![]() ![]() What is this art form? I've never seen this. And then at night, they would switch to BET "ComicView." And I saw all these comics doing five to 10-minute bits. So when I moved here, the first stand-up comedy I saw - because I was so obsessed with hip-hop music videos - I would watch BET all day. There wasn't really stand-up growing up in Hong Kong, at least the time when I was there. YANG: That was my love of stand-up and my introduction to stand-up. And is that where your love of standup was born and comedy? And then when you arrived in the U.S., you learned English and American culture watching BET "Rap City" and stand-up comics on that channel. And how - you talk about you did grow up like the Asian stereotype. I mean, you were born and grew up in Hong Kong until you moved to LA at 13 years old. Tell me a little bit about this because it tells sort of your story. GARCIA-NAVARRO: (Laughter) Let's talk about the special. YANG: Now I'm just forced to be a good cook now. YANG: Lulu, not to brag - I've always been a good cook, OK? ![]() GARCIA-NAVARRO: (Laughter) You feeling like you're a good cook now? GARCIA-NAVARRO: Yeah, hola, mi gente, she says. YANG: So I'm learning Spanish from this lady, as well. YANG: And now I understand what that means. But I can - like, now I know garlic is ajo, right? Like - and, you know, the chiles and the tomatoes. So I don't really know what she's saying. YANG: I watch her every night before I go to sleep. Her name is Dona Angela, who cooks out in the countryside in Mexico. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Speaking of this moment, you recently wrote an article for Bon Appetit titled "All I Need In Quarantine Is My YouTube Abuela And Carniceria 21." By the way, I love this lady. GARCIA-NAVARRO: The actor from "Silicon Valley" and "Crazy Rich Asians" joins me now. YANG: It's like, sir, is everything OK? Is your son dead? He's like, no. Nine-11 - what's your emergency? My son is dead. I'm like, you do understand if I don't call my dad back in three hours, he's going to call 911. And he was, like, oh, I haven't talked to my dad in three weeks. But I understand that's how he shows love. JIMMY O YANG: My dad still calls me, like, 20 times a day just to check up on me. But among all the filming and press, there's a joke in his special that suggests he's been preparing for quite some time for social distancing. He has a new Netflix show coming out later this month called "Space Force" starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, among others, and a new comedy special on Amazon Prime. Yang is busy these days despite being on lockdown. ![]()
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