THE
THE H
THE H TOWN RUSH TEAM. >>> YOU MET HIM AT THE TOP OF
THE SHOW, MICHAEL HAS EARNED
TWO EMMY NOMINATIONS AND HAS
THE AMAZON PRIME STANDUP
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. >> MY DAD MET MY MOM IN THE HAD
ME.
ME.
ME. AND
ME. AND LOOK HOW OLD I LOOK IN THIS
PHOTO.
PHOTO.
PHOTO. >>
PHOTO. >> I TOOK THIS PICTURE WITH HER
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. THIS WAS BEFORE I SAW THE MOVIE
GET OUT.
GET OUT.
GET OUT. >> PLEASE WELCOME, MICHAEL.
>> FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME BACK
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> THIS IS MY HOMECOMING AND
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACKIN
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. I GREW UP AND WENT TO SCHOOL
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
BABY PICTURE WHERE YOU LOOK
LIKE A OLD MAN BUT BLACK PEOPLE
NEVER AGE AND ASIANS NEVER AGE
AND YOU'RE REALLY 180 YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. >>
OLD. >> BLACK AND ASIAN, NO RAISIN.
>> WHEN DID YOU FIRST REALIZE
THAT YOU WERE FUNNY THAT YOU
COULD MAKE EVERYBODY ELSE
LAUGH?
LAUGH?
LAUGH? >>
LAUGH? >> I FIRST GOT ON STAGE AT THE
MIAMI IMPROV AND I DID SO WELL
THAT I OPEN UP THE NEXT NIGHT
FOR SHAWNA MARLON WAYANS.
I CALLED MY MOM AND I SAID THIS
WAS WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO.
>> YOUR DAD -- STRIKE OUT MY
DAD IS A BLACK MAN WITH A PHD
NUCLEAR PHYSICIST.
NUCLEAR PHYSICIST. >> MY MOM DROPPED OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. I'M A FAILURE TO MY DAD.
>> THEY ENCOURAGED YOUR CAREER.
>> THEY ARE SO SUPPORTIVE.
MY STANDUP IS NO POLITICS ALL
ABOUT FAMILY.
ABOUT FAMILY. MY DAD TAUGHT ME AND MY MOM TO
BE A GREAT MAN, A MAN OF MY
WORD AND THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO
DO.
DO.
DO. >>
DO. >> I
DO. >> I GREW UP IN A MILITARY
FAMILY ROUND THE WORLD AND WE
SAW PEOPLES DIFFERENCES AND WE
APPRECIATED IT.
APPRECIATED IT. >> I GREW UP IN PASADENA AND
THEY SAW COLOR AND THEY SAID
STUFF ABOUT IT.
>> MY SON, HIS DAD IS WHITE SO
MY SON IS BEIGE.
BUT IF YOU DO YOUR ANCESTRY DNA
YOU WILL FIND SOME BEIGE ON
EITHER SIDE.
EITHER SIDE. >> MY SON IS BLACK, WHITE AND
ASIAN SO WE GAVE BIRTH TO A
PANDA.
PANDA.
PANDA. >>
PANDA. >> I BET THERE'S A SCHOLARSHIP
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. >> WAS THAT EVER AN ISSUE FOR
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> THAT'S WHERE COMEDY COMES
FRIEND COMES FROM.
I GREW UP IN A PRETTY MUCH
PREDOMINANTLY WHITE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND THERE WAS NO INTERRACIAL
RELATIONSHIPS AT THAT TIME SO I
STOOD OUT.
STOOD OUT. IT MADE ME STRONGER AND IT
WORKS OUT TODAY.
YOU'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT.
>> WE ARE SUCH THE MELTING POT
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. I
TODAY. I GREW UP IN TAIWAN AND THEY
WOULD STAND AROUND AND WANT TO
FEEL MY HAIR BECAUSE I HAD
CURLY HAIR BUT NOW I WEAR THEIR
HAIR.
HAIR.
