I was living under a desk in West Hollywood. It was a closet that I shared with another comic. I was shocked when they called me to come in to try out for the show. The chances of me getting on a TV show and winning it is like one-in-a-million. I had only been doing comedy for six years at that point, so I was basically considered an open mic-er or maybe a feature act once in awhile.

I learned that money's not happiness. The more famous I am and the more money I make, the closer I stay to my family and friends that I've known since junior high school. True happiness to me is the connection with fellow human beings I've known for a long time.

I did whatever it takes to do stand-up. There is an abundance of material in struggling and poverty and trying to make it. There is so much humor in that, it's unlimited.

We want to be seen as more than just martial artists, or bad stereotype token roles in American TV and movies.

And I come from a small Vietnamese family. We're really close too, all ten of us.

I knew comedy was the thing for me when I was the only Asian kid in high school... who failed math.

It's a constant battle between what your heart tells you, and what your brain tells you.