The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Harris Hunts for a VP | Adam Kinzinger | Hong Chau

Episode Date: August 2, 2024

Ronny Chieng tackles Donald Trump's continued attacks on Kamala Harris's racial identity, this time citing... Mindy Kaling's Instagram? JD Vance handles his own race problems with a lukewarm defense of his wife against white supremacists, and Ronny runs down Harris's options for a running mate, who, as Desi Lydic explains, absolutely cannot be a woman. Ronny is joined by former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger who discusses Power the Polls, a national non-partisan effort to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters. And Oscar-nominated actor Hong Chau speaks about her latest film, “The Instigators,” and her incredible career in Hollywood. They talk about her luck in being discovered by directors for roles, being in the spotlight as an introvert, her incredible journey from Vietnam to America, and trying Ronny’s wife’s famous Banh Bo cake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This is the Daily Show with your host Ronnie F. Hey, welcome for a Debbie show. I'm Ronnie Cagg. We got a great show for you tonight. Kamala Harris's speed dating VPs, J.D. Vance might get to sleep on the couch, and Donald Trump said something a bit racist. Can you believe it? Let's find out in our ongoing coverage of Indecision 2024. Now look, when this election started, I thought it would be mostly about abortion or maybe

immigration, but things took a weird turn this week and now it seems like the most dominant issue is Indians. As you all know, Vice President Kamala Harris is of Indian and and Jamaican descent, and who better to understand the nuance of being mixed race than this guy. Former President Donald Trump now facing backlash after questioning Vice President Kamala Harris's racial identity during the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention. She was Indian all the way and then all of a sudden she made a turn and she went, she became a black person.

After the event, the former president posted a video on his social media where Harris called herself Indian and a cooking video with comedian Mindy Kaling. Okay, so what we're going to cook today is an Indian recipe because you are Indian. Yes. But actually we're both South Indian. Yes. You look like the entire one half of my family. Damn, I forgot how weird the office got after Michael Scott left. Um, so Trump posted this video, but I'm like, how did he even find this? Was he doing deep op-opal research on Mindy Kayling's Instagram page?

Like, how far down the Mindy rabbit hole did he go? Is he going to come out next week? Like, Kamala Harris is not black, and Mindy and B.J. Novac belong together, okay? Do the right thing, B.J. make an honest Indian out of her. And also, this doesn't even prove his point. He's saying that Kamala identified as Indian and not black. And this is a video of her saying, I'm half Indian. Like, what does Trump think the other half is?

Woman? She's half Indian and half woman. That's one thing. How does this guy understand what half means? He constantly tells us he's a genius, but he can't comprehend a golden doodle? Also, by the way, Trump doesn't get to decide how black a black person is. Only Kendrick Lamar can do that, okay? So, Kendrick, way in here.

Meanwhile, the Trump campaign has Indian problems of its own. J.D. Vance has been getting attacked by white supremacists because his wife is Indian. And if you're thinking, wow, if someone insulted my wife, I go ape shit on them, then you are not J.D. Vance. Look, I love my wife so much. I love her because she's who she is. Obviously, she's not a white person, and we've been acute, attacked by some white supremacists. But I just, I love Usha.

She's such a good mom. Yeah, wow. Way to casually defend your wife against white supremacists, JD. I mean, I'm not a romance expert but I don't think everyone wants to hear, um, she's not white but I love her, right? That's not a message you're going to see on those Valentine's Day candies. I mean, look, I mean, I hope those won his wedding vows. Like, look, you're obviously not white, but I do. Enough about Indians, let's move on. Because while J.D. Vance is doing J.D. Vance stuff, Kamala still needs to announce her

running mate. We now know we are just days away from finding out who Kamala Harris's running mate will be. Harris now moving at warp speed. Her campaign, just over a week old, but she's already expected to announce her running mate in the coming days. The two will then hit the road together, visiting several key battleground states, starting with a rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Madam Vice President, have you chosen your VC yet?

