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Ronny Chieng Ronny Chieng i(11429830 works by)
Born: Established:
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Malaysia,
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Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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Gender: Male
Heritage: Chinese
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BiographyHistory

Born in Johor Bahru, Ronny Chieng was Raised in New Hampshire (United States) and Singapore, before arriving in Australia to attend the University of Melbourne, from which he graduated with degrees in commerce and law in 2009. He also holds a graduate diploma in legal practice from the Australian National University.

Since c.2016, he has been working as a stand-up comedian on the United States, including on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

Chieng's experience as an international student forms the basis of his sitcom Ronnie Chieng : International Student.

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Awards for Works

form y separately published work icon Nude Tuesday ( dir. Armağan Ballantyne ) Aotearoa : Firefly Films Good Thing Productions Company , 2022 25482449 2022 single work film/TV

"A conservative, middle-aged couple try to save a floundering marriage with a trip to a new-age relationship retreat awash in sexual liberation and — on at least one day of the week — extreme nudity. They decide to give their failing marriage one last shot before calling it quits.

Arriving in an idyllic sanctuary nestled in the mountains, they uncomfortably enter a world of laughter workshops, tantric dance, sexual liberation and emotional animals,
helmed by the charismatic guru Bjorg Rassmussen. When new temptations start to take hold, the couple are pushed to the brink forcing them to look within to find what they really want. But will they bare all to get it?

A delightfully bonkers comedy set on a fictitious island (one that, funnily enough, bares an uncanny resemblance to various parts of New Zealand’s South Island), and shot entirely in a made-up language, this is a universal story of love and miscommunication, misinterpretation and reconnection, reminding us that love laid bare, needs no translation."

Source: The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival

2022 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards Best Screenplay
form y separately published work icon Asian Rules Football ( dir. Jonathan Brough ) Australia : Sticky Pictures Comedy Central Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2017 14124616 2017 single work film/TV
2018 nominated AWGIE Awards Comedy Award Situation or Narrative
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