Ep. 21: Bilingual comedian Amy Yu sees stand-up as life-changing, discusses role of AI in art

Chinatown 2.0

English - November 20, 2022 19:05 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Ep. 20: Magician Dan Chan Performed for Elon Musk, Plans to Build Magic Mansion in the Bay Area

Next Episode: Ep. 22: Comic Peng Dang tells American jokes like a native, learned English from listening to rock

Amy Yu is a bilingual standup comedian based in Canada.

We talked about how standup comedy changed her life, how she thinks about telling jokes in Chinese vs telling in English, and how to properly tell a dirty joke.

I also had a pretty serious debate with her about the role of artificial intelligence in comedy.

0:00 Amy’s standup set

01:04 Debating the role of AI in art creation

22:31 How comedy helped Amy with mental health

28:17 How to deal with bombing on stage

31:48 Amy’s (and Richard’s) comedic influences

37:02 Telling jokes in Chinese vs English

38:32 Jokes about going on a date with a Chinese American

39:40 Blue material