We’re delighted to welcome Jimmy as the latest subject of our ‘Who the F*** Are You?’ profile, answering the 20 questions that get to the heart of who we are. Even though I don’t work in Space Force, I can relate to this.'”
“The part that really interests me is the human condition, finding relatability and metaphors and things that people can watch and be like, ‘Oh, that’s so true for me. So digging for that, that’s what’s interesting. But really great comedy comes from vulnerability and truth, just like good acting and good writing. “In the beginning, you’re just trying to survive on stage, being funny, telling dick jokes, whatever. And his personal growth, and increased confidence, can be seen across all of his work. To add to his already substantial project platter, Jimmy’s also started producing and hosting his own YouTube cooking show from his kitchen, and has written a book about his experience emigrating to the US. It’s like, ‘Hey, what happened to this one scene I shot?’ I’m tell him, ‘They cut out stuff every now and then.’ And he’s like, “Well, I think I was very funny!'” But he’s starting to get the anxiety of an actor now. “He’s just one of the guys now, and he delivers. We need to find some new blood.’ I had inadvertently just told John Malkovich my dad’s also an actor, just as a funny anecdote, and then John was like, ‘How about Jimmy’s dad?’ And I’m like, ‘Oh, John, are you sure about this?!’ And then I wrote him into another episode in season two. Jimmy, who has also joined the writers’ room for the latest season, explains, “During season one, Greg Daniels, our showrunner, was like, ‘It’s always the same couple of older Asian guys. Fellow stars on that show include Steve Carell, John Malkovich, and not forgetting Jimmy’s dad Richard Ouyang, who has made a few notable cameos. He’s now a bona fide movie star.Ĭurrently, Jimmy is playing Dr Chan Kaifang in the second season of starry Netflix workplace sitcom ‘Space Force’, based around the newly-formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces. More acting roles followed, including in the groundbreaking 2018 comedy film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, and last year he starred as the romantic lead in the Netflix romcom ‘Love Hard’. I never looked at stand-up as work, especially in the beginning.”īy his early 20s, Jimmy was a successful stand-up comic on LA’s comedy club circuit, before getting his acting break in the popular HBO sitcom ‘Silicon Valley’. I was like, ‘At least I’m out of the house and meeting new friends.’ So I didn’t mind it. “It courage, but it was more desperation. “When you have nothing else going on in your life, going up on an open mic and torturing yourself every night doesn’t seem so bad,” Jimmy recalls. Whether working as a stand-up comic, actor, writer, or YouTube creator, his talent and dedication shines through.īorn in Hong Kong, he moved to Los Angeles aged 13, and turned to comedy as he made sense of that cultural adjustment, and searched for connection within his new community. Yang is a modern leading man for our multi-tasking age.
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