957 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

They did pick accordion because they thought that's not even a joke.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

They thought the accordion was cooler.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

So I'm just trying to bring sexy back to the accordion.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And so he'd be like, shirtless of accordion.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And that was a thing.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And the 50s was weird.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And why do you think that didn't, why did that die?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Where do we lose the appreciation?

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Right, but that's, I think, from what I've read, that's kind of how you started on this, because you were given this accordion, which is a very specific sound.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Yeah.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And I guess you were trying to play the music of the time with it.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Right.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And that's how you kind of, that's how, where all this started.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Yeah, you just skipped over this whole thing.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

You're a freaking musical genius, man.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

You're a self-taught musician who freaking plays by ear.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Yeah, it's crazy.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

And speaking of musical genius, I mean, your live shows are spectacular.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

Oh, thank you.

The Daily Show: Ears Edition
$1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has J6ers Playing Victim & Trump Creeps on Coast Guard Grad | “Weird Al” Yankovic

You know, and I'm not like, when you go there, the musicians on stage are amazing.