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During Bobby Lee’s time on MADtv, most of the performer’s recurring characters were predicated on some sort of culture clash: talentless Thai talk-show host Johnny Gan, for instance, or Haidiki, the “average Asian.” That theme carries over to Lee’s stand-up, as well, though his routines focus less on observing cultural differences and more on the struggle of a Korean-American comedian trying to find an identity in Southern California. It’s all sold with a manic physical energy that can come across as off-puttingly Dane Cook-esque, but hearing stories about Lee’s father phonetically abbreviating Alcoholics Anonymous as “Aa” is way funnier than watching his son wince his way through another Connie Chung sketch. 

During Bobby Lee’s time on MADtv, most of the performer’s recurring characters were predicated on some sort of culture clash: talentless Thai talk-show host Johnny Gan, for instance, or Haidiki, the “average Asian.” That theme carries over to Lee’s stand-up, as well, though his routines focus less on observing cultural differences and more on the struggle of a Korean-American comedian trying to find an identity in Southern California. It’s all sold with a manic physical energy that can come across as off-puttingly Dane Cook-esque, but hearing stories about Lee’s father phonetically abbreviating Alcoholics Anonymous as “Aa” is way funnier than watching his son wince his way through another Connie Chung sketch. 

During Bobby Lee’s time on MADtv, most of the performer’s recurring characters were predicated on some sort of culture clash: talentless Thai talk-show host Johnny Gan, for instance, or Haidiki, the “average Asian.” That theme carries over to Lee’s stand-up, as well, though his routines focus less on observing cultural differences and more on the struggle of a Korean-American comedian trying to find an identity in Southern California. It’s all sold with a manic physical energy that can come across as off-puttingly Dane Cook-esque, but hearing stories about Lee’s father phonetically abbreviating Alcoholics Anonymous as “Aa” is way funnier than watching his son wince his way through another Connie Chung sketch.