Multi-faceted actor, stand-up comedian, and writer Jimmy O. Yang is best known for his portrayal of hilarious intern Jian Yang on HBO's Emmy-nominated comedy series Silicon Valley. Born in Hong Kong, Yang made his television debut on the CBS series 2 Broke Girls and his first late-night stand-up appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he received a rare standing ovation. Other television credits include DirecTV's Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight, CBS' Battle Creek and Criminal Minds, FXX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He is currently recurring on TruTV's half hour comedy series, Those Who Can't. Yang is based in Los Angeles.
Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood.
"I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was crazy. But I figured it was better to disappoint my parents for a few years than to disappoint myself for the rest of my life. I had to disappoint them in order to pursue what I loved. That was the only way to have my Chinese turnip cake and eat an American apple pie too."
Jimmy O. Yang is a standup comedian, film and TV actor and fan favorite as the character Jian Yang from the popular HBO series Silicon Valley. In How to American, he shares his story of growing up as a Chinese immigrant who pursued a Hollywood career against the wishes of his parents: Yang arrived in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at age 13, learned English by watching BET RapCity for three hours a day, and worked as a strip club DJ while pursuing his comedy career. He chronicles a near deportation episode during a college trip Tijuana to finally becoming a proud US citizen ten years later. Featuring those and many other hilarious stories, while sharing some hard-earned lessons, How to American mocks stereotypes while offering tongue in cheek advice on pursuing the American dreams of fame, fortune, and strippers.
發表於2024-12-22
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Ricepanda 成都 上一期推送介紹一本書和一部美劇,名字都是Fresh off the Boat。主要講的是在美國齣生的華裔Edddie Huang的成長故事。 推薦一本書,一節目,一美劇 今天來給大傢推薦另外一本書,書中主要講的是從香港移民到美國的華人Jimmy O. Yang的奮鬥故事。 作為單口喜劇的...
評分看瞭兩頁就覺得,這可真是一個不好好讀書的浪裏小白條,這麼光明正大地展示自己曾經的尷尬處境也是不易。或許喜劇正是那一道窗口,可以笑著說齣狼狽,用幽默化解嚴肅。 其中有很多流行文化的融入,比如吐槽他爸爸是一個行走的yelp評論機,笑到爆炸。 中美文化的衝突也很明顯,...
評分 評分或許是無數美國夢故事裏麵一個並沒不太特彆的故事,但是作為少數中國移民的故事還是有一些代錶性的。感受最深的是他作為一個移民試圖融入一個陌生國傢的心路曆程。為瞭不被彆人視為一個 Asian boy,為瞭看起來更「美國化」,反而刻意做瞭一些奇怪的 事情。「群體認同感」真得是...
評分Ricepanda 成都 上一期推送介紹一本書和一部美劇,名字都是Fresh off the Boat。主要講的是在美國齣生的華裔Edddie Huang的成長故事。 推薦一本書,一節目,一美劇 今天來給大傢推薦另外一本書,書中主要講的是從香港移民到美國的華人Jimmy O. Yang的奮鬥故事。 作為單口喜劇的...
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快餐娛樂。perspective>文筆。不愧是跟黑人文化學的英語。有些類比和用詞思路清奇十分絕妙。遺憾之處是結構不是特彆好、句子個彆重復、蜜汁黑人小學水平英語…甚至懷疑是否編輯故意。在吹diversity和freedom的美國,主流媒體少見他這種齣身和視角的非虛構敘事,本身就諷刺到可以笑齣聲。一本本可以充斥PC空喊的書,但他身為comedian,使瞭大部分勁on being genuinely funny,而不是on some PC bullshit。鼓掌。纔hbo常駐就敢齣自傳,換個privileged white dude絕對被罵得投奔忍者神龜,也是天時地利人和纔有這麼一本。經曆、性格、看問題角度,和喜劇寫作,he definitely has sth to offer。
評分my mission is to make asian immigrants as sexy as ryan gosling. xD
評分有些地方非常搞笑,經常看著就笑齣聲,能感覺到作者的真誠,原來在《恐襲波士頓》裏露臉的就是他啊。人生經曆也非常戲劇化,喜歡自嘲自黑不把自己當迴事兒的文風,最後結尾升華全書,就是感覺拍美國馬屁拍得有點過,隻要有勇氣有能力,能實現夢想的地兒多瞭!
評分看完Jimmy的Standup沉迷於此書。他很會講故事,隻是覺得中間的部分有些太誇張,以及敘事的語氣有些自大。他在Yahoo和HBO中抉擇的時候,還有從Strip club迴LA的兩個點非常的感人。那10年前後齣入境的對比也很有趣。”I’ve spent my life fitting in” - 從脫離,融入而又迴歸的三個階段,講述瞭他作為初代移民的種種境遇。非常欣賞他為瞭夢想堅定不移地走齣舒適區的勇氣。
評分挺真誠的,但是一看就是沒好好讀書的人寫的東西。前麵講融入美國文化的部分有些地方比較 cliche 。
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