Youngmi Mayer, a comedian, is the author of the memoir “I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying.”

U.S. Congress recently grilled Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew over the app's data privacy and national security concerns but what should have been an investigation turned into an internet sensation for all the wrong reasons.

The TikTok creator and comedian is bringing his “Tips from the ER” act to the Spokane Comedy Club next week. Three of his shows are already sold out, with limited tickets available for the 9:45 p.m. performances Thursday Jan. 23, Jan. 24 and Jan. 25. Tickets are $30 and $40. The 9:45 p.m. shows are 21 and older only.

The Supreme Court’s remarkably speedy decision Friday to allow a controversial ban on TikTok to take hold will have a dramatic impact on the tens of millions of Americans who visit the app every day and broad political implications for President-elect Donald Trump.