Have you chosen yet? Wow, what a change? The Democratic nominee for president walked up a flight of stairs while talking with a head turn. She turned her head while walking. And none of us were covering our eyes and clenching our assholes. I mean, compared to Biden, she's like, Simone Bows up there. Comla is expected to pick a running mate any day now and according to reports it's come down to about five finalists who all bring different strengths to the table. You've got Pete BudaJudge who will, oh the only man in America who goes

viral on Fox News for non-racist reasons. It's also Andy Bashir, he's the popular governor of Kentucky and the first person with his accent to ever say the phrase trans rights. You've also got Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz. He's actually the one who started calling Donald Trump weird, which again, I just don't see it. The late grade Hannibal Lecter is a wonderful man. Totally normal here. Another top candidate is Mark Kelly, aka Senator Clean. This guy is a fighter pilot

to an astronaut, which is extremely badass. I mean, how would Trump even attack this guy? Look at this top gun loser who went to space. Ah shit. This guy would be so good against against Vance and the VP debates. He'd be like, oh, you wrote a memoir about your Hillbilly family? That's cool. I jacked off in space. Checkmate. Plus, he's got an identical twin brother who's also an astronaut. Like, how cool is that? This is just like the Kelsey brothers if they stayed in school.

I mean, just think of all the crazy pranks they could pull. They could switch places, and now the other twin is the one doing absolutely nothing as VP. But as of today, it looks like the frontrunner is Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro. He's popular. He's the governor of a pivotal swing state, and I know I'm a foreigner who can't understand English, but just listen to this guy speak, because, I mean, is he doing an Obama? You could not have a clear contrast in this race. You could not have a clear contrast between Kamla Harris and Donald Trump. And let me tell you something, he's pretty afraid. You all see, he's backing out of the debate now.

He's afraid to stand toe to with our vice president. It's because he can't run away from his record any long. Okay, that's not just me, right? Like, we all hear that? Like, I was almost expecting him to be like, and that's why you should vote for me, Josh Hussein Shapiro. It's like he's hyping himself up for politics

by listening to Obama's old speeches, and the cadence is like getting stuck in his head. I mean, I bet if I put a photo of Obama up on the screen, you would have no idea it was a Josh Shapiro speech. He knows what he's doing. He's got no guardrails around him anymore, and he's told us what he wants to do. What my Angelus say, when someone tells you who they are? Believe him. I mean, even the Mayor Angelo reference is laying on a little thick.

I wouldn't be surprised if Obama asked him for his birth certificate. I mean, are you, th. th. thi???. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. He's thi. He's thi. He's thi. He's thi. He's thi. He's thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, thi. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, th. And, thi. And, th. And, thick. I wouldn't be surprised if Obama asked him for his birth certificate. I mean, wait, are you me? At this point, it could be smart for Harris to pick him. I mean, she could be like, hey Trump, you think I'm pretending to be black? Well, check up my VP. Anyway, soon... Soon... Soon... Soon... We'll know which one of these guys it is. And there were some other names thrown around like Gretchen Whitmer or West Moore or Gina

Raimando, but there's just something about them that the news media doesn't think will work. It sure would help if there was a reassuring white guy who looked like all of our, most of our past presidents to help her out. She needs a southern white male to balance out the ticket. She's going to need a white male. And if you can get one from a swing state, I think it's really important. I do wonder if it is inevitable that this is a white man summer as far as it concerns

Kamla Harris is running mate. I mean, that is blunt. I mean, you know, at least be subtle about it. They should say like, hey, if Kamala wants to win, she needs somebody who wears cargo shorts and can play Wonderwall on the guitar. All right, some white guys. For more analysis on the importance of a balanced ticket, let's go live to the Harris campaign headquarters with Desi Leidig. Desi. Dizzy, does it have to be a white guy? I mean, why can't there be two women on the ticket?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Ronnie, an all-female ticket? America couldn't even handle an all-female ghost busters. No, no, this is not the time to push voters too far. Just pick a white guy. You can still have diversity. You got the Backwoods white, the space white, the eggshell white, the medium beige white. It's a whole paint swatch book if you're painting your kitchen, Caucasian. Okay, Desi, I don't think you're giving people enough credit. Okay. America elected Obama twice. Hillary won the popular vote, and I think America can handle two women on a ticket.

Oh, Ronnie, you sweet, optimistic guy who can't vote here. Look, I would love to have an all-woman ticket, but people would lose their minds. Oh, what if they sink up their periods with every woman in the country? Every month they'll be like the purge. Okay but doesn't this limit Harris's options? Well perhaps but a male VP benefits Kamala too. She'll need a white man by her side in the situation room so that when she has an idea he can repeat it louder a minute later. That way the joint chiefs will actually hear it. You know, that is a good point Desi. I mean, also when she has an idea he could repeat it louder a minute later so that the joint chiees were actually here.

