I'm auditioning for the Law Faculty Comedy
Show in, like, 10 minutes. The what?
The Law Faculty Comedy Show.
It's an annual comedy sketch show
written and performed by law students.
Hey, you should audition with me.
Uh, join a bunch of self-indulgent, self-centered,
self-absorbed, Type A personality law students
who think they're God's gift to comedy?
No, thank you. Come on, it will be fun.
We'll get to hang out. Uh, let me think about it.
[spitting]
Well, I'm going. If you change your mind,
auditions are on the third floor.
OK, thank you. Oh my god! [splashing]
- No, no, no no-- - Oh, I'm sorry.
No, it's fine. No no, it's fine. Go, go.
I don't like these pants, anyway. Just go.
Don't be late. See you later. Will you guys just bang already?
We're just friends, man. Yeah? Friends can bang.
Listen, I know to your primitive, impulse-driven minds,
the concept of a platonic relationship between a man
and a woman is completely incomprehensible.
You might be friends now,
but you are one heartbeat away from looking at her differently.
And then, everything changes.
[romantic music playing]
What? No, that's crazy talk.
It's going to happen. Yeah.
It's a good thing you're not doing that comedy whatever show.
Spending weeks together performing,
all those raw emotions,
sweat and tears, physical contact--
are you kidding me? Interesting.
I've got to go for class. There's no more classes today.
It's an extra class. There are no more classes today!
You are lying! You go, Ronny Chieng!
Go make a half-White, half-Asian baby!
You know, halfies are super cute.
[drums playing] [guttural noises]
Loud, loud. [guttural sounds]
Loud loud.
[romantic music playing]
Hey, you came.
Hey. What made you change your mind?
You know, meet new people, get out of my comfort zone.
[shouting] [guttural sounds]
Oh, no. Please tell me he's not auditioning.
Good morning, everyone. Ronny. Come gather round.
My name is Daniel Tremblay Burchall.
And I am honored to have been chosen
as the youngest director in the illustrious history
of the Law Faculty Comedy Show.
[applause] Shit.
Thank you. Thank you.
Let's warm up with a quick game of Zip, Zap, Zoom.
So circle up. Yes! Love Zip, Zap, Zoom.
- Zip. - Zap.
- Zoom. - Zip. Um, zap. Zip. Shit! Shit!
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I know it was zoom. I know it was zoom.
I-- of course it was zoom! It's just a warm up.
OK, moving on. When I point to you,
give me your name and your best impersonation.
I'm sorry, I'm just going to need a moment.
OK. You take as long as you need. OK, go.
- Uh, I'm Henry-- - I've got one! I've got one!
I've got one! I'm on. I'm on. I'm on. OK. Do it! Just do it!
Don't let your dreams be dreams. Yesterday, you said tomorrow.
So just do it! Make your dreams come true
Do it! What are you waiting for? Do it! Just do it!
Yes, you can! Just do it! Just do it!
What was that? Shia LaBeouf. Oh, OK.
Next? Uh, hi. I'm Ronny.
And I don't really do impersonations.
[laughter] That character is hilarious.
Oh, right. I'm actually not doing a character right now.
I'm just talking. [laughter]
Ronny, I know you're not doing a character.
But that doesn't mean that it can't be one.
All right? Just do it! [drums]
DANIEL BURCHALL: OK, funny people,
Thank you so much for coming.
Ah, Asher? I just wanted to say,
that was one of the best auditions I've seen.
And I wanted to let you know in person, that you're in.
Thank you so much! Chieng. Hey, man.
Listen, all right, I get it. You don't want me
to be a part of your thing, blah, blah, blah, whatever.
I don't want to be a part of it anyway.
I'm offering you a part in the show.
Oh. OK.
If you think that I'm petty enough
to let our previous animosity get in the way of art,
you've seriously misjudged me. So you in?
Yeah, OK, I guess. Yeah. I can't believe we both got in!
Did I get in? No.
I didn't do it!
[drums playing]
DANIEL: So remember what your card was?
Yeah. That your card? No, it wasn't.
OK, that-- that's-- that's a disappointment.
Oh, Chieng! Just the person I wanted to see.
I've got a character
that I think you're going to be perfect for.
It's a classic outsider struggling
to fit into a foreign situation.
Is it the angry Asian laundry man?
Yeah, I wrote it specifically for you.
Ah, OK.
"Hello, sir. Is this the laundromat?"
"Yes, this is the-- rondromat." "Can I get this suit cleaned?"
Then it just says, "say something angry in Chinese."
Yeah. Can you do that? [speaking chinese]
No, no, no, like, much angrier.
You know, he is the angry Asian laundry man, after all.
James, can you come over here and show Ronny
how it might be done? Sure OK.
"Hello, sir. Can I get this suit cleaned?"
[speaking chinese angrily] And, scene.