(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Jimmy O. Yang Is Quasi-Famous [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-06-11 Like many others, I first saw Jimmy O. Yang in Crazy Rich Asians, but he actually started his career in standup. Today, let’s look at some of his comedy. Jimmy O. Yang and Amazon are back in the funny business: The “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Love Hard” and “Silicon Valley” star has lined up his second standup comedy special with streamer Prime Video, titled “Guess How Much?” Set to launch May 2 [2023], the event is a followup to Yang’s first Amazon comedy special, “Good Deal,” [...] Born in Hong Kong, Yang moved to Los Angeles when he was 13 years old. He made his TV debut on the CBS sitcom “2 Broke Girls” and his first late-night stand-up appearance on “The Arsenio Hall Show.” variety.com/... From “Guess How Much?” [3:30] 🥡 🥡 🥡 Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! Monday Youffraita Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat A fair amount of his act involves the tension between his Chinese parents and his youth getting used to America. I always have to brace myself when I visit my parents. My mom often greets me with a slew of nonconstructive criticisms: 'Jimmy, why is your face so fat? Your clothes look homeless and your long hair makes you look like a girl.' After 30 years of this, my self-image is now a fat homeless lesbian. Jimmy O. Yang “Chinese Chefs Are The Real Heroes” [5:07] 🥡 🥡 🥡 [E]verything’s a little circular, as Yang has learned from joining the writers room on the second season of Space Force. “Being a better writer makes you a better stand-up. Being a better actor makes you a better writer,” he decides.... “All of these things are just a specific study of human nature.” www.vanityfair.com/... Quasi-Famous [12:06] 🥡 🥡 🥡 I obeyed my parents' rules inside our Chinese household while I pursued my dreams in the American world outside. Jimmy O. Yang “My dad judges TV” [2:38] 🥡 🥡 🥡 Normal people don't become stand-up comedians. Jimmy O. Yang “Make America Foam Again” [4:37] 🥡 🥡 🥡 My publicist actually told me about the book. She's half-Indian, half-Dutch, and she was like, 'You've got to do this book. It's called 'Crazy Rich Asians.'' Jimmy O. Yang Talking Crazy Rich Asians with Trevor Noah [6:41] 🥡 🥡 🥡 Have a wonderful day! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/11/2171497/-IAN-Jimmy-O-Yang-Is-Quasi-Famous Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/