Ronny Xin Yi Chieng (Chinese: 钱信伊; pinyin: Qián Xìnyī) is a Malaysian comedian and actor based in the United States.
He is a senior correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and he created and starred in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student.
[9][failed verification] In 2012 Chieng, alongside Matt Okine, won best newcomer at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for his show The Ron Way.
[13] Three months later, he had a segment on The Daily Show in which he gave an expletive-laden criticism of a Jesse Watters clip on Fox News deemed by many as racist.
He also revisited New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, where Watters had mocked residents, and conducted more respectful interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese.
[19][20] In 2019, his first stand-up special with Netflix, Asian Comedian Destroys America!, was released,[20][21] directed by his Daily Show collaborator Sebastian DiNatale.
[22] 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.
[27][28] In October 2022, Chieng commented on Rishi Sunak becoming Britain's first Asian Prime Minister during a Daily Show segment.