Stephen Yan was actually a comedian who's stand up routine was teaching people how to cook. He was right at home here with letterman, cracking jokes on almost every line.
I remember Wok with Yan tv show up here in Canada. He inspired me to cook Chinese at home. I've been doing it for many years and it's better and cost less in restaurants.
You wanna wok or you wanna talk? This man inspired me to cook chinese a looong time ago. I was amazed how efficient and tasty this type of cooking is. 98% preparation and 2% boom! He is a culinary god. Letterman was an a-hole, but he let's it ride, like a pro.
@@StarkVandalez I'm only 32 so I wasn't even born yet but we had Yan cook books, think we still have one somewhere. Letterman was pretty lame in this segment.
Letterman can usually make people look stupid, which is his trademark style, but in this case it backfired. Puns are the lowest form of humor, but Yan's charisma and up-beat attitude makes it fun.
Yan is just a little bit sharper and even a quicker thinker with his one liners than Letterman. If he wanted to he could have made Letterman look like the complete ass that he was acting like in this episode.
he doesn't actually do anything but call himself a chinaman then talk crap to the host and spew a stream of wok puns. But go on about how much he outclassed one of the sharpest comedians of the 20th century.
Give me a break with the comments here, lol. Letterman is giving it to Yan because Yan is showing he can handle it. The back and forth is entertaining and landed well with the audience at the time. It only looks like something else now because we live in a time when everyone's become a little more thin-skinned, looking for "microaggressions" where no affront is intended.
@@gerrydooley951 you sound like an old boomer.. maybe 60's? probably white guy with a big nose? grew up small town? less than 50k people..? am i close? I bet I am. your insecurity is on display
ok so it seems we have a lot of fans of a relatively obscure TV cooking host which to me is bizarre. Dave was doing what he does, mainly screwing around and being a wise-ass. Dave and Yan were having fun. Maybe you don't like Dave or you think he was a bully or that he was mean, he wasn't he just turned being a smart-ass into an art form. Whether you like him or not, I do, or think that Yan got the best of him, he didn't, Dave changed late night TV and the talk show. Letterman is really a legend and Yan is basically a forgotten host of an old cooking show. When Letterman dies all the accolades will pour in about how he changed the talk show and influenced humor in the 20th and 21st centuries. I doubt they'll mention Martin Yan.
what happen to stephen yan? didn't see or hear about him anymore since the 90s. did he retire from the public scene? martin yan on the other hand is still woking! lol
Yan brought out the platter with all the beautifully cut garnishes - and Letterman was so rude with rushing him to just dump it on. He’d already ruined the dish anyway with the salt but... just makes me sad to see the disrespect.
Wow you are socially clueless or what? Letterman was being a dick right out of the gate. Yan burned him solidly and then he clearly gets offended like a spoiled child and starts ruining the rest of the presentation. I’m so glad Letterman’s career is over.
First off, Letterman was getting owned so bad by Stephen Yan with all the jokes and witty remarks that Letterman got so pissed off and jealous he became sour and made the rest of the appearance a joke. You could tell Letterman was bitter about being out smarted. He disrespected the art of cooking and had no care or concern whatsoever about the guest. WHAT A HORRIBLE RACIST HOST. Stephen Yan > David Letterman any day.
Dave didn't care, didn't really have to. Hell they got paid to be on there. Wok with Yan was awesome. I don't think Letterman was being racist or condescending as much as wtf, I can't cook toast or egg waffles. Never said anything rude but yeah his body language says one thing. His sense of humour tells me that was fun. Lol.
Letterman’s loss was not just obvious but embarrassing for him. Many of his “humor” exploited the civility in the room by being classless. Even a mindless cave troll can create comebacks by breaking social norms, but it takes real intelligence maintain them while executing humor.