Great point, Ronnie, great point. This all comes down to a political science theory known as the law of presidential genitals. See, when it comes to a campaign ticket in America, you can have a V on the top or you can have a V on the bottom, but you can't have the two coming together like this. You just can't. You can't. Do you see what I'm doing, Ronnie? Do you understand?

This is graduate-level stuff. Yeah, I guess I do. I just don't get why Americans have been okay to have like two piece on the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the on the on the on thee on thee on thee on thee on thee on thee on thee on thee on thee on thee on thease thea theatheeateateatheeatheeathee. to have like two to peace on one ticket like this. I mean, what about this? No, Ronnie, you gotta stop doing that. That looks like two dicks. No, this is serious. Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. You're right. There's a lie thick everybody. When we come back, Evan Kinzing girl will be joining us us so don't go away. John Stewart here. Unbelievably exciting news.

My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio, on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to a daily show. My guest tonight is a former GOP lawmaker, who is the advisory council co-chair of Power the Poles, a national nonpartisan effort to recruit the next generation. to the Advisory Council co-chair of Power the Poles, a national nonpartisan effort to recruit the next generation of poll workers to ensure safe and fair elections for all voters.

Please welcome Representative Adam Kinsinger. Now, Congressman, thanks for being on the show. Great to be here. Now, you're the- Now, Congressman, thanks for being on the show. Great to be here, thank you. Now, you stuck your neck out politically and personally to put politics over personal benefit, over party, someone would say country over party, to speak out against Trump, despite being a congressman for the Republicans. Why the fuck did you do that?

I asked myself that every day. No, look, I really had no other option. I mean, so I wear on my wrist the name of a guy, Andreas O'Keefe, who I knew who was killed in Iraq, and I'm an Iraq veteran. and I th and I th and I th and I th and I th and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just and I just th and I just th and I just th and I just th and I just th and I just th and I just th and I'm an Iraq veteran. And I just remember thinking when I ran for Congress the first time, if we're going to ask young people to be willing to die for a country, like to be willing to fight and die, the ultimate sacrifice, if I go into politics, I have to be willing to give my career for the same cause. It's such a minor sacrifice in comparison to what we ask people to do every day. Yeah, but what was your problem with Trump?

Well, I don't know, you know, the fascism, the overthrowing the government, you know, those kinds of things. I mean, you would think that's a pretty big issue, but I guess not big enough. I mean, you have insight because you were in Congress from 2011 until 2023, I think, and so you have kind of behind-the-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s, th-s, th-s, th-s, th-s, th-s, thi-s, thi-s, thi-inema-in-s, th-inema-ma-ma-ma-ma-a-a-a-ni, tho, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi-n, thi-n, thi-n, thi-n't, th-n't, th-n't, th-n't-n't-n't-n't-s, the-naredea-ni-ni-noer-ni-ni-ni-ma-ni-ni-a-a-na-na-na-noea-noea- kind of behind-the-scenes access. You talk to these people all the time, and I think it's very popular to say America's never been more divisive than it is now. You have perspective on it, you know, you've been there, you were there for a long time and you were working there. Is that true? Was it divisive when you first went in? Yeah, I mean, look, look, look, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, th, th, th, th. And, and I, and I, and I, and I, and I, and I, and I, th, and I, th, and I, and I, and I, and I, and I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th. is, I th. is, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thi, I thin, thin, thin, thi. And, thin, thi. And, I think, thi. And, I thi. And, I thin, I thi. And, I thi, I thi. And, I mean, look, it's, you know, behind the scenes, it's kind of like any job. So people will fight on the air, you know, within Congress, and then when the cameras come off, shake each other's hands, maybe go out for a drink. That's happened less lately. I mean, there's a real division that started to creep in, where people just hate each other. I mean, they can't stand to be around the, I'm. And, I. And, I. And, I. And, I. And, I. And, I. And, I. And, I. And, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, when, when, when, when, when, when their, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when when when when when when when when when when when when when when when when when when, when their, when their, when their, when their. And, when, when, when, when, when, when, when, when when, when when, when, when, when, when, when, when when, when, when, when. And, when. And, when. And, when. And, when. And, when, when, when, when, when, when, their. And, their. And, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their. And, their. And, their. And, their America actually saw the behind the scenes of what was happening, they'd be like, man, I can't believe they're manipulating us to fight each other as deeply as we are out

