Ronny Chieng

Ronny Chieng
Born Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Medium Stand-up, radio, television
Years active 2009–present
Notable works and roles The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Website ronnychieng.com

Ronny Xin Yi Chieng is a comedian, actor and radio presenter based in New York City.[1] The winner of a number of Australian comedy awards, he currently is a senior correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and will have a sitcom International Student premiering on the network in 2017.

Early life and education

Chieng is of Chinese descent.[2] He was born in Johor Bahru, Malaysia,[3] and was raised in Singapore and in New Hampshire in the United States. Chieng was educated at Pioneer Junior College in Singapore, and the University of Melbourne in Australia, where he resided at Trinity College and graduated in 2009 with Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Laws degrees. He also obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University in 2012.[4]

Career

In July 2016, he was named one of 10 Comics to Watch Out by Variety.[5]

Viral response to Fox News segment

In October 2016, Chieng appeared on The Daily Show to give his response to a Jesse Watters' Fox News segment deemed by many as racist. Chieng aired an expletive-laden criticism of the conservative network's segment. He also revisited New York City's Chinatown, where Watters had mocked residents, and conducted more respectful interviews in Chinese.[6] The video went viral and received coverage in the Washington Post,[7] Slate,[8] and other major media.

Upcoming projects

In October 2016, it was reported that Chieng had landed his own series, a sitcom called International Student in which he will star and co-write for. It is scheduled to premiere on Comedy Central in America and ABC TV in Australia in June 2017.[2][3]

Filmography

Year TV title Role Notes
2012 Problems Mr. Meowgi 4 episodes
2014 This is Littleton Various characters 4 episodes
2013–2014 Legally Brown Various 13 episodes
2013–2014 It's a Date Winston 2 episodes
2013–2014 Have You Been Paying Attention? Himself 3 episodes
2015–present The Daily Show Himself (as Correspondent) Ongoing
2016 International Student (part of Comedy Showroom) Ronny Chieng 1 episode
2016 The Katering Show Himself 1 episode

Awards

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Year Award Result
2012 Best Newcomer Award Won
2014 Directors' Choice Award Won

Sydney Comedy Festival

Year Award Result
2013 Best of the Fest [Local] Nominated
2014 Best of the Fest [Local] Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Simon Leo (31 March 2016). "The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng returns to 'home ground' for Melbourne comedy festival". abc.net.au.
  2. 1 2 Hunt, Elle (27 April 2016). "'Watch it before I get sued': The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng on his new pilot". The Guardian.
  3. 1 2 DiClaudio, Dennis (5 October 2016). "The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng lands his own Comedy Central series". AV Club.
  4. ↑ "About Me". RonnieChieng.com. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. ↑ http://variety.com/gallery/10-comics-to-watch-lilly-singh-james-adomian/#!4/ronny-chieng/
  6. ↑ "The O'Reilly Factor Gets Racist in Chinatown". cc.com. 6 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Wemple, Erik (7 October 2016). "'The Daily Show' raps Jesse Watters, Fox News for racist segment on Chinatown". Washington Post.
  8. ↑ Martinelli, Marissa (7 October 2016). "The Daily Show's Ronny Chieng Went to Chinatown, Delivered the Perfect Corrective to Fox News' Racist Segment". Slate.
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