HAIR. >>
HAIR. >> DO YOU SEE HOW THINGS COME
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. THAT'S WHAT WE CALL FERTILE
FULL CIRCLE.
FULL CIRCLE. >> WHEN I WAS GROWING UP
EVERYBODY MADE FUN OF MY LIPS
BUT NOW EVERYONE'S BUYING THEM.
>> THEY SAY KIM KARDASHIAN
STARTED SOMETHING, NO SHE
DIDN'T.
DIDN'T.
DIDN'T. >> YOU PLANNED AN ELABORATE
PROPOSAL FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
>> I PROPOSED MY WIFE AND I
HAVE OUR DOG AND I WILL TAKE
THE RING OFF HIS NECK AND I GET
ON ONE KNEE AND THEN I LOSE IT
AND I START CRYING.
I COULD NOT TALK AND SHE SAID
YES.
YES.
YES. IT'S
YES. IT'S THE MOST AMAZING DAY OF MY
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. >>
LIFE. >> WHAT'S SO CRAZY IS I WAS SO
NERVOUS SHE SAID YES THAT I
CLOSE THE RING BOX AND PUT IT
BACK IN MY POCKET.
THAT'S HOW NERVOUS I WAS.
>> WE HAVE A SON AND HIS NAME
IS OLIVER.
IS OLIVER. IT IS SO AMAZING BEING A FATHER
BECAUSE YOU PUT YOUR LIFE -- I
WOULD DIE FOR THEM.
AS SOON AS YOU TOUCH OR HOLD
YOUR CHILD THE FIRST TIME, I
WOULD DIE FOR THIS PERSON AND I
TALKED ABOUT THAT ON STAGE.
I LOVE BEING A FAMILY MAN.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF FUNNY STUFF
IN IT.
IN IT.
IN IT. >>
IN IT. >> OH YEAH, MY MOM IS CRAZY.
SHE IS A GRANDMOTHER AND SHE'S
BLUNT, SHE'S ASIAN.
SHE TOLD MY WIFE THE OTHER DAY
THAT SHE HAD DRY SKIN.
>> YOU ARE MENTORED BY CHELSEA
HANDLER. STRUCK OUT CHELSEA
PUT ME ON THE MAP AND JOEY --
JOEL COYLE HAS BEEN A MENTOR TO
ME.
ME.
ME. >>
ME. >> IT
ME. >> IT CAN BE COMPETITIVE BUT TO
PEOPLE TO HELP YOU AND GUIDE
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABOVE YOU AS
FAR AS CAREERWISE AHEAD OF YOU,
TO REACH BACK AND PULL OTHER
PEOPLE ALONG WITH THEM THAT'S
WHAT WE NEED.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> A LOT OF FAMILY STUFF COMES
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> THE SPECIAL IS OUT RIGHT NOW,
ON AMAZON HE CAN WATCH IT FOR
FREE.
FREE.
FREE. NO
FREE. NO POLITICS, ALL ABOUT FAMILY
AND LOVE.
AND LOVE.
AND LOVE. >>AND IT'S A COMEDY.
>> SAY FISH SAFE IS.
>> THAT SHOULD BE THE NAME OF
MY NEXT SPECIAL.
>> WE DID IT RIGHT HERE.
STRUCK IT'S ON SIRIUS XM, YOU
CAN LISTEN TO IT ON CHANNEL 105.
CHECK ME OUT.
MICHAEL YNOA.COM.
MICHAEL YNOA.COM. >> AS I ALWAYS SAY, WHEN YOU'RE
GETTING YOUR EMMY, DON'T FORGET
ABOUT US.
ABOUT US.
ABOUT US. >> OH NO.
>> OH NO.
>> OH NO. >> WELCOME HOME AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. >> IF YOU CAN COME OUT TO
TONIGHT SHOW AT THE HOUSTON
IMPROV, IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH
TO ME, THE HOMECOMING FOR ME.
I LOVE HOUSTON.
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