John Oliver - Finding a Place for Satire & Immigration as a Comedian | The Daily Show
"What is more quintessentially America than coming to a country you don't belong in, and deciding you're going to stay?" Former Daily Show correspondent John Oliver discusses the difficulty of doing comedy in America as an immigrant, offering Ronny Chieng words of advice as he began his correspondent career and why he enjoys the feeling of being in trouble when it comes to comedy. #DailyShow #Comedy #JohnOliver
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You can really feel the respect Ronnie has for John here. Great interview!
You mean Mr. Oliver
@@Tostorito Mr, Ahlivur
This is what struck me too. Love it
Despite the "you can find his show wherever who gives a f***". Best Ronnie moment there.
@@BlueEyedBrunette - that close was hilarious, lol - plus with Jon standing there looking confused that he actually successfully threw a football on camera.
I have always loved how immigrants have so much passion for being part of this country. It is literally what makes America what it is.
Right, but try telling maga Repubs that.
I say this often to people I grew up with who think complaining is the answer. Imagine seeing an opportunity half way around the world & leaving everything you're familiar with including language & family. Open your eyes.
We need stop ruining it
"What is more quintessentially American than coming to a country that you don't belong in and deciding that you're going to stay?" 🤣
@@hartubmoses6645shhh trump is always watching
what a sweet and earnest line of questioning from Ronnie
Great guys
he was so sincere. He meant it. And that last line he delivered? Perfect. 😂❤
Absolutely 💯 ❤
Except the end, where John remained looking like a startled bird.
He left enough room to clown around and give John comedic space, but also stayed the moderator with his angle to connect over the immigrant experience. Great stuff!
This is a side of Ronny id like to see more often.
Agreed 👍👍👍
Have you seen his stand up? It's similar vibes. It's cool when he's comfy.
America is so happy and so lucky that you both came here for the Daily Show. We are the winners here. Thank you both ~
Well, UK barely knows who John is, so not like they're missing anything
@jeanneganrude8549 well said and I couldn't agree more with you! Thanks for posting and be safe 🙏
I'm glad these guys talked about how difficult it was to gain a green card & citizenship for the USA. It took my BFF's Mom 20 years & $20,000, to get her citizenship for the USA. She was 66 when she first arrived in this country. Her 3 daughters were already here, had USA citizenship, & were going to take care of her financially.
I cannot believe she went through all of that with her daughters already here. Wow. I never realized the potential cost of a family member trying to come to America to be with their loved ones ~
@@jeanneganrude8549 Yep. And she never worked while here so, she never got Medicare or Social Security. She never got any governmental assistance, at all. Her Daughters took turns having her live with them. Thankfully she was a healthy Woman because they paid out of pocket for all her medical, dental, & vision costs. When my Grandmother came to this country in the early 1900s, her soon-to-be Husband had to show immigration that he had $1000 in cash, to sponsor her or they would have turned her away at Ellis Island. If the latter happened, she would have had to come up with the money to pay for steerage passage, on a ship, back to Europe. It took her 1 year to earn enough money to come here, in the first place.
How long ago was that? We're about to do the same thing for my wife's mom, but I find it difficult to understand how it came out to $20k unless they hired a ridiculously expensive immigration lawyer. We hired an immigration lawyer for my wife for her Permanent Residency process and I believe that was about $5k + government form fees. We did her Citizenship paperwork ourselves after reviewing the PR paperwork and it wasn't too bad at all. The fees were maybe $2k or a little less. Her mom's paperwork should be just under the $2k mark, again. If you don't understand how the paperwork is supposed to be filed, it can quickly spiral out of control due to loss of form fees and such. I could tell how relieved my wife was when we even got the notification from USCIS that her permanent residency application was approved and to be expecting her acceptance interview and receiving the card.
I was born and half assed my way through life, so I can relate to that struggle.
why anyone would wanna have an US green card is puzzling... is it a life insurance thing? suicide vs. getting murdered?
Ronnie and John in the same video? This is pure gold they just gave us.
Protect Jon Oliver...AT ALL COSTS.
:) Are You seriously implying that the nuclear option is on the table? Well, OK then...
I think he wanted security to jump in at the end. So we’ve already failed him. Look at his face. He hated that hot dog. And very much didn’t want to throw a football. But he did it to support Ronny
I wanna give him kisses
John Oliver is a national treasure.
