18: Interview with "EMOTIONAL DAMAGE" Steven He
HAIYAA with Nigel Ng
All Things Comedy
4.8 • 693 Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
A very special guest joins Nigel on the show this week. Steven He has been killing it with his YouTube channel and blew up around the same time as Nigel. They catch up about the difficulties of breaking into acting, whether or not they should do their “Asian” accents for entertainment and why Uncle Roger is the superhero stopping Western chefs from fucking up Asian food.
Subscribe to Steven's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/StevenHe
0:00 - Where emotional damage came from
9:25 - What it was like Steven growing up in Ireland and breaking into acting
19:37 - Reflecting on Asia perceptions across social media and faking sponsorships
24:10 - Current living situations and is it ok to do the “Asian” accent?
32:00 - Blowing up online at the same time
42:22 - Using YouTube fame to produce content and Nigel wants Jamie Oliver to take him to court
47:30 - What it was like for Nigel to be cancelled and is Steven retiring Asian dad?
56:35 - How an Uncle Roger video is made and starting an Asian TikTok house
01:01:00 - Nigel appearing on British TV and teasing the Uncle Roger and Asian Dad collaboration
Go see Nigel on tour: https://nigelngcomedy.com/#shows
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I do mention the emotional damage guy in my set. |
| 0:02.7 | Oh! |
| 0:03.7 | Just, just cheer in here. |
| 0:06.0 | I could just do it. |
| 0:08.0 | Emotional damage! |
| 0:09.8 | Yes. |
| 0:10.3 | From the audience. |
| 0:11.3 | Yeah, if you want, if you want. |
| 0:12.7 | Okay. |
| 0:13.1 | I wouldn't mind. |
| 0:13.5 | I wouldn't consider that a heckle. |
| 0:14.8 | Steven He's here, guys. |
| 0:18.0 | Hello, nieces and nephews. |
| 0:19.1 | Thank you so much for tuning into Haya podcast, special episode today. |
| 0:22.1 | I'm in New York, and joining me is the very funny Stephen He. |
| 0:26.7 | We have... |
| 0:27.9 | So many people have requested you to be on this. |
| 0:32.5 | Yeah, same this way as well, a lot of people are... |
| 0:34.6 | So many people have confused me for you or vice versa, I'm sure. Yeah. |
| 0:39.8 | Like in real life? In real life. And on Instagram, they send me the emotional damage clips. |
| 0:46.1 | Yeah. Oh, you're so funny, me. You're so funny, dude. And I don't mind it because I love stealing other people's work and claiming it as my own. |
| 0:54.5 | Amazing. |
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