This cooking session is so hilarious! I am gonna wok out and just cook my own anyway... Haha... And one of the lessons is never ever put too much salt when cooking. Or else you will have to kiss your kidneys goodbye! 😱
So awkward man... Letterman is just making a complete ass of himself while poor Stephen, a classic childhood TV cook of mine is just obliterating him, Letterman's interactions feel so unnatural here
@@gerrydooley951 I did lol they were showing reruns of Wok with Yan up until like 2012 on CBC what’s your point, much more than just one generation grew up on this show. Not only that I used to have tons of VHS recordings from back when my mom and grandmother would watch the show.
not every TV celebrity is equal: Letterman was at the top of his game here and a relatively obscure TV chef comes out with bad puns. It might work on Yan's show but not here@@michaelbullen3104
Letterman ruining his own show by dis honoring his guest. Bad manner and bad cooking. He can next taste the crap he cooked up himself by dumping all that salt in .
Dave's not being a douche: Yan's forcing him to be the straight man with the constant puns. They work on Yan's show because it's comic relief for the cooking but on a comedy show like Dave's, puns are a bit hacky and easy. And Dave's right: Yan's puns don't land here, with or without Dave's participation. Yan makes a non-pun joke around 3:00 and Dave laughs, so it goes to show he can share a stage he just didn't want to hear tired jokes for 7 mins.To be clear, I love Yan and that's what brought me here.
Stephen Yan was actually a comedian who's stand up routine was teaching people how to cook. He was right at home here with letterman, cracking jokes on almost every line.
Great segment, Yan didn't miss a beat in the face of Dave's sarcasm and sardonic ways. A great double act.
Put a comedian and a chef on a stage & you've got a recipe for laughter 😁
are you really a doctor?
I remember Wok with Yan tv show up here in Canada. He inspired me to cook Chinese at home. I've been doing it for many years and it's better and cost less in restaurants.
Mr. Stephen Yan, Thank you for the memories.
You wanna wok or you wanna talk?
This man inspired me to cook chinese a looong time ago. I was amazed how efficient and tasty this type of cooking is. 98% preparation and 2% boom! He is a culinary god. Letterman was an a-hole, but he let's it ride, like a pro.
He just literally burned Letterman there. 😅😂
Remembering my childhood days..my favorite cooking show
Stephen Yan really kept up with Dave's humour here. So funny.
Yan is the man. Over wok under pay.
no wok, no pay!
He definitely held his own with Letterman!
Yan handled himself beautifully. Not a whit intimidated by Letterman.
That is true. He did handle himself very well. That guy, Yan, is legendary hahaha! My '90s would have not been complete without his show.
he handled letterman very good........
"You Wanna Cook or You Wanna Talk?!." #OWNED 👊🤣💯❤🍻
wok did you expect?
Yan is awsome!! Grew up watching him
mr yan had a stronger stage presence than letterman.
Wok with yah was a popular show.good laugh every show.
thats because letterman was a hack who only survived because he started at a time when old white racist men wanted to watch him.
@@StarkVandalez I'm only 32 so I wasn't even born yet but we had Yan cook books, think we still have one somewhere. Letterman was pretty lame in this segment.
yeah right, you could barely understand what he was saying
Stephen was a master chef and a true Legend. Miss him doing his show
Great comedian Yan. Loved watching him as a kid, most entertaining cook show ever.
Learned to cooked bcuz of his show. Me and cousin will watched and compete which ones the best! Still know how to debone a chicken cuz of this show
I watched this guy back late 80’s/ early 90’s. Back then not much food show/ food channel- he made it fun and interesting watching a cooking show
I used to watch "Wok With Yan" & cook with my grandma lol. Yan made me laugh my butt off ha ha
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lol sad but true. & Iron Chef I loved too.
Thats about it for cooking shows I watch(ed)
I've never really been a cook but I used to watch it everyday for his aprons and the guy was hilarious!
Canadian, by the way. His show "Wok With Yan" originated at CBC in Ottawa.
Letterman can usually make people look stupid, which is his trademark style, but in this case it backfired. Puns are the lowest form of humor, but Yan's charisma and up-beat attitude makes it fun.
No, they're definitely the highest. You've got that backwards.
Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor, not puns
Proud canadian Yan !
Stephen Yan make me laught so much here
Boy, I sure hope that Royal Wedding works out.
lol wow
i always watched wok with yan when i was a kid
Yan man handled Letterman in every exchange. Wow
#StevenYan the king of Cantonese cuisine
Wokie Talky! LOL 😂
love this one
Like everyone i loved his funny slogans
naalala ko yan late 80's yan ginaya ni chef boy logro istilo nya kwela rin
WOW that was so painfully awkward.
funkyboodah surely you must mean, WOKward?