@@TheChupacabra and a spiral! Like he grew up here.....
Such an excellent and hilarious exchange between two guys who came here from other countries and made it as comedians in the US. This just made me inordinately happy.
Me too! Love these guys and just smiled throughout the entire interview ~
My jaw actually dropped when John Oliver (successfully) threw the ball! Love those two so much!!!
@@valeriedefarias :) My jaw dropped when John pretended to dislike the hot dog... I've been to the UK, I know the "cuisine"!
I'm inordinately happy that you just used the word "inordinately".
@@AndyAcker Lol. I read dictionaries as a kid. I'm a word knower 😂
12:48 "immigrants--we get the job done" somehow wasn't expecting a Hamilton reference there
Wishing I hadn't read this before the moment.
John Oliver is a hero of mine; his deep dives into topics that often go unnoticed have compelled me to watch his show regularly. Additionally, no one hires a band to grieve the death of geckos, buys five wax statues of presidents, and mocks dictators around the world quite like he does.
Yeah JO is a special dude , and a rhetorical genius. I feel like he’d be a fun guy to hang out with and kick it with at a party
I also like how there's not a single ad in there 😊👍✌️
Our you could actually do some reading, that's what journalists have existed for
John Oliver going to America to join the Daily Show ended up being an amazing move. Instead of being just another UK panel show comedian (with peace and love), he really found his calling with political satire. His show is so meticulously crafted. Funny and informative in equal parts. He was amazing as a Daily Show correspondent and killed it as the first temporary host. He's been a great gift to American political comedy.
he was fire as a political comedian back before he came over too! He cohosted a podcast with a fellow comedian called "The Bugle" and were so legit that they were fired from the Sun for how the covered the Sun's participation in the phone hacking scandal. He stayed on that podcast his entire time at the Daily Show, and I think up to or through his first season at HBO. his F*ckulogy for Bin Laden was amazing. Just amazingly funny stuff. I'm so glad he's here though. I just wanted to shamelessly plug the pod because Andy still has it going.
I take most UK panel shows over most American shows doing political satire though because for one words aren't bleeped out like on the Daily Show for example and two UK crowds don't laugh or clap every time its expected. There's no tradition of laughing at lame jokes or applauding at specific times with UK crowds. Just watch 8 Out of 10 Cats or Have I Got News For You and then compare it to the Daily Show or Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Jimmy Carr or the guest host isn't doing an opening monologue. No the guests get roasted first by the hosts and then the show starts. With The Daily Show the guests are treated like they are Albert Einstein even though most don't even have half the IQ that Albert Einstein had because that's been always been the American way since the birth of the American talk show format in the 1950s with Steve Allen and Jack Parr, to later Carson, Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, Stewart etc
@@jahsoldier14Also the Bugle with Andy Zaltzman is still great, and John Oliver even popped back in once a few years ago.
@@jahsoldier14what is “F*ckology for Bin Lasen”? Is it a stand up special? A book? Idk I’ve never heard of it but I’m a huge fan of Jon Oliver so I’m interested now, would totally appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction 🙏😎
His site isn't even funny more, it is just informative eith a joke or 2
I so love this exchange. It was like witnessing a private but hilarious conversation btw a mentor and his mentee 😅
No kidding! I felt like the ubiquitous fly on the wall watching these two awesome “immigrants”. 😂
you nailed it.
@jeanneganrude8549 Seeing Ronnie and a Britt being on the same side, of immigration? As an issue? Also was pretty wholesome!
I honestly wonder if it's one of the first times John has heard from someone else that he was to them, what Jon Stewart was to him.
Ronny Chieng is a natural interviewer! Conversational, laid back, actually responds to what the guests says without going on a tangent. Reminds me more of Jon Stewart and Seth Meyers’ conversational styles than Trevor Noah’s storytelling style. This dude’s gonna go far whether he gets the gig or not-John’s evidence of that! He filled in hosting TDS, got his own show without taking over this one, and succeeded so much.
What’s really cool is that Ronny can get his interviewee to match him step/step. This was a great conversation.
are you kidding...he's horrible. Worst guy ever on the Daily Show. Snoozefest.
Hahahaha @@tommyt1971
I couldn't watch Trevor Noah interviews
John and Ronny we need your humor more than ever,
...and we benefit from their different takes on the American circus, having not spent their entire lives immersed in U.S. culture.
