“There’s nothing inherently evil or bad about a conservative mindset, I just think we’d like to have conservatives who aren’t fucking idiots.” The Daily Show the correspondent told the show’s host last month.

But what about Chieng’s wife of eight years, Hannah Pham, who is successful in her own right? Here’s what you should know about the woman behind the successful comedian.

Her parents are Vietnamese

Pham was born in Melbourne, Australia to Vietnamese parents. In an August episode of The Daily ShowShe explained that her family were refugees who fled Ho Chi Minh City.

She studied at the University of Melbourne – where she met her future husband – and graduated with a degree in commerce and law.