Ronny Chieng

Ronny Xin Yi Chieng, born on 21 November, 1985 in Malaysia, is a comedian and actor. Chieng is currently a senior correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central. He also developed and is the star of the sitcom Ronny Chieng International Student, which debuted on ABC Australia (Australia) in the year 2017. Chieng was born to an Malaysian Chinese couple in Johor Bahru (Malaysia). He was raised in Singapore and in the United States, living in Manchester, New Hampshire from 1989 until 1994. Chieng performed in the comedy festival in Melbourne, Australia in 2013 along with Trevor Noah. Chieng was then asked to be a candidate for the role of Noah's Daily Show two years after. Chieng was selected as one of the 10 most watched comics in the July issue of Variety. In October, Chieng joined The Daily Show to discuss the controversy surrounding a Jesse Watters Fox News segment which was widely believed to be racist. Chieng presented an expletive-laden critique of the segment on Fox News that was deemed conservative by many. Chieng also visited New York City's Chinatown. Watters had mocked the residents there and conducted respectful interviews in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese. The viral video was covered by the Washington Post, Slate, and other media publications. Chieng was a Singapore Sea Scout in his early years. Chieng has not been able to gain citizenship or permanent residency in Australia despite living in Australia for ten years. Chieng made an ad-lib about being cynophobic during 2018's Daily Show. But Chieng later said that he's "100 100% not afraid of dogs" in an interview.



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