WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Episode 1415 - Ronny Chieng

Mar 6, 2023

01:31:28

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Ronny Chieng

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Getting to Know Yourself

01:58

How Did You Get So Fucked Up?

02:23

Singapore

01:50

Introduction

2min

How Did You Get So Fucked Up?

2min

I'm a New Old. Is That a Symptom of Age?

2min

Getting to Know Yourself

2min

Is It Necessary?

3min

Stamps.com - The Best Way to Get Your Business Up for Success

4min

The New York Comedy Scene

3min

You're Coming From You. I Know You Don't Suffer Fools.

2min

How to Tell a Story Without Explaining Jokes

2min

10.

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival

2min

11.

Is That Hacky Callback? Yeah. Yeah.

2min

12.

How Did You Get Set Up With the Alex Theater?

2min

13.

You Know, I Tell Jokes for Money, but You're Not Really That Guy

2min

14.

I'm Trying Not to Be Just the Foreigner in America Making Fun of America, Right?

2min

15.

Is There a Difference Between Comedy and Anti-Etablishment?

3min

16.

You're Making Fun of the Left and the Right

2min

17.

I Don't Go After Comics.

2min

18.

Are You in Malaysia or Singapore?

2min

19.

You're Fucked Up, Right?

2min

20.

I've Done a Lot of Joke Writing on Stage, Yeah. Yeah.

2min

21.

Magic on the Day. It's Alchemy.

2min

22.

Singapore

2min

23.

Did You Go to Law School in Singapore? Yeah. Yeah.

3min

24.

Singapore Is a Very Efficient Country

2min

25.

The Last Laugh - It Was Like a Cruise Ship

2min

26.

Matt Stilson - Is He a OG?

2min

27.

All My Peers

2min

28.

Bill Burrow or Todd Berry?

2min

29.

I've Been Doing Comedy for a Long Time Now.

3min

30.

You're Not Going to Let Me Continue to Show Energy, Right?

2min

31.

You're Rightfully Angerful at Critics Who Don't Do Anything

2min

32.

The Daily Show Alumni - John Oliver

3min

33.

You Can't Stop Working

2min

34.

The Joy of Acting Movies

2min

35.

Do Stand-Up Comedy on Your Terms?

2min

36.

You Know, I'm Not a Comic, but I Don't Want That Many People

2min

37.

What Makes a Great Comic?

2min

38.

Do You Like Younger Comics?

2min

39.

Is It Just the Fate of All Comics to Grow Up and Hate Everything New?

2min

40.

You Know, You're Not Fit With the Times Anymore?

2min

41.

Isn't That Good That You Can Work at Your Own Pace?

2min

42.

The Legend of the 10 Rings - Is That You See Me?

2min

43.

You're the Ultimate Comedy Peer

6min

Ronny Chieng has been in America for less than a decade and he’s cementing himself as a prolific force in comedy. With two Netflix specials, a regular spot on The Daily Show, and multiple roles in high profile films already under his belt, Ronny is living a comedian’s dream. He tells Marc how he went from law school in Australia to doing regular comedy work and how a festival encounter with Trevor Noah changed everything.

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