What a duo! It’s great to see Ronnie actually have some reverence for once 😂😂 such a great interview. Smiling the whole time
So true.
I love how John helped Ronny get out of his near collapse, which started around 5:40. You could tell Ronny was nervous, & it got worse when he started bashing TikTok users. Then, John seamlessly changed the subject & got Ronny to talk about something he knew well & felt comfortable with - his monogram. John didn’t care about it - he was just helping his fellow comedian & knew it would calm Ronny’s nerves & help him shine. Love him!
Facing the green card struggle on an H1B visa is a tough journey, underscoring the challenges immigrants endure despite their valuable contributions. Many may never see the day they receive the green card they deserve.
Find your love and in the process get your green card ;)
It also heavily depends on where you're from. If you're from the UK or Malaysia, it's bad enough, like these guys said. But if you're from India or China, you will literally wait for decades to get a green card.
That’s very true. They didn’t take my hairdresser from England very long to get his green card nor did it take my friend from Costa Rica very long to get hers.@@MrVovansim
I’ve never seen “kind” Ronnie. This is awesome. And he has a lot of love and respect for John. This was a nice peek behind the curtain of his character. Love both of them even more.
Brilliant honesty between two giants of the genre.
Honesty AND chemistry! :)
I immigrated with my family from Ireland when I was 3 years old in 1989 so I went through the entire American schooling system. I still had to take the English test as well as the citizenship test despite having earned a 5 on the AP United States History exam as well as both AP English exams and graduated with two Master's degrees from an American university. My older brother is a high school history teacher in America who used to give the citizenship test *in his classes* and he still had to take the citizenship test. To be honest, the worst part of my citizenship interview was, because I've grown up in America, I've absorbed the cynical attitude Americans have about the country. My interview was right before the 2016 election so I asked if I would eligible to vote in time. I was not so, forgetting where I was, I quipped, "Oh, I guess I'll vote in the next one if Trump will let me!" I immediately realized that I f*cked up so I started laughing nervously and insisting, "Just kidding!" to the stone-faced interviewer and her trainee. I had my naturalization ceremony only a few days after Trump won - I almost didn't go but I went and got naturalized. Now I vote in every. single. election.
So glad you vote and congratulations!! A lot of Americans forget they are immigrants too.
Thank you for voting!
Congratulations I’m glad you are here
I have a feeling that Ronnie is the most in character as a correspondent. When is interviewing he is such a nice person that never gets to come out
Ronnie is just wonderful… love the sarcastic persona 😂
This was nice. It felt like a conversation between two old friends that we just laugh at rather than an interview.
That we laugh _with._ :)
One of my favorite interviews on The Daily Show in a long time, and I've loved almost every interview I've seen from them
really cool to see even as many people would think a guy like ronny has "made it", he's still looking for wisdom in every oppurtunity possible, really shows the work ethic it takes to get here
I love John Oliver!
It’s very strange (yet heartwarming) that Ronnie talks in so much admiration towards John
Ronnie looking like his been at that desk all his life. I say he should get the nod. He’s great.
I love how Ronnie just took this as a normal conversation with a friend
This has to be one of my favorite interviews on this show since Jon’s departure. You can really feel the mutual respect they share for each other.
I'm glad they're talking about the greencard process. I've been in it for nine years. My mental heathl has never been worse. I think about going back quite a lot but I've built a life here, now.
My jaw actually dropped when John Oliver (successfully) threw the ball! Love those two so much!!!
I’ve had so many coworkers lose their H1B visas in the lottery system and get moved overseas. It’s gut wrenching. I wish the whole system would be reviewed and updated because it’s bonkers.
The banter here is just pure gold, more interviews like this!
For a guy that refuses to call it a "football", that was actually a solid throw😆
Well he’s been here six years 🎉
I've never seen Ronnie like and really laugh with someone before. Clearly respect
The way John as a mentor can guide the convo (the Tiktok comment to transition to the cufflinks) is so amazing. That is what is so cool about having a mentor, especially someone so compassionate.
The "If you don't like it you should leave" is a dumb argument, especially in a country that you can famously change the laws in. If you don't like it, you can work to change it.
And when those people lose power, they cry the loudest about freedoms.