here when they back there are just kind of playing the game. And it's really a sad state of affairs. Okay, so your experienced opinion is that it is getting more divisive in Congress. I think the country certainly and in Congress yes, I think they're just starting to, I mean you got Marjorie Taylor Green there for goodness sakes. I mean like who would get along with her in real life? Well I mean would the party people get along with her? Yeah, they love her now because she raises money for him because she goes out there and

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But for some reason, these people have managed to take the comment section and bring it, you know, so how much of that is, is real animosity? How much of it is just internet mentality? Yeah, I mean, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look, I, look, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, th.. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. In, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, in, the the the th. the the the the the the the the the th. th. the the, in the, in, look, I think a significant amount of it is, it's, this is kind of the untold secret. Politicians watch Twitter. And so when you see things happening on Twitter, this way, I mean, Donald Trump was the master at this. You'd see some conspiracy pop up and he'd give a nod to it. And what's happened is leaders have gone from like, supposed to be leading and to trying to direct opinion, right, to to to to to to to to to lead us, to lead us, to lead us, to lead us, to lead us, to lead us, to lead us, to lead us, them. And, to lead us, them. And, them. And, th. And, to lead us, thrown. thrown. And, to, thr-a, th. th. Donald, toe. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, Donald, Donald, th. Donald, th. Donald, th. And, Donald, th. And, Donald. And, Donald. And, th. And, th. And, thin. And, thin. Donald, thin. And, thin. And, thri. And, throwne. And, toea. And, truu. And, tru. And, tru. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. And, tru. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. Donald Trump. And, Donald Trump. And, to direct opinion, right, trying to lead us to a better place to now following insanity and it's basically like a dog now chasing its tail out in the middle of traffic and I think that's what you're seeing.

On that note, like what what is the solution? I mean, what is in your opinion, how can Americans come to get and bridge this kind of political? The solution is in all of us. I mean, and I'm not th. And I'm not th. And I'm not thian. th. th. th. th. th. thi I'm not thi I'm not thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, th. I's, th. I's, th. I's, th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. t. t. trying, trying, trying, to. trying. to. trying. to. trying. to. trying. to. trying. to. to. trying. to. to. trying. to. trying. trying.'m not trying to sound like esoteric and like big word, like really we control government. It's truly government for them by the people. We've got to quit voting for these clowns that decide they want to go there and be more famous than they want to do good things for this country. We need to, we need to make sure our presidents actually care about something more than their own ego and more than their own narcissism they care about the country and I mean that like I really I'm so passionate I'm so much I know I just I truly believe that America can take our political system back we have to believe we can and we have to say enough

of you abusing us for money for follows for likes we demand mature grown upup government. So yeah. And you're here to talk about power the poll. Yeah, can you tell us a bit about. Yeah, so look one of the most important things in an election is just the ability to actually do that election and you think about poll workers, especially on election day, they're out there, you know, grinding down every day, they're starting at whatever,

six, seven in the morning, going till night, to make sure that you can vote, to make sure the lines are moving, and they're done quickly. That is the bulwark of the towar to make to make to make to make work defender of the next generation of poll workers. In some states you can be as young as 16 or 17 to go work in the polls. It's a great way to serve your community, to connect to the community and so power the polls.

Go there and it's a great time to sign up to do this. Yeah, and it's kind of a civic duty. It is. And you get paid? Oh, you, okay. Okay. was, then forget my next question, I was gonna say, I was gonna say, it feels a bit like a thankless task at the moment. They try to power American democracy is like, ugh, why go through that right now? It does feel like a thankless task, and that's the sad thing,

is especially the next generation, which is what power the polls, polls is focused on. They've been so beaten down on democracy. Democracy to them is just like, well, it's just what people say to go after each other. We have to inspire that generation. Because look, I really believe this next generation is going to be the ones to take the keys out of the hands of the people that have been holding the keys to power too long. And there's no better way to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get to get young person and see how democracy works in the nuts and bolts. And if you're feeling frustrated by the system and you don't know where to start, this sounds like a way to kind of look, I just want to get involved and I don't want to

