Jimmy O. Yang | Comedian, Silicon Valley

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Comedy

4.3 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2015

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Comedian Jimmy O. Yang recalls some of his past jobs before landing a role as a regular on HBO's Silicon Valley. He talks about excelling as a used car salesman and a strip club DJ while honing his stand-up comedy act. And through these stories, he explains the importance of taking risks and being able to make sacrifices in order to achieve one's goals. Reach out to Jimmy on his appropriately named Twitter and Instagram accounts @FunnyAsianDude. And visit JimmyComedy.com for more information and show dates. Plus, check out his new podcast Surely You're Joking, available now. Host: Chris Laxamana ChrisLaxamana.com Support The Show: Hurry to DraftKings.com now and use the promo code RESUME to play for free for a shot at $1 million in this week's Millionaire Maker Event. Hold your next meeting online by visiting GoToMeeting.com and clicking the 'Try it Free' button to have your first meeting up and running in minutes. You also get a free 30-day trial. Purchase the 'Resume Podcast Theme' song on iTunes and Amazon.

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0:00.0	This is Corolla Digital.
0:06.0	This is Corolla Digital. The Oh, that's the stuff. Welcome to resume. I'm your host Chris Lachamona thank you so much for tuning in.
0:35.3	Now just a reminder this is a show where I invited guest each week and we talk
0:40.9	about some of the jobs that they've had leading into their current
0:45.1	career their career path and I'm very excited to introduce my next guest you
0:51.0	know him probably best from the show Silicon Valley he plays
0:54.9	jinn yang I also know him as well from uh it's always sending Philadelphia yes yeah
0:59.6	I've Jimmy O yang here welcome Jimmy Jimmy. Well, thanks to have me, Chris, and uh, awesome song. I know, I know you made that.
1:06.4	Yeah, yeah, I made my own podcast song. Well, with the help of Trevor you suit, who hit the drums and the horns in there.
1:12.0	Nice.
1:13.0	Do you get residuals from your own podcast from your songs?
1:15.0	I wish.
1:16.0	Otherwise, you'd hear it like 10 times during the show.
1:18.0	Yeah, we just repeatedly played.
1:20.0	You slip it in one time on Adam's show too.
1:22.0	I actually do play it in promos on Adam's show too? I actually you played in promos on Adam's show so I can I can say that that song has been played on the Adam Curula show but this show is called resume and Jimmy I love Silicon. I love your character on it.
1:35.0	Thank you.
1:36.0	And it's weird hearing you speak English.
1:38.0	Yeah, that's actually a compliment because I have had people come up to me because I do stand up.
1:44.6	That's how I started in entertainment and obviously I don't speak with an accent.
1:50.0	I might have some jokes that have an accent, but then there will be people who come with me afterwards and be like,
1:54.2	oh my god, you speak English?
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