Ronny Chieng
Stand-up comedian from United States 🇺🇸
About Ronny Chieng
Ronny Chieng (born 1986) is an American comedian and actor, born into a Malaysian Chinese family in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. He grew up in both Singapore and the United States, living in Manchester, New Hampshire, from 1989 to 1994, and commuted from Johor Bahru to school in Singapore. He attended Pioneer Secondary School and Jurong Pioneer Junior College, then studied at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 2010 with Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees, and obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University in 2012. In 2025 he obtained American citizenship and renounced his Malaysian citizenship, as Malaysia does not recognize dual nationality.
In 2012, Chieng, alongside Matt Okine, won best newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his show The Ron Way. He performed with Trevor Noah in 2013 at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and in 2015 was asked to audition for the correspondent role on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, where he became a senior correspondent and rotating host. He created and starred in the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student, based on his experience as a Malaysian student in Australia, developed for Comedy Central and ABC TV in Australia.
Chieng made his film debut in 2018 in Crazy Rich Asians as Eddie Cheng, and appeared as Jon Jon in the Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. His first Netflix stand-up special, Asian Comedian Destroys America!, was released in 2019, followed by Speakeasy in April 2022 and the docu-comedy Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown in 2022. Beginning in season 14 of King of the Hill, he became the voice of Kahn Souphanousinphone. In July 2024, the Mayor of Honolulu proclaimed 27 July to be Ronny Chieng Day, and in 2025 he and Hasan Minhaj announced a co-headlining North American tour.
Videos (60)
Videos 1 to 24 of 60.
0:49You'll never guess the state motto of Texas | Ronny Chieng
3.9M views
1:10Ronny Chieng speaks about Harvard's grade inflation at College Class Day 2026
1M views
1:00That's not "Happy New Year" | Ronny Chieng
290.3K views
1:13Do Homework for Your Country | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
248K views
0:53Ronny Chieng challenges Harvard graduates to fix the world’s problems
230.1K views
0:23Bringing Measles Back
164.6K views
0:36That's exactly what they do in Singapore... | Ronny Chieng
136.1K views
1:18Baby Wants to Do Stand Up | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
116.9K views
0:44We have a GOD OF MONEY | Ronny Chieng
97.9K views
1:30Ronny's Message to Baby Boomers | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
96.2K views
0:39We can't own our slurs | Ronny Chieng
91.2K views
0:26The most punchable face
77.6K views
1:00Dancing Waiter Interior Chinatown | Ronny Chieng
72.6K views
0:44Give me all the screens | Ronny Chieng
69.1K views
0:39The sky is the limit | Ronny Chieng
34.3K views
0:21Street Dumb | Ronny Chieng
34K views
0:55Asian parents will never see a doctor | Ronny Chieng
25.6K views
0:34It takes brains to make money from words
24.5K views
0:48We conquered half the world with this imperial engineering | Ronny Chieng
20K views
0:50Men and the YouTube Algorithm | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
17.6K views
1:39Ronny Chieng - Can you do this? No you can't. Bris, Melb, Syd Comedy Festivals 2013
16.7K views
1:10Valentine's Day Sucks. Prove Me Wrong.
16.6K views
1:08Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It | Out Now | Netflix
16.5K views
0:33You Have to Be Fearless as a Comic | Ronny Chieng in Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
16.4K viewsGuest appearances (122)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Ronny Chieng.
Guest appearances 1 to 24 of 122.
1:01Hasan Minhaj vs. Ronny Chieng On The Daily Show (Part 1)
Hasan Minhaj
6.3M views
31:39Jon Stewart & Ronny Chieng on Dems Calling GOP “Weird” & Trump’s Racist Rebuttal | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
5.4M views
11:50Ronny Chieng’s Response to Jesse Watters’s Anti-Asian Racism | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
4.6M views
20:20The Best of Ronny Chieng - Wrestling, Bitcoin & The Future of Policing | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
4.3M views
1:00Ronny Chieng drops words of wisdom for upset Americans
Jon Stewart
4.2M views
42:19The Best of Ronny Chieng In The Field | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
3.7M views
5:13Ronny Chieng’s Response to Jesse Watters’s Anti-Asian Racism | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
3.4M views
42:46Jon on Epstein Files vs. Pizzagate & Ronny Chieng on Trump's MBS Meeting | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
3.4M views
0:59Who’s more Asian? Hasan Minhaj vs. Ronny Chieng
Hasan Minhaj
3.4M views
34:03Jon Stewart, Jordan Klepper & Ronny Chieng Cover Trump's Hush Money Trial | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
3M views
31:51Jon Stewart, Jordan Klepper & Ronny Chieng Cover the RNC | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.9M views
0:33Ronny Chieng explains climate change for all the visual learners
Jon Stewart
2.6M views
49:30Jon Stewart on the Trump-Pope Beef & Ronny Chieng on JD Vance's TPUSA Flop | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.6M views
27:51Ronny Chieng Took On Trump's J6 Pardons, Signalgate Fallout & Elon’s DMs in 2025 | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.4M views
0:48Don't call Rishi Sunak the UK's first Asian PM in front of Ronny Chieng
Jon Stewart
2.3M views
5:28Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng Roast The S**t Out of Each Other | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.3M views
24:09Jon Stewart on Migrant Fearmongering & Ronny Chieng on Trump's Black AI Attempt | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.2M views
27:36Ronny Chieng Thinks Everything is Stupid - Part 1 | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.2M views
6:22Ronny Chieng Meets Neo, the World’s Stupidest Robot Maid | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.2M views
17:56Ronny Chieng on Springfield, Trump's Crypto Scam & the Mark Robinson Scandal | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
2.1M views
27:44Jon Stewart Puts Media on Trial & Ronny Chieng Tackles Biden's Border Plan | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
1.8M views
5:33Ronny Chieng Wants You to Break Up With Your AI Girlfriend | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
1.7M views
45:14Jon Stewart Shares Trumpy Graduation Tips & Ronny Chieng Covers J6er "Slush Fund" | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
1.7M views
8:36Ronny Chieng is All Business as the Fed Cuts Interest Rates and Trump Goes Crypto | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
1.7M viewsChannels on this page: Hasan Minhaj, Jon Stewart
Frequently asked questions
What is Ronny Chieng known for?
He is an American comedian and actor known as a senior correspondent and rotating host on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and for creating and starring in the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student.
What films has Ronny Chieng appeared in?
He made his film debut in Crazy Rich Asians (2018) as Eddie Cheng and appeared as Jon Jon in the Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
What are Ronny Chieng's Netflix specials?
His Netflix stand-up specials include Asian Comedian Destroys America! (2019) and Speakeasy (2022), along with the docu-comedy Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown (2022).
Where did Ronny Chieng study law?
He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 2010 with Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws degrees, and obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University in 2012.
Did Ronny Chieng change his citizenship?
Yes, in 2025 he obtained American citizenship and renounced his Malaysian citizenship, as Malaysia does not recognize dual nationality.
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