Someone roasting his own race

+King Chibot Yes it fucking is, lol...

+Ruubinnn your profile pic is the best!!!

+Ruubinnn brain explode xD

systempatcher No it's not stupid. Asia is a continent containing many countries. By your logic people in Russia are the same race as people in China. He's ORIENTAL. Smh... Damn people these days are hella fucking stupid.

Yes!

omg didn't know that!

he shouldve stayed a doctor instead of becoming an UNCLE TOM who helps white people make more racist jokes about Asians. Not Cool.

mockavel213 He's not doing that on Community.

mockavel213 If you're talking about the joke he did here; he was making fun more about the culture than about race per se

rennce It's true

rennce I live in korea, I suppose it is because of korean media dont interested in about 50 years old man, and even media dont aware him. and we dont know about about american internet memes.

@@soju1995 앵??그런느낌아닌디??

@Christian Espana Nope

@Christian Espana It's a stupid comment, smothered in white supremacy😂😂

nah its still funny

Sammi Kim I would argue with you but I would imagine you know better than I... All I can say is I don't really find the American stereotype funny, just sad.

True, guess it depends on your angle. I find it funny because its really just laughing at ourselves but also most stereotypes have some truth to them anyway which makes for viable jokes in the first place. Media just overuse and generalize to the point where it becomes annoying and offensive I think. But really, for comedy, most of the time really depends on how you look at it.

There is Maz Jabrooni who is persian, and stereotypes persians and we find him hilarious.

Edward Emmanuel hm... idk how to respond to that because I didn't think I was being too serious about this, I was just making an observation

What do you call someone who barely passes med school? A doctor.

I know that joke, but that doesn't mean you're an idiot if you pass at the bottom. My uncle is a doctor and he says grades don't matter. IMHO if you're passionate, nice, and creative then you're a genius. People are either born geniuses or made into one.

lol That is not true, most people knows he's a doctor

GreenGrounds *korean people

We have tons of doctors just look like him

conan is about the same as him very well educated but decides to spend his life entertaining

...have you ever see socrates and plato's works? those old farts are gods in philosophy and the funniest people in ancient greeks. smart people are funny too you know

He did it because wife was sick

MD not doctorate

@@nurlindafsihotang49 I didn't know they were in ancient greeks. I've learnt something today thx ;)

Should Odell Beckham Jr. Stay with the Browns?

HAH! GAAAAAAY!

Until they ruined him up in season 4 and 5

Yes!

Mojo Jojo I thought he was fine in season 5. 4 obviously not, but 5 I thought was great for him and the show

O

+Deva Prasad MD

+Deva Prasad well technically.... you can't have a PhD in Medicine without having an MD.... so in order to have a "PhD in Medicine" it would automatically mean you have a dual doctoral on both "MD-PhD in Medicine". In short.... no he doesn't have a PhD in Medicine..................

In case the where one has an MD/PhD yes one holds a professional license but one with a PhD without an MD cannot legally practice medicine. You could be a PhD in a health science but without an MD or OD you cannot practice medicine. However, this is all moot. The fact that I'm stating is that this man has an MD, not a PhD. You are correct, I'm just saying he holds an MD and not a PhD.

+Grant S Ah yes, I meant Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) not Doctor of Optometry (OD) - stupid typo, thanks.

Actually I heard he stays in good standing with the Medical profession by continuing to practice medicine part-time

So question, in 2021, which of the two is less politically correct, denoting his race before his profession, or * not* mentioning his race, and by doing so somehow silencing or "other"-ing asian achievement in the field? Trick question I guess, since people will whine and bitch no matter what. Homie is a korean actor, just a factually true statement that isn't offensive, plus not to mention you don't exactly him doing a lot of shakespeare lol

@@jacobl6714 I think the original comment was just trying to say that he’s in American movies, not Korean movies so people would probably consider him an American actor more. I don’t think it was meant to be a statement on race politics lmao

@@jiyu9277 he's actually an American with Korean descent

@@jacobl6714 an american, doing american movies, would basically make him an american actor

@@jiyu9277 sure i gotcha, that makes sense. Misunderstood the op's intent/meaning

He practiced hard to achieve thst

@@whade62000 lmao 😂

because he doesn't force it...

What does the other talkshow hosts who fakes their laughs have in common? Theyre american

@@imaginehydreigons5377 and?

oh so colleges are for children

Ken still hold his medical license.

Ken did practice but after knocked up he just gave it up

Conan was able to get a good connections because of his Harvard degree (his line of work, writer for shows, tend to favor people graduated for elite colleges). Ken worked as a doctor before becoming an actor, so he was able to save up some money before trying to get a fun but unstable job. It was only when he has his breakthrough hit, hangover, did he quit being a doctor and become a full time actor.

