Who is still watching in 2024? 🙋

The fact that he is able to be funny without being vulgar, swearing, or insulting another race, belief, personality, opinion, religion etc shows how much of a genius and a good comedian he is.

Who came here from Joe Wong stand up presentation in Stephen Colbert late night show? This is gold!

Joe Wong writes jokes with the discipline of a PhD - he puts insane amount of thoughts behind his work.

I understand how hard it is to be funny in one's second language. You have my respect, HuangXi.

Wong: So if elected, I will go with text messaging. Trump: Roger that

We need to support Joe Wong for a netflix special! Being a comedian ain’t easy, he has the wit and delivery for it!

He started off his jokes saying ppl know him as "who?" His campaign will be who cares. Brilliant.

this guy is genius. u can usually hear another wave of laughing since his jokes has may layers

"omg, u r building a nuclear weapon?" "but u r doing it wrong, lol~" hahahaha, just made my day~

My childhood memories are totally ruined by my childhood - Gold

*Transcript* because captions are so out of sync Good evening, everyone. My name is Joe Wong, but to most people, I'm known as "who?!" (laughter) which is actually my mother's maiden name, (laughter) and the answer to my credit card security question. (laughter) But joking aside, I just want to reassure everybody that I am invited here tonight. (laughter) I grew up in China, who didn't? (laughter) And my childhood memories are totally ruined by my childhood. (laughter) When I was in elementary school, as part of the curriculum, I had to work at a rice paddy right next to a quarry where they use explosives to break rocks, and that is where I learned that light travels faster than sound. (laughter) which is almost as slow as a flying rock. (laughter) My dad was a grumpy guy, but occasionally he would try to cheer me up with jokes, but he doesn't do it right. When I was seven, one day he said to me, "hey son, why is tofu better than centralized socialist economy?" (laughter) so five minutes later I said "why?" (laughter) He said "because I said so!" (laughter) I came to the United States when I was 24, to study at Rice University in Texas. (some applaud cheers and some laughter) that wasn't a joke (laughter) until now. (laughter) And I was driving this used car with a lot of bumper stickers that's impossible to peel off. And one of them said "If you don't speak English, go home". And I didn't notice it for two years. (laughter) Like many other immigrants, we want our son to become the president of this country and we try to make him bilingual, you know, Chinese at home and English in public, which is really tough to do, because many times I have to say to him in public "Hey listen, if you don't speak English, go home" (laughter) And he would say to me, "Hey dad, why do I have to learn two languages?" I said "son, once you become the president of the United States, you are going to have sign legislative bills in English, and talk to debt collectors in Chinese" (laughter) When I graduated from Rice, I decided to stay in the United States, because in China, I can't do the thing I do best here, being ethnic. (laughter) And in order for me to become a U.S. citizen, I have to take this American history lessons, where they ask us questions like "Who is Benjamin Franklin?", where I was like "ah, the reason our convenience store gets robbed?" (laughter) "What's the Second Amendament?", where I was like "ah, the reason our convenience store gets robbed?" (laughter) "What is roe vs. wade?", where I was like "ah, two ways of coming to the United States?" (laughter) Later on I read so much about the American history that I started to harbor white guilt. (laughter) In the America they say that all men are created equal, but after birth, it kind of depends on the parents' income, or early education and health care. (laughter) I read in the Max House Men's Health Magazine that President Obama every week has two cardio days and four weight lifting days. You see, I don't have to exercise, because I have health insurance. (laughter) I live in Massachusetts now, where we have universal health care; then we elected Scott Brown (laughter) - talk about mixed messages. (laughter) I think there was a movie about him - it's called "Kill Bill" (laughter) I'm honored to meet vice president Joe Biden here tonight, (Joe turned to face Biden) I actually read your autobiography, and today I see you. (Joe turned back to face audience) I think the book is much better. (laughter) They should've get guest cast Brad Pitt, or even Angelina Jolie. (laughter) So to be honest, I was really honored to be here tonight, and I prepared for months for tonight's show, and I showed the white house my jokes about President Obama, and that is when he decided not to come. (laughter) And he started to talk about immigration reforms, (laughter) Take that, Stephen Colbert (laughter) And president Obama has always been accused of being too soft, but he was conducting two wars. and they still gave him the Nobel Peace Prize, and he accepted it. (laughter) You can't be more bad ass than that. (laughter) where actually, I'm thinking the only way you can be more bad ass than that is if you take the Nobel Prize money and give it to the military. (laughter) We have many distinguished journalists here tonight, whom I consider as my peers. (laughter) because I used to write for campus newspaper. (laughter) I think journalism is the last refugee for puns. Only on the newspaper can you say things like "I was born in the year of horse and that is why I'm a naysayer" (laughter) my point exactly. And tonight is my first time on C-SPAN, which is a channel I obviously always watch, when I couldn't stand the sensationalism and demagoguery of PBS and QVC. (laughter) If I still couldn't fall asleep after watching C-SPAN, there's C-SPAN2 and C-SPAN3. (laughter) Thank you very much. (laughter) So I became a U.S. citizen in 2008, which I'm really happy about. (applause) thank you very much. American is number one, (laughter) that's true, 'cause we won the world series every year. (laughter) After becoming the U.S. citizen, I immediately registered to vote for Obama and Biden. (Joe turned to face Biden) you're welcome. (laughter) You handed me a had me at "Yes We Can" (laughter) (Joe turned back to audience) that was the their slogan. (laughter) So after getting Obama and Biden elected, I felt this power trip. (laughter) And I start to think maybe I should run for president myself. Where, I have to take a step back and explain a little bit, you know, because I have always been a morose and pessimist guy. I felt that life is kind of like, pee into the snow in a dark winter night, you probably make a difference, but it's really hard to tell. (laughter) But now, we have a president who's half black half white, it just gives me a lot of hope, because I'm half not black half not white. (laughter) Two negatives make a positive. (laughter) You may be saying "Hey, what would be your campaign slogan?" You see, I spent ten years in the past decade (laughter) oh you too? okay. (laughter) So I understand that American people are suffering, so my campaign slogan would be "Who (Hu) Cares". (laughter) If elected, I would make same-sex marriage not only legal nor required, (laughter) that will get me the youth vote.(laughter) You see I'm married now, but I used to be really scared about marriage, I was like "wow, 50% of all marriages end up lasting forever" (laughter) And I will eliminate unemployment in this country, by reducing the productivity of the American workforce. (laughter) so two people will have to do the work of one, just like the President and the Vice President,(laughter) or the Olsen twins. (laughter) And despite heart disease and cancer, most Americans die of natural causes. So if elected, I will find a cure for natural causes. (laughter) You seem to like that one. (laughter) but you won't be covered by health insurance though, (laughter) because of pre-existing conditions. (laughter) And I have a quick solution for global warming. I will switch from Fahrenheit to Celsius, (laughter) It was 100 degrees, now it's 40. (laughter) You're very welcome. (laughter) And I'm great with foreign policy. Because I am from China, and I can see Russia from my backyard. (laughter) I believe that Unilateralism is too expensive, and open dialog is too slow. So if elected, I will go with text messaging. (laughter) I will text our allies just to say hi, (laughter) and text our enemies when they are driving. (laughter) "OMG you're building a nuclear weapon?" (laughter), "but you're doing it wrong LOL" (laughter) I just want to thank Video TV correspondence Association for having me here tonight. This is the first time I wish my son knew what I was doing. Thank you so much and have a very good night. Thank you Linda Scott.

"Hu Cares" - I love this so much !

man, he deserved every bit of that standing ovation.

"life is kinda like peeing into the snow on a dark winter night... you've probably made a difference, but it's really hard to tell" Pure Gold.

