Jimmy O. Yang Fights Coronavirus Racism With Comedy

<p>Comedian Jimmy O. Yang is best known for playing Jian-Yang on HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley.’ Now, he is finally revealing his true self to the world in a new stand-up special called ‘Good Deal,’ which is <a href="https://amzn.to/35MzjXe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video</a>. In this episode, Jimmy tells the story of how he broke into comedy after moving from Hong Kong to Los Angeles at 13 years old and why he thinks humor might be the best way to combat anti-Asian-American racism during the coronavirus pandemic. We also talk about why T.J. Miller’s dramatic departure from ‘Silicon Valley’ was the “end of an era” for him, the “life-changing” experience of appearing in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and a lot more.</p><p><br></p><p>Stream <a href="https://amzn.to/3ceK8DM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal’ on Amazon Prime Video</a>.</p><p>Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/larrywilmore" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://twitter.com/FunnyAsianDude" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FunnyAsianDude</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @mattwilstein</a> | Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ldub61/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/funnyasiandude/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@funnyasiandude</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @lastlaughpod</a></p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p><p>Go to <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ratethispodcast.com/laugh</a> to leave us a rating and review.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer