Gong watched the World Trade Center 's Twin Towers fall from his street in Chinatown . He said he was so scared that he ran to a nearby building and hid under its stairwell for two hours before being rescued by firefighters who found him there. Gong helped start `` TakeOut Comedy '' to revitalize Chinatown , find Asian-American comics . He later took `` TakeOut Comedy '' to Hong Kong , city of his grandmother who inspired him .
Gong watched the World Trade Center 's Twin Towers fall from his street in Chinatown . Chinatown was hard hit after the September 11 , 2001 , attacks and then the SARS scare . Gong helped start `` TakeOut Comedy '' to revitalize Chinatown , find Asian-American comics . He later took `` TakeOut Comedy '' to Hong Kong , city of his grandmother who inspired him .