What's Next For American Born Chinese Stars

Um, if you could add anybody to the cast for like a guest star episode, who would you add?

Oh. I feel like it has to be an Asian person at this point. I feel like it would be wrong to be like, if I could do anything, I dilute the Asianness of this show. Second guest: Dame Judy Dench.

Um. Okay. Ready? Flip. Okay. I want Lucy Liu to direct an episode. But I want her to act. I want Miss Liu in the show. I want her in the show. That'd be sick. Second guest: There is a show called Pen15 that is one of my absolute favorite shows. And there is a woman named Maya, and I don't know her last name. But that girl. That girl. She's so funny. So talented that that would be like a dream for me. I want her in the show, too. That'd be sick.

From Pen15? Second guest: Pen15. I actually auditioned for Pen15 when I was like 13 or 14. And I didn't know what it was, but it was so weird on paper that like, if you watch the show, you'll understand why it's so weird on paper. It's essentially these like fully grown women playing like seventh graders.

Oh yeah. Second guest: Like but with all of these actual seventh graders are everyone else. you guys and your school. But these two women are like full grown, and they're playing these but it's so good. It's so funny.

Okay, last one. Okay? Okay. What date did you post that you were cast in the show? Was it the day the press release came out? Do you know what day that was also?

April. Second guest: April.

We're not playing the game at all. We're just conspiring. Second guest: I think it was like, It was in April, wasn't it?

April, uh, January 20th first. That's what I'm gonna write. Second guest: You should write a different date, so there's a bigger chance of one of us.

Better, better, better. I'll go for a different date. Okay. It's a good one. You ready? I like that number. Flip.

January, is that seven? Yes. Seven. Terrible seven. Squiggly seven.

Yeah, what are you doing? What is that? Oh my God. Fine.

What? Who writes their seven like it's um like it's a Hangman.

Yeah, like it's a It's my sevens like that. You've never seen me write a seven?

No.

Actually, I started doing that in middle school 'cause I thought it looked cooler and now it's just like not a choice.

Oh, that middle school phase where we thought something was cool.

Yeah. And it just I also think I did my ones like that for a minute. Yeah. Which was just like way too much effort. Yeah. So I don't do that anymore. But the seven stuck. Anyways.

Okay, the actual answer, correct answer is February 7th, 2022.

Sure. So you're closer. Second guest: Yeah. I believe that.

You can see that. What would you say? Has the show changed your life or perspective in any way since you filmed it?

100%. I mean, I can't credit this show enough for how it's changed my life. Second guest: They might be able to thing.

Yeah. I made a lot of new good friends. Second guest: I'm not included in that.

Yeah, not her. Others. Yeah. That aren't in the room right now. People who don't make fun of me for my human and natural behaviors. Second guest: Someone's gotta keep you in check.

Exactly. That's okay. I'm a constant blow to his ego. Second guest: We all need to. Not that there's much.

Have I ever really had one? Second guest: No. I just have to make sure that you know you don't get there. You just keep me down.

I keep you down.

If you could do any other show together, you created it yourself, not American Born Chinese. What would you want to star in together? Horror, rom-com, comedy, crime.

Crime. Shoplifting. Second guest: Um. Horror movie might be fun.

I think a like something in a different decade would be fun. Second guest: Yeah, period piece.

Oh my God, period piece. 1874. Home on the Prairie. Second guest: I wanna see you play a meek Asian boy in the '80s. You know?

In the 1980s or the 1880s? Second guest: Your pick.

I pick 1980s. Second guest: 1880s. I would as well. I would as well. I wanted to leave it up to you.

1880s was a rough time for for our people. I don't know if there are any history buffs out there or railroad fans, but um, 1880s wasn't a great time for us. So maybe don't do that year. Second guest: I said you could pick.

Yeah. Thanks. So what year would it be? Second guest: 1980.

Can you add to this the plot?

Um. I think it should be like a slasher where you can have anything. Yeah. You can kill me if you want. Second guest: Okay. You can be the final girl.

Yeah, I've always wanted to be the final girl. Yeah. Um. Yeah, you can die in the first. You can be the pre um you know when they like pre-lap it with a killing, you know, opens on. I'll be that. Opens on. And a massacre in Spoka. What a plot. I mentioned, I mentioned I'm a writer too.

That's a movie I'd see. That's creative.

Thank you. Second guest: Yeah. He goes off on these bits a lot.

Thank you. It's great. I'm gonna hit up Disney Plus for that one. Yeah. The the murder movie. The the slasher Disney Plus movie. I think that that's a great idea. Second guest: Yeah. There wouldn't be any restrictions on that one.

No, I think they would have already bought it if they already knew the idea. I think so. Okay, and what's next for each of you? What do you got in the pipeline? What are you looking forward to? Work or not work?

I know what I want to look forward to. Season two. Second guest: Season two.

Sorry. My bad. Second guest: Season two. You got ears and every wall. You're chilling.

Um. Do we know about a season two? Any hints? Any news? Anything, anything, anything?

You're always the last to know everything. Second guest: Everything. Yeah. I didn't know I was coming here until last night. So.

Me neither. Truly.

I'm glad they they really set you up for this one.

Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Happy to be.

Well, if there is a season two, you have to let us know. And us. Like the camera.

We'll do. Yes. Immediately. I got you. Second guest: Immediately. We'll show up at your house and with the camera on. For season two? How do you feel?

Yeah. Breaking news.

Okay, well, you guys won the game. I think. Okay. I don't know. We had fun. Second guest: Nailed it. That was a good one.

Uh, that's it everyone. Thanks for putting up with our crap. Right. For as long as you did. We didn't really play the game at all. No, we kind of tried the whiteboard challenge. But tune into American Born Chinese on May 24th on Disney Plus. Second guest: Disney Plus.