This guy is gold

"But joking aside, I just want to tell everybody that I am invited here tonight" in reference to the Salahi couple state dinner security breach in 2009.

10:50 *"Life is kinda like peeing into the snow on a dark winter night. You probably made a difference, but it's really hard to tell"* ---Joe Wong, 2010.

His jokes are so deep and smart that some of them took a pause/few seconds for the audience to get it. The awkwardness of the silence is what added to the uniqueness of his comedy.

Honestly my favorite standup routine of all time. The writing is so original and brilliant, and the deadpan delivery is perfect. I've returned to watch it again and again over many years. If anyone can think of any other routine that comes close, please share.

The level of this humor is at a certain level of intelligence. It takes a person at a certain level of intelligence to understand this humor. This is brilliant.

Watching this after 11 years, amazed and disturbed by how things has changed...

He doesn’t make jokes. He just tells the truth in a polite way mixed with things people want to hear.

Joe Wong jokes are intelligent

"This is the first time i wished that my son knew what I was doing." That right there is a MOMENT and his son will always have it.

This must be the most watched C-SPAN video.

I have a lot of respect for people who can produce non-vulgar humour.

I've watched this clip about 10 times. Always make me smile Thanks Joe.

"I read all your autobiography, and after meeting you, I think the book is much better". Wow, that's a compliment within a compliment while sounding like a diss. This guys got layers in his punchlines.

kinda spooky when he says he'd do politics by texting when he'd be president. 2017. reality check.

This iss really a comedy genius. He doesnt need to yell or act with funny face but just word playing. Great job Joe !

" I felt that life is kinda like.... peeing to the snow in the dark winter night, you probably made the difference but it is really hard to tell." that ladies and gentlemen what I call a Masterpiece punch line.

He's a biology professor....imagine being in his class!

Joe Wong is hilarious. He kills you slowly and softly

Hu Cares 2016

Standing ovation!! Well deserved!

*Still one of the best roasts in 2018! He deserves every bit of that standing ovation!*

Killed it man. He didn't have the crowd but he won them over truely. Original and funny stuff

They're not laughing because he's Chinese. They're not laughing because the jokes are too smart for them.

Very subtle and cerebral brand of humor. Won't make you burst out laughing but it'll make you chuckle and think. Very nice.

“I immediately registered to vote for Obama and Biden” turns to Biden “You’re welcomes” 😂😂😂 This guy is so adorable

"this is the first time I wished my son knew what I was doing" awwh that's so sweet.

scared of marriage....50% lasts forever. !!!

Who’s here after Joe is now the President-Elect?

This man is wittier than half the audience could fathom. Very clever and funny. Dark sense of humour and no-holds-barred mockery of race, politics and everything.

This guy is so funny. It's hard enough for a native English speaker to be this funny and well-thought out, imagine doing it in your second language!

Fucking hilarious. Some people not to bright to get it or just plain haters.

15 minutes of brilliance. I especially love how not all the jokes landed, but he eventually won them over.

It's 2023 and the jokes hit even harder!

I come back to this every now and then. Golden material for laughter.

Wow I wish I had known about this guy sooner! Super intelllectual humor without the need to swear or be vulgar.

I'm Chinese-American so my fascinated discovery tonight on KZfaq was Asian comedians, since it is rare for us to do stand-up. I saw some of them, they were cool, but they were also somewhat derivative of other comedians, especially ethnic ones. Even though he is more Chinese than Chinese-American in perspective and also has a stereotypical geeky Asian style unlike the other Asian comedians I saw, I think I like him best, especially on this night, because his cerebral humor impressed the hell out of me. It doesn't hit the funny bone as immediately as common denominator raunchy humor, but in the end, I just felt more impressed by what he came up with than I was by the other comedians.

He is way smarter than most of the audience. He's literally showing us how stupid we are.

'Hu' is still watching this in the year 2022 :)

Joe Wong is hilarious!!! He deserves an award for this gig. Awesome punch-line based comedy.

