Ronny Chieng
Malaysian comedian and actor
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| 2024 | Continues to guest host The Daily Show, appears in 'Grimsburg', 'Interior Chinatown' as Fatty Choi, and releases third Netflix comedy special 'Love to Hate It' |
| 2024 | Scheduled to voice Captain Fish in 'Kung Fu Panda 4' and appear in 'Unfrosted' |
| November 2024 | Featured in Comics Come Home 28 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| July 27 2024 | Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi signed a proclamation declaring 27 July as Ronny Chieng Day during Chieng's The Love to Hate It tour. |
| 2023 | Appears in multiple TV shows including 'History of the World, Part II' as Kublai Khan, 'Mulligan', 'American Born Chinese' as Ji Gong, and guest hosts The Daily Show |
| 2023 | Chieng appeared in prominent films 'Shortcomings', 'Joy Ride', and 'Vacation Friends 2' |
| 2022 | Ronny Chieng continued his acting career with roles in 'Helvellyn Edge' and 'M3GAN', and provided the English dub voice for 'Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow' |
| 2022 | Released docu-comedy Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown, co-starring David Fung, with guest appearances from Simu Liu and Jeremy Lin. |
| October 2022 | Commented on Rishi Sunak becoming Britain's first Asian Prime Minister during a Daily Show segment, sparking online controversy. |
| April 5 2022 | Released second Netflix special, Speakeasy. |
| 2021 | Stars in multiple TV series including 'Young Rock' as Greg Yao and 'Doogie Kameāloha, M.D.' as Dr. Lee |
| 2021 | Chieng had a significant year in film, voicing the Pipa God in 'Wish Dragon' and appearing in multiple movies including 'Bliss', 'Long Story Short', 'Trust', and 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' |
| 2021 | Signed a deal with Netflix for two additional stand-up specials and a 'docu-comedy'. Appeared as Jon Jon in Marvel Studios film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. |
| 2019 | Released first Netflix stand-up special Asian Comedian Destroys America!, directed by Sebastian DiNatale. |
| 2018 | Begins voice acting as Seven in the animated series 'Scissor Seven' |
| 2018 | Made film debut in Crazy Rich Asians, playing the character Eddie Cheng. |
| 2017 | Began co-writing and starring in the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student, based on his experience as a Malaysian student in Australia. |
| October 2016 | Delivered a viral segment on The Daily Show criticizing a Jesse Watters clip about Chinatown, conducting respectful interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese. |
| July 2016 | Named one of 10 Comics to Watch by Variety. |
| 2015 | Ronny Chieng was nominated for Best Comedy Release for 'Chieng Reaction' |
| 2015 | Ronny Chieng begins as a correspondent on The Daily Show, marking a significant milestone in his comedy and television career |
| 2015 | Ronny Chieng moved to the United States and established residence in New York City. |
| 2015 | Chieng met his wife Hannah Pham while they were both studying commerce and law at the University of Melbourne. |
| 2014 | Ronny Chieng was nominated for Best Comedy Release for 'The Ron Way' |
| 2014 | Ronny Chieng won the Best of the Fest comedy award. |
| 2014 | Ronny Chieng won the Directors' Choice Award |
| 2013 | Ronny Chieng was nominated for Best of the Fest comedy award. |
| 2013 | Performed with Trevor Noah at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. |
| 2012 | Ronny Chieng, alongside Matt Okine, won best newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his show The Ron Way. |
| 2012 | Obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University. |
| 2010 | Graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees. |
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