The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng Says Obtaining His U.S. Citizenship Felt Like Joining an ‘Evil Empire’

SCHNEIDER On this edition ░░░░░░░░ the Variety Award Circuit ░░░░░░░░ Cheing shares some of ░░░░░░░░ reasoning for becoming a ░░░░░░░░ S citizen as first ░░░░░░░░ during a taping of ░░░░░░░░ Daily Show when Bill ░░░░░░░░ surprised Cheing on stage ░░░░░░░░ congratulate him He also ░░░░░░░░ about the mood in ░░░░░░░░ writers room at The ░░░░░░░░ Show under the Trump ░░░░░░░░ and how the show ░░░░░░░░ so far escaped the ░░░░░░░░ of scrutiny that 60 ░░░░░░░░ is getting in the ░░░░░░░░ of the Skydance acquisition ░░░░░░░░ Paramount Cheing also talks ░░░░░░░░ his most recent stand ░░░░░░░░ special Netflix s Ronny ░░░░░░░░ Love to Hate It ░░░░░░░░ his plans for the ░░░░░░░░ one and he explains ░░░░░░░░ it means to have ░░░░░░░░ Ronny Chieng day in ░░░░░░░░ I began by asking ░░░░░░░░ just what becoming a ░░░░░░░░ S citizen right now ░░░░░░░░ all about CHEING Granted ░░░░░░░░ had time to do ░░░░░░░░ SCHNEIDER I was thinking ░░░░░░░░ like it would be ░░░░░░░░ applying for a credit ░░░░░░░░ at JCPenney CHEING Yeah ░░░░░░░░ SCHNEIDER Where yeah you ░░░░░░░░ CHEING You could Laughter ░░░░░░░░ but I don t ░░░░░░░░ how much longer JCPenney ░░░░░░░░ going to be around ░░░░░░░░ Sure Well I would ░░░░░░░░ applying for JCPenney now ░░░░░░░░ that you want it ░░░░░░░░ That you love JCPenney ░░░░░░░░ That you love JCPenney ░░░░░░░░ Yes CHEING Anyone can ░░░░░░░░ for U S citizenship ░░░░░░░░ Obama That s easy ░░░░░░░░ Yeah CHEING Golden Age ░░░░░░░░ of course SCHNEIDER Right ░░░░░░░░ CHEING Everybody wants that ░░░░░░░░ Yeah CHEING Apply now ░░░░░░░░ Yeah CHEING Apply now ░░░░░░░░ you really wanted it ░░░░░░░░ it now SCHNEIDER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And that s what ░░░░░░░░ did Laughter SCHNEIDER So ░░░░░░░░ was that long in ░░░░░░░░ the the making Was ░░░░░░░░ something that you just ░░░░░░░░ to do crosstalk CHEING ░░░░░░░░ be honest it s ░░░░░░░░ of 30 years in ░░░░░░░░ making I guess In ░░░░░░░░ sense that I ve ░░░░░░░░ trying to come back ░░░░░░░░ America since I left ░░░░░░░░ 93 When I was ░░░░░░░░ seven years old I ░░░░░░░░ around 92 93 And ░░░░░░░░ ve always wanted to ░░░░░░░░ back I ve been ░░░░░░░░ to come back to ░░░░░░░░ stand up comedy And ░░░░░░░░ finally got to come ░░░░░░░░ in 2015 10 years ░░░░░░░░ And then citizenship 9 ░░░░░░░░ later But I ve ░░░░░░░░ trying to come back ░░░░░░░░ of my life I ░░░░░░░░ like I ve been ░░░░░░░░ most of my life ░░░░░░░░ to get to America ░░░░░░░░ be very honest SCHNEIDER ░░░░░░░░ CHEING You know And ░░░░░░░░ it s just weird ░░░░░░░░ s a weird time ░░░░░░░░ do it because the ░░░░░░░░ that attracted me to ░░░░░░░░ were you know it ░░░░░░░░ it was Back to ░░░░░░░░ Future It was Seinfeld ░░░░░░░░ was Michael Jordan It ░░░░░░░░ t the Iraq war ░░░░░░░░ Right CHEING you know ░░░░░░░░ it s weird to ░░░░░░░░ It s like you ░░░░░░░░ joining this empire this ░░░░░░░░ empire but that s ░░░░░░░░ why you joined it ░░░░░░░░ SCHNEIDER Right CHEING It ░░░░░░░░ so happened the evil ░░░░░░░░ had some really nice ░░░░░░░░ shows and they do ░░░░░░░░ up comedy in the ░░░░░░░░ the Death Star SCHNEIDER ░░░░░░░░ CHEING That s what ░░░░░░░░ was attracted to SCHNEIDER ░░░░░░░░