1. Ronny Xin Yi Chieng is a Malaysia-born American comedian and actor.
15 Facts About Ronny Chieng
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Ronny Chieng is a senior correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and he created and starred in the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student.
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Ronny Chieng has appeared in films such as Crazy Rich Asians and the English version of Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow.
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Ronny Chieng grew up in both Singapore and the United States, living in Manchester, New Hampshire from 1989 to 1994.
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When he lived in Johor Bahru, Ronny Chieng commuted to Fuchun Primary School in Woodlands, Singapore.
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Ronny Chieng subsequently attended Pioneer Secondary School and Jurong Pioneer Junior College.
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Ronny Chieng obtained a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University in 2012.
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Ronny Chieng performed with Trevor Noah in 2013 at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
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Ronny Chieng revisited New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, where Watters had mocked residents, and conducted more respectful interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese.
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The new "docu-comedy", titled Ronny Chieng Takes Chinatown, was released in 2022 and co-stars YouTuber David Fung, with guest appearances from fellow Shang-Chi actor Simu Liu and professional NBA player Jeremy Lin.
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In October 2022, Ronny Chieng commented on Rishi Sunak becoming Britain's first Asian Prime Minister during a Daily Show segment.
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In November 2024, Ronny Chieng was featured in the lineup for Comics Come Home 28 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Ronny Chieng has lived in New York City since moving to the US in 2015.
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Ronny Chieng is an avid collector of watches, an interest that first began with a Seiko 5 that he purchased during his university years in Australia.
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Ronny Chieng's watch collection was featured on an episode of the Hodinkee series Talking Watches and includes a rare variant of the Seiko Chronograph Ref.