*clap clap clap* well done, sir.
+D. Upfold omg. no. stop. please.
+Funkyboodah no lol
awesome episode and humour!
Welcome to Stephen Yan for David Letterman history show.
Yan is just a little bit sharper and even a quicker thinker with his one liners than Letterman. If he wanted to he could have made Letterman look like the complete ass that he was acting like in this episode.
+AverageJoe Joe Never seen Letterman so outsmarted. Stephen had his ass.
he doesn't actually do anything but call himself a chinaman then talk crap to the host and spew a stream of wok puns. But go on about how much he outclassed one of the sharpest comedians of the 20th century.
boy you are average
That commercial about Princess Diana. Wow.
And I'm surprised I'm the first person to have mentioned it even with the video being up for five years.
Maniaxe613 probably because no one gives a shit.
No, someone commented 2 years before you did.
this dude is the Original Iron Chef.... Martin Yan was just a protege.
yan is the man
Letterman: you said wok again and you’ll out of here...
Yan: hahaha i got this 🔪
The great uncle of uncle roger
Give me a break with the comments here, lol. Letterman is giving it to Yan because Yan is showing he can handle it. The back and forth is entertaining and landed well with the audience at the time. It only looks like something else now because we live in a time when everyone's become a little more thin-skinned, looking for "microaggressions" where no affront is intended.
that was wok-ward.
lol
🍀
Now i want to go to the local chinese buffet restaurant.
tfw your guest chef is funnier than the guy who's paid to be funny.
...should I say that Dave was 'wokking the boat"? No? ok...
He is funny!!!!!!!!
Letterman always struck me as a prep school bully. The type of guy who ignores the staff at the country club because they are beneath him.
did you get bullied a lot ?
@@gerrydooley951 you sound like an old boomer.. maybe 60's? probably white guy with a big nose? grew up small town? less than 50k people..? am i close? I bet I am. your insecurity is on display
too funny!
I found this quite amusing. Why are people thinking David Letterman was being a jerk? I thought it was a perfect comedy duo.
I thought so too, they looked like they were enjoying themselves.
me too lol!!!
ok so it seems we have a lot of fans of a relatively obscure TV cooking host which to me is bizarre. Dave was doing what he does, mainly screwing around and being a wise-ass. Dave and Yan were having fun. Maybe you don't like Dave or you think he was a bully or that he was mean, he wasn't he just turned being a smart-ass into an art form. Whether you like him or not, I do, or think that Yan got the best of him, he didn't, Dave changed late night TV and the talk show. Letterman is really a legend and Yan is basically a forgotten host of an old cooking show. When Letterman dies all the accolades will pour in about how he changed the talk show and influenced humor in the 20th and 21st centuries. I doubt they'll mention Martin Yan.
who is dave?
Master chef 👩🍳
Martin Yan started under Steven Yan.
Nope. Two completely different people. Although Martin did work for Stephen at one point in his career. :)
That's would I meant
bluetextonwhitebg Haha. That's EXACTLY what Kenny said. "Nope" lol
it takes Two Yans to make a WOK!
How was letterman even a talkshow host?
Man watching Dave use that cleaver made me fear for his fingers.
I'll be making a video about this letterman appearance in a couple weeks
ua-cam.com/video/rNz88LdRN80/v-deo.html
Did Stephen only appear once? It means Letterman does not want to be embarrassed again haha
Funny how Dave diverted that knife holding
Be careful of the spoiler right after the cooking section.
Spoiler Alert Princess DI , doesnt become queen
LOL!
what happen to stephen yan? didn't see or hear about him anymore since the 90s. did he retire from the public scene? martin yan on the other hand is still woking! lol
because he moved to hong kong whereas martin yan continued in US til today
Yan brought out the platter with all the beautifully cut garnishes - and Letterman was so rude with rushing him to just dump it on. He’d already ruined the dish anyway with the salt but... just makes me sad to see the disrespect.
Can someone post this on twitter and reddit? Perfect example of racism against the Asian community.
