Ronny Chieng gained a large following for his exasperated reactions to his public interviews as a correspondent for the "Daily Show" hosted by Trevor Noah. Chieng's stand-up at the LBT Theater in Santa Rosa left him on stage to engage an enthusiastic, packed house with his own frustrations and astute observations. Beginning by thanking the Asian community for turning out and then calling out and thanking "The white people, Latinos, Native Americans and Blacks." He then asked, "How did you find me?" I found him to be more engaging and introspective than his clever but caustic style which comes across in his Netflix comedy specials and "Daily" interviews. Turning the tables on himself. Chieng shared his IVF trials and tribulations having to stab his wife in the "Chicago Bulls Area" and his failure to fulfill his part of the bill in the sterilized hospital room set aside for ejaculation with a "queue of men waiting outside." Although Chieng was wary of the wear and tear from parenthood that has aged his peers and fearful parenthood would interfere with his "...career and what I love to do more than anything. Stand-up comedy!" Asian competitive parenting was parodied depicting anything less than elite professions as unacceptable. Chieng had a dialogue with his future son aspiring to be a comedian like him. To which he told his son, "You're never going to be funnier than me." Chieng's irritation with trying to teach his mother how to use the internet was hysterical and directed further zings at "Baby Boomers who weren't raised with the internet and never developed the scrolling muscle." His ire with Baby Boomers was tinged by his love for his mom who he nevertheless lambasted along with Chinese people for being cheap and fearful of being scammed. He turned the table on the audience by saying he helped his mom by giving her mom money which didn't receive "applause as it's not common in American culture." Then he poked fun at male MEGA supporters who fell through the cracks inadvertently on the internet by theories which took over their thinking. He softened this jest by suggesting communicating with each other starting with common ground which spotlighted the ridiculousness of extreme views. The entire 90+ minutes flew by seamlessly with body racking guffaws and heartfelt sentiment. He ended with the unexpected passing of his dad whose estate he had to settle. He was right in knowing his dad's password would be the birthdate of his favorite child; his sister the Dr. But, his screensaver was a photo of "Me with my wife. Take that sis. I won!" Anyone at the Ronny Chieng's show last night won big time with big laughs and lots of heart. Don't let anything deter you from continuing your comedy/showbiz career or becoming a parent. You've got what it takes.
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