About Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang (born June 11, 1987) is a Hong Kong-American stand-up comedian and actor. His parents were both from Shanghai and later moved to Hong Kong, where he was born. In 2000, when Yang was 13, his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Los Angeles, California. He attended Beverly Hills High School and graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in economics in 2009, where the commencement speaker was his future Silicon Valley showrunner and fellow alumnus Mike Judge.
Yang did his first stand-up set at 21 as "Lowball Jim" at the Ha Ha Comedy Club in North Hollywood. After turning down a return offer from the financial firm Smith Barney, he sold used cars, DJed at a strip club and seated customers at a comedy club to support himself while doing stand-up. He made his television debut on the CBS series 2 Broke Girls in 2012 and his first late-night stand-up appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show in 2014. He is best known for starring as Jian-Yang in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, which ran from 2014 to 2019, as well as Dr. Chan Kaifang in the Netflix series Space Force, Bernard Tai in the film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and Josh Lin in the Netflix film Love Hard (2021).
His other credits include the action drama Patriots Day (2016), Like a Boss and Fantasy Island (both 2020), and voicing the Monkey King in Netflix's animated film The Monkey King (2023). He played the lead role of Willis Wu in the Hulu series Interior Chinatown in 2024. His comedy specials Good Deal (2020) and Guess How Much? (2023) were released on Amazon Prime Video. Yang is also the author of How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents, for which Mike Judge wrote the foreword.
Videos (221)
Videos 1 to 24 of 221.
1:00Jimmy's secret of getting out of tickets
42.8M views
1:00Disappointing Asians - Jimmy O. Yang
36.9M views
1:28can Asians say the N-word?
23.6M views
1:00Chinese Chefs Are Better
21.9M views
0:55Why Asians Are Good At Math - Jimmy O. Yang
20.9M views
1:00Jimmy Got Approached By A Military Soldier
19.9M views
0:44An Asian Parent's Love Language | Jimmy O. Yang
19.6M views
0:46Jimmy's secret to getting Red Envelopes
17.8M views
0:59First Time Eating Soup Dumplings Ever!
17.3M views
0:34How To Properly Eat a Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumpling) - Jimmy O. Yang
17.2M views
0:54World Cup - Mexico vs Korea! It’s all happening.
15.6M views
0:37Why Jimmy O. Yang Loves Cantonese
14.5M views
0:52When You Wake Up Asian - Jimmy O. Yang
14.4M views
2:38Why Asians Are Good At Math - Jimmy O. Yang
13.4M views
0:52How girls hangout compared to guys - Jimmy O. Yang
12.7M views
0:23Jimmy Doesn't Go To Chinese Restaurants Anymore. | Jimmy O. Yang
12.5M views
0:59My real name is not Jimmy
12M views
2:00How to tell Asian people apart | Jimmy O. Yang
10.6M views
0:50I Love My BTS - Jimmy O Yang
9.5M views
0:54My new special Finally Home is now streaming on Hulu
9.2M views
3:40When You Wake Up Asian - Jimmy O. Yang
9M views
0:59My dad's beauty standards - Jimmy O. Yang
8.7M views
2:39Asian Dads - Jimmy O. Yang
8.3M views
1:00Jimmy's Dad Haggles for Hotdogs
7.3M viewsGuest appearances (14)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Jimmy O. Yang.
Guest appearances 1 to 14 of 14.
3:33Jimmy O. Yang Was A Strip Club DJ | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
3M views
9:20Jimmy O. Yang on His Dad Embarrassing Him and Working with Kevin Hart & Mark Wahlberg
Jimmy Kimmel
2.9M views
6:42Jimmy O. Yang - “Crazy Rich Asians” and “How to American” | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.2M views
8:57Jimmy O. Yang on His Dad Acting in Space Force, Dating a Kimmel & Writing for Harlem Globetrotters
Jimmy Kimmel
2.2M views
17:15Jimmy O. Yang on Returning to Hong Kong After 25 Years in “Finally Home” | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
1.1M views
10:14Jimmy O. Yang on TSA Issues, Playing Blackjack in Vegas & His Parents Going to His Hong Kong Shows
Jimmy Kimmel
763K views
1:25:26Dr. Phil LIVE! With Teddy Swims, Marc Maron, Jimmy O. Yang, Johnny Knoxville and more!
Adam Ray
486K views
9:48Jimmy O. Yang on Baby Crying During His Comedy Show & Wanting Clothes for Small People
Jimmy Kimmel
380.5K views
54:16Jimmy O. Yang: The 60/40 Asian Prince | Whiskey Ginger
Andrew Santino
172.2K views
1:35Jimmy O. Yang's Dad Is Following In His Acting Footsteps | CONAN on TBS
Conan O'Brien
170.8K views
10:43Jimmy O. Yang Was Asked to Moderate an Event with Kamala Harris During a Bachelor Party Trip
Seth Meyers
134.5K views
2:40Jimmy O. Yang on headlining sold-out arena shows in Hong Kong for his comedy special "Finally Home"
Jon Stewart
130.3K views
25:23This Is NOT a Podcast w/ Jimmy O. Yang | Jo Koy & His Son
Jo Koy
81.2K views
1:31:50Bertcast # 408 - Jimmy O. Yang & ME
Bert Kreischer
66.9K viewsChannels on this page: Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, Adam Ray, Andrew Santino, Seth Meyers, Jo Koy, Bert Kreischer
Frequently asked questions
What is Jimmy O. Yang best known for?
He is best known for starring as Jian-Yang in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, as Bernard Tai in Crazy Rich Asians, and as Josh Lin in the Netflix film Love Hard.
Where was Jimmy O. Yang born?
He was born in Hong Kong on June 11, 1987, to parents from Shanghai, and immigrated to the United States in 2000 at age 13, settling in Los Angeles.
Where did Jimmy O. Yang go to college?
He graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in economics in 2009; the commencement speaker was his future Silicon Valley showrunner Mike Judge.
What comedy specials has Jimmy O. Yang released?
His comedy specials Good Deal (2020) and Guess How Much? (2023) were both released on Amazon Prime Video.
Did Jimmy O. Yang write a book?
Yes, he is the author of How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents, for which Mike Judge wrote the foreword.
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