DESPITE finding success in the United States with a gig on The Daily Show and a burgeoning acting career, comedian and actor Ronny Chieng is glad to show off his Malaysian roots.
Wishing Malaysians a happy Malaysia Day, the Johor Baru-born actor and comedian, as part of promoting the impending release of Marvel’s ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ (coming to Malaysia on October 7), brandished his red Malaysian passport.
He also delivered some (accented) Bahasa Malaysia phrases that we are all too familiar with to establish his Malaysian credibility.
“Number one, I still have a Malaysia passport okay, look at this, what more proof do you need?
“Number two, I still use my ‘lah’ and ‘meh’ all the time like ‘boleh lah’, ‘can meh’, ‘can lah’.
“And number three, I can still order like a pro at the kopitiam.”
Our very own, JB-born, Ronny Chieng shares what (still) makes him Malaysian at heart! ? Catch him as Jon Jon in Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, (finally) in Malaysian cinemas 7 October. #ShangChiMY
— Marvel Studios Malaysia (@MarvelMalaysia) September 16, 2021
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In addition to his job as a correspondent on the The Daily Show, Ronny has a hilarious Netflix special from 2019 titled ‘Asian Comedian Destroys America!’ where he goes into what it’s like moving to the US and his Asian roots. – The Vibes, September 18, 2021
