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Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America!
If you moved here and still think America is kind of insane, you're not alone. 🇺🇸📦 #RonnyChieng
Who it's for
Chieng, who grew up between Malaysia, Singapore and Australia before moving to the US, looks at American abundance and polarization as a baffled outsider, which can reassure immigrants that their culture shock is reasonable.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America! is a Netflix stand-up special directed by Sebastian DiNatale and released on December 17, 2019. Chieng draws on his upbringing across Malaysia, Singapore, New Hampshire and Australia to look at American culture as an outsider, joking about national stereotypes, on-demand consumer culture and screens.
Where to find it
Netflix original (released Dec 17, 2019). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Strong language and racial stereotypes.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
One ever feels his twoness,—an American, a Negro; two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings;W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, Chapter 1