get bogged down in some weird culture war. I just want to help my country. And look, and you're going to be. If we can all agree on that basic thing, I think there's seriously, there's no limits to the future of this country. We just have to convince ourselves, you know. So, what? And, you know, as someone coming from a conservative background, like, why is it that when we talk about like voting access, election access, why does that always feel like a left issue

rather than the right? It's crazy. It's because for whatever reason, they feel threatened in the GOP that the more people vote, the more in danger they are. And I think we know why, because what they're talking about today, what you see them out the discussing is not what the vast majority of Americans wants. The thing they can hope is to turn their base out. Look, I think it should be a nonpartisan or bipartisan or whatever issue to say,

if you have a right to vote in this country, we should make it as accessible and easy for you to vote. And then, by the way, if you can't win, show is, you know, we get to talk to people outside on echo chamber I think a little bit. I mean, what is your conservative argument for voting for a Democratic president? Oh, it's really easy i believe in democracy i mean democracy was i was there on january six i had to live through that uh... standing for the constitution standing for democracy there's nothing more conservative than that and Donald trump is the exact opposite of that so for me kamila harris is going to defend that democracy and i think every republican that

takes their views viewpoint viewpoint seriously, old school Republican, not whatever this new thing is, should be voting the same way. Well, you know, thank you. Congressman, I really wish you want former congressman. I wish you were current congressman. I wish you could run again. Thank you so much for coming and speak to us. Thank you for trying to do something for a country power to polls. Today is National Poll Worker Recruitment Day so please consider joining us to power the polls this November by signing up at a link below Representative Adam

Kinzinger everybody. Man of honor. We're going to take a quick break but we'll be right back after this. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, The Weekly Show, it's going to be coming out every Thursday. So exciting. You'll be saying to yourself, TGID, thank God it's Thursday we're going to be talking about all the things that hopefully obsess you in the same way that they obsess me, the election, economics, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're going to be talking about ingredient to bread

ratio on sandwiches and I know that I listed that fourth, but in importance it's probably second? I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday? I mean, talk about innovative. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. Welcome back to the daily show. My next guest tonight is an Oscar-nominated actor who stars in the new film, The Instigators. Please welcome, Hong tow. Thanks.

Oh, watch the step. Thank you. Thank you. You're on the show. You're the first Oscar-nominated actor. I get to interview. Really? Yeah.

That's really shocking. Thanks for me on the show! You're the first Oscar nominated actor, I get to interview. Really? That's really shocking. It's not, it's pretty hard to get nominated. I mean, you have like a, I feel like you're in a great place in culture right now because you're in all these shows that are like, like, I wake up every morning and think I'm a great, I'm in a great place in culture. Yeah, I think you are. You got, you got, you are in, you're nominated for your work in the Whale. You are in Astroid City, West Anderson. You're in the menu. You're in Watchmen.

There are all these kind of like really oddy, like, critically acclaimed films and TV shows. And I mean, I feel like like are you purposely going a little bit under the radar or is the system suppressing Asians? Like which one is it? What is? I try not to wake up every morning thinking that the world is against me and because I'm Asian. But no, I honestly wish that I knew that I had more control over what I did, but all of the work

that comes to me, it's come really organically. Every job that I've gotten has been because the director has seen me in something prior. I got Watchman because Damon saw me and downsizing and, you know, those two characters are very different. I was in Kinds of Kindness, which came out recently because your ghost saw me in Kelly Reichhardt's movie showing up again two very different movies. So just by being super talented and you just plowed through, yeah, it's amazing.

It's super cool. Because I say that just because I feel like you're not on social media or you're not, you know. Who has the time I mean a lot of people have the time apparently. There's nothing but time for social media no I agree with you I think it's different like it's so nice to be able to pour yourself into your craft I feel that's that's my impression of you it's my first time meeting you but just based on how you conduct yourself you know like the I feel like you devoid some of the the show business side of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. ti. thi. the the thi. the the the the, the, I feel like you devote some more to a craft than like the show, the show business side of things.

