Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of Industry Standard with me, Barry Katz.

Hope you're having a great new year. It's a lot of crazy stuff has been happening. A lot of

extraordinary things, a lot of horrible things. Life is a, it's a magical thing, but there's also so many things that, for some

explained reason, are not far from magical. But I'm grateful. I'm grateful that I'm here. I'm grateful

that I get a chance to do what I'm doing. I'm grateful that I'm here. I'm grateful that I get a chance to do what I'm doing. I'm grateful

that I have a chance to do this podcast and bring the stories of extraordinary people to you,

hopefully bring you some influence, some insight, and some impactful wisdom.

And today is an example of that with my guest, Ronnie Chang, who I consider to be one of the best

comedians of my generation.

I've always loved him, and I know you will too.

Before I get started, if you need to reach me, you can do so at Barrycats at Instagram or X,

or you can visit my website at Barrycats.com, or you can go to the YouTube channel and watch these episodes and many, many others, and subscribe and enjoy.

And when I think of Ronnie Chang, I think of a guy who has incredible humility mixed with an extraordinary work ethic and a person who is able to function on many different levels and access many

different cylinders in this comedy engine each with the ferocity of the desire to learn about

each aspect of the business

and the repetition to become extraordinary at it.

And this shines through as a correspondent on the Daily Show,

as a stand-up comedian, on as many specials,

as an actor in such extraordinary projects as crazy

rich Asians. And there's so many more things about him. And to me, whenever I see him, whenever I watch him,

I think about what it takes behind the scenes to really understand what it means

to be kind and generous and an amazing person to everybody you meet, but also walk into the

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