The first convenience store joke was alright... and then I realized it was just a setup to the actual joke 😂 its brilliant

Funny how you can see some people hating on this really funny comedian. This guy is actually a great comedian.

His mom surname is "Hu", and his campaign slogan is "Hu cares", and not "Who cares". He's wrapping up the end of his jokes to the beginning. Brilliant!

This Joe Wong is a dangerous man, lol.... funny as heck,.. and his speech was almost prophetic,... truly.

This type of comedy is of real intelligence and depth! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Brilliantly delivered and absolutely nailed it. I'm late getting to know this chinese American comedian. However his brand of humour transends time, so the appreciation and enjoyment isn't diluted at all here in 2018. Well done Mr. Wong.

Genius! Such a healthy, smart, and innocent humor! Loved every bit!

That comment that Obama accepted the Nobel peace prize despite conducting two wars is a slap on his face.

14:14 ....so if elected (President) I will go with text messaging........he said it 10 years ago!

What a legend

This is my 11th time watching this. Goodness.

He is a former classmate of my husband's Ph.D. friend who is now a professor in Yale University. They were graduate school classmates in China and Ph.D. program classmates in Rice University. What a small world.

Intellectual jokes . You have to be smart to understand

I like the way at the beginning you could tell the audience were thinking “who’s this guy?” But by the end really warmed to him!

Joe Wong was right. Now the president does contact others via texting ~~Twitter

He was joking about being president and using texting to dictate foreign policy eight years ago........

I have watched this at least 5 times and laugh everytime

Has anyone caught the last part of his speech, just before he thanks everyone? Paraphrase: If I were elected president I would text message our allies and enemies....I would text message our enemies while they are driving. "OMG You're building a nuclear weapon? But you're doing it wrong, LOL." I am guessing Trump saw this and got the idea of using Twitter. Joe Wong is hilarious. Keep it up!

*I hope Joe Wong has a comedy special out there somewhere because I'm gonna go looking for it now. I love his humor.* 🤣

He won the crowd with the joke about signing legislation bills in English and talking to debt collectors in Chinese. From there on I feel that people started to pay attention to what he was saying.

Hilarious! He deserves that standing ovation and big rounds pf applause. His sense of humor, his fine demeanor, his wording are all best.

1 of my favorite American comedians.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

"I wish my son knew what I was doing." Legend.

I just realized these are actually the best jokes in the last decade.

I think he's the most hilarious among all of RTCA speakers

When there is a second wave of laughter in one single line, it means the jokes is really good. 👍

The BEST in the last 15 years.

This is the funniest Correspondents dinner I have ever seen. Those guy don't laugh easily.

i will text our enemy while they are driving

This guy is highly intelligent. I have to watch repeatedly because some of his words are not easy to catch.

It takes ball, really tough big balls to do this. I have lost count of how many times I have watched this.

one of the best comedians i have ever seen

This was a great routine! Never heard of him before until this video...thanks KZfaq and C-span!

This guy is so impressive! Comedic brilliance in action!

HOLY CR*P. This is from 8 or 9 years ago. Start at 14:15 and he predicted what 45 is doing today!!!

After listening to his interview on WTF Podcast, I had to look up his act. What an amazing guy!

It's very well prepared. Great job.

slayed every single person in the entire audience with them all rooting for him. Sensational.

He deserved every second of that standing ovation 👏 great jokes

He definitely entertained most of the serious people.

that was amazing, i think he got pretty choked up at the end. Great comedian

stumbled on joe wong this past week, this man is a genius , literally ... I mean biochem phd and comedy ?? really 😅

That's gotta be one of the most solid comedy sets I've ever heard. Every joke landed. The biden book joke had me hunched over.

I like this guy! He's got some fun cultural jokes but some edgy political ones too.

He is cleaver. Refreshing. Hard job with such an uptight and tense audience.