Ronny Chieng
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
289.1K views
1:13Do Homework for Your Country | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
245.3K views
0:53Ronny Chieng challenges Harvard graduates to fix the world’s problems
228.7K views
0:23Bringing Measles Back
164.5K views
0:36That's exactly what they do in Singapore... | Ronny Chieng
134K views
1:18Baby Wants to Do Stand Up | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
116.7K views
0:44We have a GOD OF MONEY | Ronny Chieng
97.3K views
1:30Ronny's Message to Baby Boomers | Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It
95.6K views
0:39We can't own our slurs | Ronny Chieng
90.6K views
0:26The most punchable face
71.7K views
1:00Dancing Waiter Interior Chinatown | Ronny Chieng
70.2K views
0:44Give me all the screens | Ronny Chieng
68.7K views
0:39The sky is the limit | Ronny Chieng
34.2K views
0:21Street Dumb | Ronny Chieng
34K views
0:55Asian parents will never see a doctor | Ronny Chieng
25K views
0:34It takes brains to make money from words
24K 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
17.5K 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.
16.5K views
0:33You Have to Be Fearless as a Comic | Ronny Chieng in Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
16.3K views
1:08Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It | Out Now | Netflix
16K viewsGuest appearances (121)
Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Ronny Chieng.
Guest appearances 97 to 120 of 121.
12:35Ronny Chieng Breaks Down the Venezuela Takeover & America's "TikTok Attention Span" | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
112.1K views
1:54Ronny Chieng Was Almost Too Scared to Try Stand-Up Comedy - After the Cut | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
109.9K views
0:56Ronny Chieng: Here for the Free Food | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
109.9K views
5:40Ronny Chieng Heads to Florida to Kick Out Lionfish | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
104.1K views
8:35Old people need to die - Ronny Chieng | Inside Jokes
Andrew Schulz
102.5K views
0:47Ice cream. Vacations. Beach days. Ronny Chieng hates it. Summer is the worst season, prove him wrong
Jon Stewart
97.3K views
0:28Halloween sucks, prove Ronny Chieng wrong
Jon Stewart
95.9K views
2:35“The Baby-Sitters Club” superfan Ronny Chieng chats with Ann M. Martin about how the series began
Jon Stewart
81.3K views
28:56Ann M. Martin & Ronny Chieng Celebrate 40 Years of “The Baby-Sitters Club" | The Daily Show
Jon Stewart
80.1K views
0:54Watch out, Ronny Chieng isn’t afraid to start a late night war.
Seth Meyers
79.6K views
1:03:26Whiskey Ginger - Ronny Chieng & Esther Povitsky Live in Toronto Just For Laughs
Andrew Santino
79.1K views
46:19Ronny Chieng | Classic American Show Business | Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out Podcast
Mike Birbiglia
40.7K views
0:37Ronny Chieng has entered the chat.
Trevor Noah
38.2K views
1:11:38Ronny Chieng Can't Believe America Would Do TWIX To Its Own Citizens | Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Tom Papa
26.9K views
0:45Ronny Chieng is always Angry
Neal Brennan
24.5K views
1:07Hasan Minhaj on Ronny Chieng
Neal Brennan
22.9K views
1:03:31Doomscrolling with Ronny Chieng | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 58
Jim Norton
17.6K views
0:44Ronny Chieng: "Asians Love Money"
Neal Brennan
15.2K views
1:00Money is the best gift | Neal Brennan + Ronny Chieng on The Blocks Podcast
Neal Brennan
13.7K views
25:16How To Deal With Death: Josh Homme, Taylor Tomlinson & Ronny Chieng
Neal Brennan
9.5K views
21:50Dealing w/ the loss of a parent (Marlon Wayans, Ronny Chieng, Randall Park)
Neal Brennan
4.2K views
1:02:42Breaking Bread with Ronny Chieng & Matteo Lane
Tom Papa
3.3K views
1:21Neal Brennan + Ronny Chieng HATE Umbrellas
Neal Brennan
2.7K views
1:03:24Breaking Bread with Misunderstood Whiskey and Ronny Chieng
Tom Papa
1.8K viewsChannels on this page: Jon Stewart, Andrew Schulz, Seth Meyers, Andrew Santino, Mike Birbiglia, Trevor Noah, Tom Papa, Neal Brennan, Jim Norton
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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