<□>Bor□ □n□Detr□□t□□□ichigan□ J□ong□□rew up □n a household with pare□□s wh□□we□e □o□h educ□t□d in□South Korea with dreams of acad□mic □ucces□ for their □hil□ren. □ur□uing a car□er in med□cine□seeme□□like the na□u□□□ path for Jeong, and □e dut□fully pu□sued it, earni□g his□M.D. at t□e Univers□ty o□□No□th Carolina at C□apel□H□ll.□□owever, his passion for comedy had a□ways burned □ith□n □im, a□d he bega□ p□□fo□ming stand-up com□d□ wh□le stil□□prac□i□ing m□dic□ne.