Ronny Chieng: International Student
Ronny Chieng: International Student is an Australian television comedy series first screened on the ABC in 2017. The series follows the adventures of comedian Ronny Chieng as an international student, a fictionalised account of his own experiences as a law student at the University of Melbourne.
Production
The series began as part of the ABC's 2016 anthology series Comedy Showroom which consisted of six half-hour comedy TV pilots. It is directed by Jonathan Brough.The pilot for Ronny Chieng: International Student was successful in being given the go-ahead for a full series.
Cast
Main cast
- Ronny Chieng as himself
- Molly Daniels as Asher Angus
- Hoa Xuande as Elvin
- Shuang Hu as Wei-Jun
- Keith Brockett as Joderick
- Patch May as Craig Cooper
- Anthony Morgan as Professor Declan Dale
- Laurence Boxhall as Daniel
- Linda Schragger as Mrs. Chieng
- Dave Eastgate as Mick Rosenberg
Supporting cast
- Adrienne Pickering as Karen Ford
- Quin Ellery as Nicholas
- Brenton Cosier as James
- Daniel Di Giovanni as Alexander
- Felicity Ward as Post-Grad Student
Guest cast
- Louise Siversen as Joy-Anne
- Paul Denny as Gerard
- Greg Larsen as IT Guy
- Tim Potter as Librarian
- Gareth Yuen as Denedict
- Ryder Jack as Hipster
- Aaron Chen as Trojan Wang
Broadcast and release
In the US it was released on Comedy Central's app on 13 August 2018.
Additionally, it aired on BBC in the UK, CBC in Canada, Comedy Central in America, and Comedy Central Asia in Asia.