Ronny Chieng (Comedian, The Daily Show, Marvel)
Description
In this episode of Single Minded, South African comedian Eugene Khoza speaks to comedian, actor and correspondent, Ronny Chieng about South African accents, the Australian and South African comedy scenes and American politics. Ronny Chieng is one of the fastest rising comedians who has appeared on Comedy Central, Netflix, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah as well as the upcoming Disney / Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. In July 2016, he was named one of 10 Comics to Watch by Variety. In 2018, he made his American feature debut with the film Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Constance Wu and Henry Golding. In 2019, Netflix started streaming his stand-up special, "Asian Comedian Destroys America!", where he jokes about consumerism, racism and immigrants. In April 2020, Chieng was cast in Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
About Eugene: Eugene Khoza is one of the top South African comedians, radio and television personalities. He was the co-host of the SABC1 sports magazine show countdown from 2008-2010. He was the host alongside Trevor Noah of the e.tv reality competition THE AXE Sweet Life from March to May 2009. In addition, Eugene was a writer and cast member of the talk show, Tonight with Trevor Noah and appeared in various sketches.