Comedian Ronny Chieng Didn't Tell His Parents He Got A 'Daily Show' Job

403.358 - 427 Ronny Chieng (performing a bit)

All the more that I'm like, are you sure you want to do this? And one of the things I know about comedy that is, I think, quite a difficult thing to overcome is overcoming people's apathy and... And their lack of concern for your mental health. Which, by the way, is part of the reason why I never told anyone I was doing comedy. Not my friends or my parents or my family.