Exactly, that line is for totalitarian countries, not for free countries
Just give them the ol' Steve Rogers (Captain America) answer. "No, I don't think I will." and include, "I think I'll stay and make America a better place."
lol imagine thinking the US is a place you can "famously change the laws in"
nailed it well said
John was SUCH A PRO when he saved Ronnie from that "how was it back in the day" bit that went totally off the rails
Going off the rails is half the fun in comedy interview segments. But yeah, John Oliver is a class act. A British dry humored, self deprecating class act. And I'm here for it.
John is a brilliant interviewer, but also an incredibly talented guest.
Put Ronny on the desk permanently and I'll start watching this show again.
I will too.
And you are...?
I haven’t watched the daily show in like six months but I clicked on this
I watch, regardless who is guest hosting
To see John Oliver on The Daily Show again brings me SO MUCH JOY!
I loved watching this. I knew it was difficult to become an immigrant the “right way”, but didn’t know just how difficult it was along the way. And of course they tell their stories with literally laugh out loud comedy. I’m elated they’re both here! You both obviously deserve to be here more than me. I was just born here and have No extraordinary talents. ❤
I love how these two have both completely different and exactly the same energies at the same time. I want to see more of them interacting!
I have so much respect for John and Ronny, they are a great team. You can see how very genuine they are, Ronny really looks up to John. Awesome interview and I wish the very best to both of them. Loved it! ❤
What a brilliant segment. Thank you for allotting a decent amount of time for it ❤️
Decent? I want hours and hours!! 🤣😂👍😎
12:40 Leave it to Ronnie to sneak a Hamilton Quote into a leasurely conversation 😂
Mr. Oliver laughing at being called Mr. Oliver was the best.
Best segment this year. I love Ronny Chieng and 'Mr. Oliver', I hope Ronny keeps getting bigger.
Ronny isn’t my first choice…… but I really can’t complain about anything if he gets the job. He’s insanely funny.
he may not be the worst possible choice...but he's close.Not even 10% as funny as Roy Wood Jr., Dulce Sloan, Hasan Minhaj, or 1% as funny as Leslie Jones.
I’d say he’s just as funny as Hasan.
I have never seen Ronnie so humble and actually star struck..lol
What a wonderfully touching AND funny interview with two of my favorite comedians.
WOW-O-WOW-O-WOW!!! This was a such a wonderful, humorous interview!! Glad you both are here in the USA providing so much genuine entertainment to us all!!
I honestly like Ronnie's longer bits more than his short. I know he's doing a bit but he's really insightful and genuine when his true self come through.
Ronny is amazing no questions on a card just straight conversations
I got told to go back where I came from all the time growing up. I just say I’ll go back to Kansas
This is such a great segment. As a fellow immigrant trying to do comedy here in this country, Im currently going through the process of unlearning what might by funny in my home country and learning the methods of American humor. Both John and Ronnie have successfully been through this process and are pure class for sharing their stories. Thank you both for paving the way for immigrants who may want to pursue a career in comedy in this country. Inspiring to see you both along with Trevor (another immigrant) on the Daily show.
what you think guys should we just let Ronny do the show full time already
I love these two guys individually but together with just one day to host they are GOLD! Thank you!
The immigration process ….only an immigrant can relate. Well done Ronnie & John.
Great and hilarious interview! It’s true that it’s very difficult to come here. It takes luck and money - people don’t realize that. We tried 3 times ti save up money to board a dinky boat and were attacked by pirates 7-8 times before we landed in Thailand and had ti stay in refugee camps Neogen coming here. And we were able to come here bc we were considered political refugees and our country was at war; whereas my uncle had to stay at the refugee camp for 5 years bc he came a few years later and were considered economic refugees and therefore his escape was not as dire. 😢
Glad you made it 🥰 Have a wonderful holiday 🎉
I have utmost respect for the difficult journey you guys have made. I hope you’ve been able to make the life you wanted here 🥺❤️
I love both of them so much! So happy to see them together
That was adorable. I love how they discussed their common challenges and how they highlighted how hard it is to “come in the right way”. People who say that have no awareness of what immigrants go through.
At the end John Oliver looked so awkward because he's not used to actually standing up from a desk and worrying about camera blocking that Ronnie had to swing him to the right direction like a dutiful son guiding his grandpa 😂
What a crossover between the bigwigs of News Comedy.
