Li was born in China and raised in Singapore where he completed mandatory conscription in the Singaporean army.
He was educated in Film Studies at St Andrews University in Scotland, where he was also a member of the comedy revue.
[5] The surrealism in the show was noted by The Guardian which described it as combining "dreams with reality", whilst noting that "the whole thing feels like a dizzying trip to the deep underwater unknown",[6] and "nothing short of a revelation" by Rolling Stone.
[9] In October 2024, he was a finalist for the Sean Lock Comedy Award on Channel 4.
[10] His style has been described as using surrealism combined with a "quietly commanding" delivery,[11] Fellow comedian Raul Kohli described his style as "If Noel Fielding met Stewart Lee and was East Asian".