Conan studied law?

yes he is lol

+Cipto Billy P fd

He is from community. It's a really funny show

+Fadak Salman Have you MET me?

+MehmetOezil I don't think so...lol

Bruce Lee was born in america

I bet they know who Hugh Jackman is in Korea though. Both the Best Korea and Worst Korea.

Bruce Lee didn't grow up in the U.S. though...

Onejoon Gang lol i think you're confusing Steven Yeun with Ken Jeong

The whole interview is a skit.

i wanna like this comment but dont wanna ruin it

@@kirayamato3756 I appreciate you

Who could not know who he is, he was a spanish teacher, disgraced student, security guard, power hungry warlord and kevin

Noneofyour Business Wait... so he doesn't really have Changnesia?

Coolwhitey Gaming I'm not gonna spoil season 4 for u

Hahaha, I've seen it. :P But still... Kevin, I believed in you!

BrowniesJr He plays a character on Community named Chang...

jungwoo choi exactly lol

Not in North Korea.

Cedric Knight how do you?

jungwoo choi agreed.

jungwoo choi Most Korean women if not all are superficial more so than American women. The men dont play though very business oriented and traditional, they dont be allowing women to get out of line with that BS MGTOW. Their action movies are top notch if not better than most American movies..very dark action packed yet slightly comedic.

😮🎉😂❤❤

AHHHHHH I see what you did there.

hahaha

you sir win the internet

lmao good one

Hes 5'5

Because he has an American accent.

Patrick Holt oh really, I didn't notice. no shit dumbass

madkent99 Chill out man. Just because you can't understand basic things doesn't mean you have to get abusive.

madkent99 #Hothead

He have great asian accent

​@@bsell5175dude it's on youtube,he would hardly get a good comment for his jokes especially by Koreans

Ah, comedic variety shows you mean, that's probably the most palatable of all Asian entertainment. Japan is king of variety. Everyone other asian countries variety shows are kinda stale to me.

Lovely Days 솔직히 저분이 한 말이 맞긴 맞음

supermigit999 Even still, 무한도전 is great TV as it's so basic and raw as a form of comedy and entertainment.

supermigit999 I agree except for that I REALLY enjoy Korean variety!

Aaron Powell Noooo, Korean variety steals the show as far as I'm concerned! Running Man, Infinite Challenge, Family Outing and even a show like Happy Together: I enjoy them immensely!

What do you mean?

franzke ! he's got a new show coming out in september called Dr. Ken. He used to be a doctor and now he's actually gonna play a doctor.

Domo Girl I see. Well, it better be comedy.

franzke ! it is

+Domo Girl I hope it doesn't suck.

영어 좀 배워라 위안부년 .....

대댓글들 지랄하네 맞는말에 왜 지랄들이냐 교포인척 다들 지렸다 시발 ㅋ

@@user-qm3tr1ip5r ㅋㅋㅋㅇㅈ 교포이든 아니든 저새끼들 말하는꼬라지가 글러먹음

맞는 말 하셨는데 욕설들 뭐죠;; 깜짝 놀랐네요. 저는 켄정 좋아해서 켄정이 의사로 나오는 시트콤도 챙겨봤고 했는데요. 한국에서 활동한적 없고 한국인 아닌거 사실이죠. 코난이 미국인이지 영국인 아니잖아요.

What is wrong with you.... just sad your attitude....

I'm Korean and I never knew him until now cause we didn't watch the movies he was in. It goes same for other koreans too. We don't recognize him as a doctor, we literally don't know him. He should come out in some Korean shows and movies if he wants recognition here. Strange how you say this when you are Korean yourself. You should know better.

***** I can only guess from your response that you're 교포. All three of his movies were released in Korea under his real name 정강조. He drew a lot of attention as 엄친아 who quit being a doctor to pursue acting. Your response, though, is too funny. You say "We" don't know him, yet somehow I know him.... so did the group that mobbed in Seoul. I'm curious as to who "We" really are. By the way, the TV sitcom Community can also be seen here in Korea. He's on that show, too.