I appreciate Ronny Chieng's excitement when interviewing John Oliver. That genuine excitement made the interview so much better and personal Chieng is auch a treasure
So nice to see a father and son bond with thanksgiving traditions
These guys are comedy experts. It is really fun to hear them analyze their craft.
Ronny Chieng is brilliant but I also appreciate how well-dressed he always is!
These two are incredible on their own and somehow even better together. I love both of these dudes
I feel like this is less of an interview of Ronnie to John than it is both of these gentlemen interviewing each other and I am totally here for it. Especially when Ronnie turns the tables on John "check out this boomah!!!" 😅 🤣
Make Ronnie the permanent host! 🙏🥺
seeing Ronnie beaming like that, when John said "he's gonna be fine", was so endearing, I could say that it was the ultimate compliment at that moment for him, and has kind of ruined my enjoyment of him being a complete AH comedian 😂 ❤
Two of my favorite comedians of all time
Where I loved the hilarity of the Hasan/Ronny clip, this clip just made me smile like an idiot. Thank you awful people, for making me feel emotions.
Amazing interview
Best Late Night interview I’ve ever seen. 👍
this was brilliant
This is the perfect episode!
What a great barometer about what it means to come to America and make a go of it. This was an awesome exchange of two great comedic minds. Thanks.
Love John and Ronny together and separately.
I’m going to need for you guys at the Daily Show to give Ronny a full week hosting ASAP… thanks 🙌🏾
My goodness what a duo these two are. This was one of the absolute best segments of the daily show.
This was hilarious. I remember Trevor and Jordan talking about those suits that they had to take with them. Jordan even wore his wedding suit on the first day.😂
This is a very different kind of conversation from these two. Very refreshing!
This is a real conversation. It’s not angry Ronny working through bits (until the end).
I would love to spend an afternoon with these two guys, they are earnest and hilarious
8:13 HAHAHAHA this is brilliant 😂
So he came to America and felt like, this is mine, I’m here, I’m staying.
Two great professional satirists. You really have to be very insightful, intelligent and knowledgeable. Love Ronnie and John. ❤️
A power-couple in the comedy arena! Thank you for deciding to come to America guys ❤❤ Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁🍽 everyone
Wow look at Ronny flexing those friendships. I can't believe they only gave him 1 day to guest host.
"That's the tricky thing as an immigrant. The more I felt at home here, the more cognizant you are of the fact that it's not up to you whether you get to stay or not." 100% relate to that as someone who has been in the US for 10+ years but still may get deported any day. It's extremely stressful. Thank you for capturing that feeling so precisely with these words
Oliver is *always* a fantastic guest on any show but this was easily my favorite interview he's ever done. That was awesome and hilarious.
I love you both! So glad you are part of this great nation!
One of the best interviews I've seen.
It took me 15 years to get a green card. It is incredibly difficult to get through the immigration system. I also almost cried after getting my GC.
I got it in 6 months. Well... technically 1 year, since my first GC got lost by USPS and I had to wait 6 more months for my duplicate.
@@UltimaGaina family sponsorship?
@@ArsenalmodNo. L1A visa.
@@UltimaGaina L1A is a non immigrant visa, what was your green card category? 6 months is really fast even if you get a national interest waiver or family sponsorship. I wasn't as lucky as I had to get on H1B having already been on TN then have my company apply for me.
@@Arsenalmod my GC category was E18.
thank you for talking about the visa process..... im literally 10 years into the process of being on different visas and its still at least 2 to 3 years away..... the worst part of the experience is american people or people who started with green cards being completely oblivious and inconsiderate about how difficult the process is and how little flexibility you have to do anything during this time 😭😭
Most Americans don't understand the struggle 😢 I have American friends and coworkers ask me about my status because I'm not a Citizen or a resident and they are so confused as to how I've been in this country for 30+yrs and cannot become a citizen. It just doesn't work that way.
Great Segment. I didn't know Ronny started while Mr. Oliver was still with the show 😁. Ronny is great doing interviews and needs a talk show.
The segment was nice. 👍 but the last 3 seconds were PURE COMEDY GOLD. It’s not only bad Ronnie out of the blue but the editors clip it tight and I can’t stop laughing 🤣
I love this back and forth so much and their honesty with their experiences as immigrants!