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him, you're in his films and you're this, you got nominated for an Oscar and all the press that goes to that. Like, how's that? Well, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, th, th, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, I that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, that, I that, that, I that, I that, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th, I th. And, I th is th. And, I thi, I thi, I thi, thi, thi. And, th. And, th. And, thi. And, th. And, thi. And, thi. And, that, I thi. And So you're on first name basis to this guy. Introvers don't do that. Interverse don't know my friend Brad. You mean Brad Pitt? Yeah. But yeah, like, was I thinking your way of like getting out of your show or what made you?

Yeah, I am, I took improv classes and public speaking classes after work. After I graduated college as a full adult I was doing this. And it was just something that I did because I knew it would, you know, I would be standing in my own way. Right, so you like, you forced yourself to kind of overcome it a bit. Yeah, I felt nauseous before every improv class, like really sick to my stomach. But obviously you, something, I got over it. I don't know how, because I was, you know, again, I don't know you that well, so I don't

know how much you're exaggerating how introverted you were. No, no, no, it was bad. It was pretty bad. Yeah. I'm sure you could find some people that I used to work with or went to school with and th and thell you like, oh she's so quiet. Yeah. And the next you know you're getting normal. So what is it? Like, wait, can you talk about process a little bit? Because I think it's very interesting? Like when you, being so so being so shy and introverted, how does that translate into, into? I think I just really love movies. I love films. I the films. I the films. I the films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films. I th films films films films films films films films films films films films films films films films films. I thi. I thi. I thi. I to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the to the to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the their. their. their. their. their their their their their their their their thi. thi. thi. to to te. te. te. try. try. try. tell, try. to to to to to to to to to to to to to ites me who the director is and what the script is. And my preparation is just reading the script over and over again.

That's really all it is. Right. Yeah. Okay, well, it's easier for some people. Yeah, it's easier. All I got a to do is I was just shy. I was just shy. I read a script and Matt Damon put me in the moon and then next year I know I got nominated for an Oscar that's just easy it's simply it's like

you it's like you it's like you tripped and fell into the best career of all time yeah and it truly does like your work kind of speaks for itself which is really nice you know like you don't have to um I feel like you don't even need to promote it that much, because everyone knows the face and the name and the work. That's good, because I've been doing a lot of promoting all week and I wish I had known. I wish I had known. Can you talk a little bit about your background? Because I just find it very interesting.

You... Yeah, I'm Vietnamese and my parents left Vietnam after the war in 79. They left by boat, part of the whole boat people, boat exodus. And my mom was actually six months pregnant with me. And my dad got shot that night as they were leaving, and so they were on a boat for three days. My brother was five, my older brother. And somehow they landed up,

they ended up at a refugee camp in Thailand, and that's where I was born. And we had a sponsor family in New Orleans. And now I'm here talking to you. Oh, that's amazing. That's such a huge glow-up from Vietnamese refugees to New Orleans residents to to Osloat. I know I know I'm very scary aren't I? And my wife's family is she's Vietnamese. Yeah she's Vietnamese and same

thing happened to them. They escaped South Vietnam so I gone and went to Australia instead and my wife always tries to like to like to their. And my wife always tries to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to like to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the thing happened to them. They escaped South Vietnam, Saigon and went to Australia instead. And my wife always tries to like reconnect with the Vietnamese culture and she bakes these cakes and she baked this when she found out, my wife Hannah, when she found out that you were on the show she was like, okay, can I make her a Vietnamese cake? And she made you a traditional Vietnamese bumble cake. Yeah. Look at, look at, my wife Hannah's bumble. Green cake. That'd be okay.

Would you try some with them? Yeah. I got the spoons here. All right. Okay. I hate to, I hate to go into the stereotype of. This is one of my worst nightmares is eating on camera. It's okay. You got not only for an Oscar, you can pretend to like this.

This could be like your thing, like what's the chicken wing show? Oh, the hot ones? Yeah. But yours could be like, or Hannah could do a Vietnamese. Yeah. She got just featured in the New York Times Bumble. Wow. All right. I know. Can you tell this this this this this th th th th th th th th th th you you tell tell you tell tell tell tell tell you you tell tell you you tell th. You you th. You th. You you tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this this th. You can't th. You can't th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. You th. I th. I th. I tho. I tho. I to to to to to tho. I to to tho. I tho. I tho. I thate. I right. Um, okay. Um, can you tell her how

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