Please do not spread the wrong idea and false truth. Not many people in Korea even know who the heck that American guy is. 정강조? His real name? Do you think that's his real name? Why do many people seem to have prejudice toward (even toward their own race) non-white Americans? His real name is Ken Jeong, which sounds like one of English names out there. HE IS AMERICAN. Koreans don't recognize him as neither a doctor or actor). Most people don't even know what that guy is and/or whether he is of Korean descent. I am pretty sure many people who have watched a series of hangover think he might be of chinese descent cos in terms of fashion style, his style looks not so much like Korean. Koreans who believe they can speak English a bit, thus they understand western culture (and think western culture and society are mostly better than Korea and some of Asian countries in the most aspects) quite well seem to enjoying look down on their own country and culture by telling the false truth and/or biased opinions about them to other people from outside of Korea. Adding insult to injury, people from the U.S.A. and other countries who don't really know (or who seem to enjoy insisting that they know at least a single thing about) what Korea really is and what is actually going on in Korea seem to enjoy clicking "like" on these types of negative and ignorant comments that don't have any rationale in. I guess evil nature principle rules at least in this modern society.

John2corner 감사합니다 !! Thanks for teaching me about.... well.... me! Let me guess... you were a teacher at a 학회 for a year, and you are now more expert at being Korean than Koreans.

쪼가리 No, for your information, I am currently living in Korea and have only lived in the states for four years. Never watched any of this 정광조's movies and so have like most of the Koreans out there thankyou. I like the actor himself though. According to this video he seems to have a nice sense of humor.

_____ PUNS

WAIT THAT WAS HIM OMFG

trailhead his legacy lmao

Resan Chea yasss

oo I was your 100th like

love him or hate him, He's spittin real fax

Totally agree with that

Plus it's not even 'his country' or 'his people' right? He's American and has always been American. I don't even know if he speaks much Korean at all.

I wish you were a top comment, pinned would be best.

Ok

Wouldn't exactly call it a lost. He may not be popular in Korea but he still got his money and is richer than you'll ever be.

Youre not wrong but he does also break into hollywood, the first asian american of his kind. I still respect him as and actor, and I still love him as an asian american.

@@Ethan-mp7wr wym first Asian American of his kind

The sad thing about Fallon is: the laugh is real, the host is fake.

I have big respect towards all Korean American actors.

Stevan yuan anyone

kpop fanatic no

I love him ♥

of course not

being funny does not necessarily make you likeable

Anetta BleBle have you seen Django , that guy that mocks and ridicules his own kind to please the white man ... yea his cancelled

really?

agree

Because he played the stereotypical Asian roles back in the day, which back then, every Asian American was just considered to be Chinese 🙄

I dont think so. PS: I live in China.

I agree...it was hearty and filled with sarcasm

Go watch Fallon if you want a fake laugh

Seyoung Kim Exactly

Glenn Quagmire

Good point!

Meanwhile ppl in my country would most likely mock each other for "overproud" if some actors/actress/artists go international guess as a human myself i never really understand how human works(;

그냥 자기는 정작 한국에서 인기없다는 자기비하 개그인거 같은데요?

No I hadn't

+Seok Won Hong if you don't know him why are you watching this interview

+Stop Virus idk why he is watching this vid

He's still a licensed MD.

+bad wolf i think his board certification has lapsed by now. in cali you have to renew your medical license every 2 years to which end you need to meet continuous medical education requirements. unless he's been doing that while pursuing acting, he can't practice medicine legally.

You are not wrong. Ken's Asian accent 'impression' is not Korean accent.

Hes a comedian

So true

Making money by projecting false impression

It's closer to a mainland Chinese accent, yes.

And where exactly is Asian? I'm not familiar with that place....

asian or asia is the continent. refer to all country in asia. I'm just discover that ken jeong is an american not korean. my bad

the way dave chapelle speaks, he doesnt come from african either

You people are very uneducated. There are Ethnicity and Nationality. What is a white person born in Japan? Japanese. What is a Korean person born in Africa? African. That is Nationality. Ethnicity is the type of Black, White, Asian, etc... Why is it the only thing people understand is when someone says Korean American. American Korean or African Japanese is the same thing. Maybe cause you're used to Hearing it one way, there can be no other correct way. This is why i hate people. *equally*

puub d No only the one guy is, the rest of us are just dicking around.

+김인희 It was a joke.

Pretty sure he's joking bro

+THE GOAT LMAO!

Easy

Why are Koreans so easily offended?

Most of them don't even know the Hangover Movies

Lived in Seoul for 2 years recently and never saw or heard him mentioned anywhere.