I don't understand all the comments here, this was a good combo for a guest.
John Flores watch again and closely so you would understand Sir.
Wow you are socially clueless or what? Letterman was being a dick right out of the gate. Yan burned him solidly and then he clearly gets offended like a spoiled child and starts ruining the rest of the presentation.
I’m so glad Letterman’s career is over.
Get the WOK OUTTA HERE!!!
you wanna cook or you wanna talk
dont have to worry about salmonella in those days
First off, Letterman was getting owned so bad by Stephen Yan with all the jokes and witty remarks that Letterman got so pissed off and jealous he became sour and made the rest of the appearance a joke. You could tell Letterman was bitter about being out smarted. He disrespected the art of cooking and had no care or concern whatsoever about the guest. WHAT A HORRIBLE RACIST HOST. Stephen Yan > David Letterman any day.
Wow! You really must have no idea what racism is.
xnonsuchx if Yan feels his people are better than others, is he a racists or just normal.
xnonsuchx no need... that is obvious.
@@xnonsuchx neither do u cuz racism doesn't exist just a made up word in 1902
Lol this guy is hilarious! Letterman really does come off as a prick in this tho.
Of course! It's so typical of Letterman! What do you think ?
He usually is a prick when chefs are on.
what a classy screen name you have
Oh gawd, they handled raw chicken and didn't wash their hands.
If I could wok like this, I wouldn't need talcum powder.
31 years still "fresh". wok do you expect?
Letterman destroyed this recipe haha, I hope the audience didnt try
You can feel the racism.
nobody likes David but everyone loves Stephen
oh yeah, yan wok like a man
he need wok on his jokes no goo
chicken raw ????? ouch
letterman was such a tool
yes, and funny
Letterman was soo insulting... Yan gave it back as much as Letterman gave.
yeah except you could understand what Dave said
Dave didn't care, didn't really have to. Hell they got paid to be on there. Wok with Yan was awesome. I don't think Letterman was being racist or condescending as much as wtf, I can't cook toast or egg waffles. Never said anything rude but yeah his body language says one thing. His sense of humour tells me that was fun. Lol.
what a jerk Letterman, Mr Yan his usual good natured, funny guy, showing a lot more class than letterman.
Disrespectful Letterman
Letterman’s loss was not just obvious but embarrassing for him.
Many of his “humor” exploited the civility in the room by being classless.
Even a mindless cave troll can create comebacks by breaking social norms, but it takes real intelligence maintain them while executing humor.
I never realized how much of a stooge Letterman was.
This cooking session is so hilarious! I am gonna wok out and just cook my own anyway... Haha...
And one of the lessons is never ever put too much salt when cooking. Or else you will have to kiss your kidneys goodbye! 😱
Fuk I hate letterman imposing himself on Yan.
So awkward man... Letterman is just making a complete ass of himself while poor Stephen, a classic childhood TV cook of mine is just obliterating him, Letterman's interactions feel so unnatural here
you've obviously never watched the show
@@gerrydooley951 I did lol they were showing reruns of Wok with Yan up until like 2012 on CBC what’s your point, much more than just one generation grew up on this show. Not only that I used to have tons of VHS recordings from back when my mom and grandmother would watch the show.
not every TV celebrity is equal: Letterman was at the top of his game here and a relatively obscure TV chef comes out with bad puns. It might work on Yan's show but not here@@michaelbullen3104
Dave is mean
Wok the fukh.
Letterman ruining his own show by dis honoring his guest. Bad manner and bad cooking. He can next taste the crap he cooked up himself by dumping all that salt in .
They don't have good chemistwee
I don't think Letterman was being an ass...he was just doing a "get out of here with those bad puns" shtick.
Dave's not being a douche: Yan's forcing him to be the straight man with the constant puns. They work on Yan's show because it's comic relief for the cooking but on a comedy show like Dave's, puns are a bit hacky and easy. And Dave's right: Yan's puns don't land here, with or without Dave's participation. Yan makes a non-pun joke around 3:00 and Dave laughs, so it goes to show he can share a stage he just didn't want to hear tired jokes for 7 mins.To be clear, I love Yan and that's what brought me here.
very good analysis.