#SPOTTED: JIMMY O. YANG, G.E.M., MC JIN AND MORE IN TORONTO AT “YANG BIG & TALL TOUR”

Funnyman Jimmy O. Yang got a huge Toronto welcome, selling-out three shows at Meridian Hall as part of his YANG BIG & TALL TOUR! Yang, known best for his work on Silicon Valley, Crazy Rich Asians, Space Force, 2 Broke Girls, and more recently Interior Chinatown, has built a very loyal fanbase over the past decade spannding Stand Up Comedy, Film and Television.

The Los Angeles-based star received a bit of support on the Toronto leg of his tour, seeing friends Ronny Chieng, Leslie Liao, and MC Jin come out to join him on stage, before leaving the audience in stitches with his hour long set.

Some very special guests also were in the audience Friday night, including Chinese Pop sensation G.E.M., who brings her I AM GLORIA Tour to Coca-Cola Coliseum next week. She is widely regarded as one of the top Artists in Asia. Above that, I am a huge fan of the Songbird, who also happens to be a talented Multi-instrumentalist and Songwriter.

We are thrilled to have met O. Yang, his father Richard, MC Jin and G.E.M. This truly is a who’s who of Asian talent! O. Yang is such a class act, so kind to take time out for a snap, along with his dad whom he has been enjoying Toronto with, including some Dim Sum at Moon Palace and late night bites at New Ho King! The two even made time for fun in to Niagara Falls, in an action-packed visit!

Some quick highlights:

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O. Yang heads next to Sacramento.

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#REVIEW: “INTERIOR CHINATOWN”

By Mr. Will Wong

We absolutely are here for this new wave of stories told in Asian-American stories and INTERIOR CHINATOWN from Producer Taika Waititi is no exception. Balancing comedy, drama and suspense on all wheels, this ten-episode series (approximately 40 minutes each) takes us through a journey with an unlikely hero.

The story centers on Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a waiter at a Chinese restaurant and struggling background actor on a cop show, who finds himself in a mystery of his own after witnessing a woman get abducted. As the story progresses, we learn more and more about the criminal underworld of Chinatown, while he seeks to find out what happened to his estranged brother. He teams with up-and-coming Detective in Lana Lee (Chloe Bennet) to solve the crime, but she also faces some of her own dilemmas trying to gain respect and competition at her bureau from her peer Sarah Green (Canadian Lisa Gilroy). Willis is set on breaking through the confines of his environment to figure out where he truly fits in his own story.

Though it takes a moment to find its footing, this is a fun thrill ride of a satire which at its core is a look at how we the under-represented are placed into boxes, and what it means to find your own Main Character Energy. And believe me, someone out there needs to see someone who looks like them on-screen and could use this message.

Yang gets his moment in a leading role is able and ready for the challenge, navigating the more dramatic elements and also the comedic. It’s been a moment since we’ve seen Bennet, but we’ve always been a fan and she is magentic here, while Chieng brings the laughs as Fatty, a good friend and co-worker at Golden Palace where he and Willis work. This Cast is rounded out by some familiar faces including funnyman Archie Kao who balances this out with a bit of drama as Uncle Wong, and of course everyone’s favourite on-screen Asian dad, Tzi Ma as Joe Wu.

INTERIOR CHINATOWN arrives November 19, 2024 on Disney+ Canada.

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “INTERIOR CHINATOWN”

Today, Disney+ debuted the trailer and key art for the upcoming Original series “Interior Chinatown,” starring Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng and Chloe Bennet. The limited series is executive produced by Taika Waititi (who also directed the pilot) and Charles Yu (creator and showrunner). All ten episodes will premiere November 19, 2024 exclusively on Disney+ in Canada.

Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called “Black & White.” Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story. When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.

Starring Jimmy O. Yang, Ronny Chieng, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Gilroy, Sullivan Jones, Archie Kao, and Diana Lin. Series’ creator Charles Yu serves as executive producer, along with Dan Lin and Lindsey Liberatore for Rideback; Jeff Skoll, Miura Kite and Elsie Choi for Participant; Garrett Basch for Dive; John Lee; and Taika Waititi, who also directed the pilot. The ten-episode limited series is produced by 20th Television.

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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “EASTER SUNDAY”

Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Screening Passes to see EASTER SUNDAY!

Advance screenings will be held Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in:

Toronto: Cineplex Yonge & Dundas at 7 PM
Vancouver: Cineplex International Village at 7 pm

Synopsis:

Stand-up comedy sensation Jo Koy (Jo Koy: In His Elements, Jo Koy: Comin’ in Hot) stars as a man returning home for an Easter celebration with his riotous, bickering, eating, drinking, laughing, loving family, in this love letter to his Filipino-American community.

Easter Sunday features an all-star comedic cast that includes Jimmy O. Yang (Silicon Valley series), Tia Carrere (True Lies, Wayne’s World films), Brandon Wardell (Curb Your Enthusiasm series), Tony nominee Eva Noblezada (Broadway’s Hadestown), Lydia Gaston (Broadway’s The King and I), Asif Ali (WandaVision), Rodney To (Parks and Recreation series), Eugene Cordero (The Good Place series), Jay Chandrasekhar (I Love You, Man), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) and Lou Diamond Phillips (Courage Under Fire).

Easter Sunday, from DreamWorks Pictures, is directed by Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers, The Dukes of Hazzard, I Love You, Man), from a script by Ken Cheng (Sin City Saints series) and Kate Angelo (Sex Tape) based on a story by Ken Cheng.

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Universal Pictures Canada release EASTER SUNDAY August 5, 2022.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW STILLS AND TRAILER FROM “LOVE HARD”

We love a good Holiday movie! LOVE HARD will be arriving this November on Netflix, as part of their Holiday programming line-up!

Synopsis: Hopeless romantic but eternally single LA journalist Natalie (Nina Dobrev) thinks things are beginning to look up when she swipes right on a dreamy guy from the East Coast, Tag (Darren Barnet). Taking a leap of faith she jumps on a flight to surprise her crush for the holidays, only to discover that she’s been catfished by Tag’s childhood friend who is equally unlucky in love, Josh (Jimmy O. Yang). This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love. LOVE HARD also stars James Saito, Harry Shum Jr., Mikaela Hoover and Heather McMahan.

Some new Stills:

LOVE HARD arrives on Netflix November 5, 2021.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER & STILLS FROM “SPACE FORCE”

Check-out some brand-new Teaser and stills from Netflix‘s SPACE FORCE with a stellar comedic Cast led by Steve Carell!

Synopsis:
A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star general Mark R. Naird (Steve Carell) is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the US Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and “Spacemen” are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achieving total space dominance. From co-creators Carell and Greg Daniels ( The Office), SPACE FORCE is a new kind of workplace comedy, where the stakes are sky high and the ambitions even higher. John Malkovich, Diana Silvers, Tawny Newsome, Ben Schwartz also star, alongside co-stars Lisa Kudrow, Jimmy O. Yang, Noah Emmerich, Alex Sparrow and Don Lake. Howard Klein/3Arts ( The Office) serves as executive producer, as well.

See the Teaser Trailer:

 

See Stills:

 

SPACE FORCE streams on Netflix Friday, May 29, 2020.

 

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