@@ddk70 he's not unpopular here. He's literally unknown. No one ever knows even his existence lol

theyre missing out on this treasure

@@rnathanielryaan2034 fr

He isn't popular in Korea partly cuz he doesn't speak Korean and makes living from degrading/mocking his own race=our race(I'm Korean as well), but mostly because he ISN'T AS CUTE AS BRADLEY COOPER. lol honest answer right there.. and fyi, you get stink eye in Korea when you don't speak Korean well probably because its inconvenient and that frustrates them, not because of you. They(we)know that Korean is not an international language so we don't have that "LEARN ENGLISH!!!!" kind of attitude that SOME Americans seem to have. I hope your experience in Korea has been good for you and wish for more in the future. :)

The reason simply is that not just some Koreans but, I'm willing to bet, the majority of Koreans don't even know who he is. The Hangover movies are far from popular in Korea. And a show like Community wouldn't appeal to Koreans' tastes either. As far as degrading/mocking his own race as playdearbird points out, check out the 'Gag Concert' or 'SNL Korea' shows and compare some of their characters with characters that Ken Jeong plays or his references to Korea. Many Koreans especially love Gag Concert, young and old. Anyway, Koreans simply don't have exposure to his work.

***** It's not a matter of "not being allowed", any comedian that bases there comedy on their own racial stereotypes usually burns out quickly and is seen as "hacky" by most respected comedians and also seen as insulting by many of their own race. With white and black comedians, it's not as obvious because they don't really do fake accents as much as asian or hispanic comedians. Carlos Mencia and Dat Pham are the two names that really come to mind as primary examples of this.

playdearbird Thank you. Mostly people are very kind towards me here, and I think it is more of a convenience thing, but there is a small percentage of the population (much smaller than the US) that feel like foreigners should speak Korean if they want to live in Korea. I was told in broken English by a lady at Lotte Mart "You live in Korea, you should speak Korean".

DeeDubb1983 Koreans have a very strong sense of Nationalism, so its easy to see why he isn't popular there, given he can't speak Korean. I went to Korea once and they are a very friendly people, unlike some stereotypes you hear. Loved the experience.

michael park #troll

michael park I'm half black and I actually think you should become an NYPD cop considering you said "I hate you africans." If you don't agree, then I suggest you should really re-read what you send to people because not only did you make a lot of errors in your comment grammar wise, you made your self look like an idiot trying to correct someone who uses text slang. If it's just you being a "troll" judging by your picture, you should work on that because you're the worst troll ever.

Irrespective is not a word... morons like you are keeping that word alive, Damn.. get an education.

Idiot! I am currently getting one, I take etymology as my liberal.... Trust me! Irrespective is a word. It's been around since the 1800s. You just displayed the quality of your education. It's obviously equivalent to staying at home and learning English off google search. Stay benighted.

boowallie You're thinking of irregardless. That is not a word. Irrespective is a word. The reason irregardless is not a word is because it's a combination of two negatives, irr- and regardless. Maybe you should take your own advice.

Yeesh he was having a bad day

Cuz conan luv korea

@Jake White In my Korean eyes, he is just a pathetic little midget nothing more. If I see him Seoul I'm gonna kick his ass

Koreans are very blunt and say it how it is, so I don't doubt his story.

Dude I thought he was Chinese too...

Then I guess I'm of the hook ;-)

Korean and Japanese have a similar accent when they speak English

AnotherSixthGun no it is very different. All 3 main countries of east Asia have different english accents than each other.

The Japanese can't pronounce the consonants. They read MacDonald as Ma-g-do-na-r-d. And they can't pronounce F, so they change it to H.

@@BlackForlornRose They are drastically different. They use quite different sets of sounds, and that affect how they pronounce English. There's a video about this issue; especially on the sound of r/l in East Asian countries. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/aqmrgYuqapiSxZc.html Also, rhythm is different. Korean is syllable-timed, while Japanese is mora-timed. Spanish is another example of syllable-timed language; that's why sometimes (quite rarely actually) with very poor recordings, Spanish could be confused with Korean and vice versa. But, they are both very different to English, which is stress-timed, so for those who only know English or other stress-timed languages might think Korean and Japanese both speak English in "not a stress-timed way", but in reality, their difference is greater. And frankly I never suspected Ken Jeong being of ethnic Korean before I saw this video. For Koreans, his impressions sounds much closer to Japanese, not to mention that "Ken" sounds very Japanese.

@@cjpeep That is very true.

Chris Rabil i pity you seriously..the world knows that you are the filthiest and nastiest human beings on earth. I'm done replying you.. you disgust me.

Chris Rabil Ha As a Chinese, I totally agree with you

That's what I thought as well! So much for stereotyping eh? =/

me too!

이사람 뭐하는 사람임?

극혐임 ㄹㅇ

ㅇㅈ.. 첨엔 재밌을진 몰라도 똑같은 개그 패턴 질림

복면가왕에 나옴

한국어 보이니깐 반갑네 ㅋㅋ

used to be

+nms kwo I read that in an accent

you are just a banana

I agree. The commenters don't know how to handle a joke. But also, I agree that his roles are too stereotypical.