David Choe turns his childhood home into a makeshift studio for a talk show built on portraiture instead of punchlines.
What is The Choe Show about?
Artist David Choe hosts each episode from the house he grew up in, sketching or painting a guest while drawing out their story in conversation. The format swaps a traditional desk-and-couch setup for an easel, letting Choe work on a portrait as the interview unfolds. Guests across the season include writer Neil Strauss, actor Rainn Wilson, and comedian Erica Garza, each settling into an unscripted, often unpredictable exchange that leans more toward empathy than showbiz small talk.
About the cast
Choe directs and hosts every episode himself, positioning the show as an extension of his visual art rather than a conventional celebrity interview format. The guest list mixes entertainers, athletes, and public figures who agree to sit for both a conversation and a portrait, with Jane Choe, Asa Akira, and Rainn Wilson among the names who appear across the run.
Context & significance
The Choe Show belongs to a wave of talk shows built around a single host's personality and craft rather than a studio audience or a live band. Its short runtime and handheld, home-shot look keep the focus on the exchange between Choe and his guest, with the finished portrait standing in as a visual record of each episode. The series arrived in 2021 as part of a broader run of unconventional, artist-led interview formats on streaming platforms, part of a trend away from network-style panel desks and toward smaller, more intimate one-on-one settings. Watching Choe work while he listens gives the show a rhythm closer to a studio visit than a press junket, and that unhurried pace is part of what sets it apart from more heavily produced interview programs.
Watching The Choe Show on Ktime
The Choe Show is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login. The platform's Farsi-language interface makes it easy for Persian-speaking viewers to browse the catalogue and queue up episodes alongside K-Time's wider slate of series and films, and the show's short episode length makes it an easy one to fit into a single sitting.