Category Archives: Comedy

Bowen Yang’s Historic ‘Saturday Night Live’ Debut

Posted on September 30, 2019 by John

On Saturday, September 28th, comedian Bowen Yang made history by becoming the first Asian American cast member of NBC’s iconic ‘Saturday Night Live’ in its 45-year history (see him in the opening sequence of ths show here). This season of … Continue reading →

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The Daily Show: Andrew Yang – Bringing Bold and Unique Ideas to His 2020 White House Bid

Posted on July 31, 2019 by John

As many 8Asians readers may know, I’m a big fan of The Daily Show, so I was happy to see that Taiwanese American presidential candidate Andrew Yang interviewed on the show (rather than simply be in a comedic sketch). I’ve … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ Coming May 30th Starring Ali Wong and Randall Park

Posted on May 20, 2019 by John

I’ve only seen comedian Ali Wong as a stand up comic, either live in San Francisco or her two Netflix comedy specials, Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife, so I’m eager to see Wong as well as Randall Park co-star … Continue reading →

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Kim’s Convenience is HILARIOUS – Available on Netflix

Posted on April 17, 2019 by John

I had heard of the Canadian television comedy Kim’s Convenience a few years ago when it debuted, but never got around to watching it, even when it became available on Netflix last year in the U.S. But after remembering a … Continue reading →

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Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Makes the DNC Debates as well as The Daily Show

Posted on March 18, 2019 by John

“The 2020 presidential campaign is like my afternoon poop – it’s not quite here yet, but I can already feel it.”@ronnychieng sits down with his number one choice for president after zero research, @AndrewYangVFA. pic.twitter.com/VqTVzeT7Xu — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) … Continue reading →

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Ken Jeong’s Netflix Comedy Special: ‘You Complete Me, Ho’ Now Streaming

Posted on February 19, 2019 by John

On Valentine’s Day, Netflix released Ken Jeong’s first ever comedy special titled, ‘You Complete Me, Ho’ : In his first-ever stand-up special, Ken Jeong pays tribute to his wife and shares stories about Hollywood and how “The Hangover” saved his life. … Continue reading →

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Nicki Sun’s Interview of Katherine Ho – “Yellow” in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

Posted on September 24, 2018 by John

I admit it, I’m been kind of obsessed with the film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ since seeing it in a pre-screening in August: I’ve been following tweets on #CrazyRichAsians, reviews on YouTube (and I’m amazed at how many people do reviews … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by John

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the movie Crazy Rich Asians is coming out today, August 15th, nationally. I was able to see a pre-screening a week early that the filmmakers promoted on the auspicious lucky … Continue reading →

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Jimmy O. Yang

Posted on April 4, 2018 by John

I’m a big fan of Stephen Colbert and saw that Jimmy O. Yang, of HBO Silicon Valley fame, was going to be on the show, I was curious as to learn more about him. As I’ve blogged before, I am not … Continue reading →

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The Opposition with Jordan Klepper: Congressman Ted Lieu & The Democrats Push to Take Back the House

Posted on March 28, 2018 by John

I don’t regularly watch The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, but I saw that one of my favorite Representative Ted Lieu was on the show recently: “Congressman Ted Lieu makes the case for revoking Jared Kushner’s national security clearance and pushes a … Continue reading →

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The Jim Jefferies Show: Congressman Ted Lieu – Trolling the President

Posted on February 8, 2018 by John

I’ve blogged about my favorite Taiwanese American Congressman, Ted Lieu. I’ve never watched The Jim Jefferies Show on Comedy Show, but I saw this interview with Congressman Lieu I think on Facebook. The last time I saw Congressman Lieu on … Continue reading →

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Wong Fu Productions: Asian Bachelorette

Posted on September 25, 2017 by John

From a racial perspective, the reality TV shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette has been somewhat contorversial, considering that for most of the TV series existence, both shows has been pretty white. And 8Asians has covered this issue with blog … Continue reading →

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