Ronny Chieng

Ronny Chieng has one of the most improbable resumes in comedy, and I love it. A trained lawyer educated in Melbourne, he pivoted into stand-up and clawed his way to a senior correspondent seat on The Daily Show, while also leaving his mark in Crazy Rich Asians. What sets him apart is the velocity of his mind: he weaponizes an Asian and immigrant perspective into sharp, cutting humor that makes you laugh and wince at once. The balance of intellect and bite is exactly my kind of comedy, and I want to see far more of his brand of brainy, fearless satire.

Name (English)

Ronny Chieng

Name (Japanese)

ロニー・チェン

Reading

ろにー・ちぇん

Born

November 21, 1985 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Occupation

social worker / comedian / lawyer / actor

University

Trinity College

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Asia's Most Influential Malaysia

• Official sitehttps://ronnychieng.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ronnychieng/
• Xhttps://x.com/ronnychieng
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny%20Chieng
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18164079

Tags

• Johor
• social worker
• comedian
• lawyer

Last updated

2026-06-16

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