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.

Ronny Xin Yi Chieng is a Malaysian comedian and actor. Chieng is currently a senior correspondent on The Daily Show on Comedy Central and creator and star of the sitcom Ronny Chieng: International Student which premiered on ABC (Australia) and Comedy Central Asia in 2017.

Chieng performed with Trevor Noah in 2013 at a comedy festival in Melbourne, Australia.Two years later, he was asked to audition for the correspondent role on The Daily Show, which Noah hosted.

In July 2016, he was named one of 10 Comics to Watch by Variety.

In October 2016, Chieng appeared on The Daily Show to give his response to a Jesse Watters Fox News segment deemed by many as racist. Chieng aired an expletive-laden criticism of the conservative network's segment. He also revisited New York City's Chinatown, where Watters had mocked residents, and conducted more respectful interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese. The video went viral and received coverage in the Washington Post and Slate.

In 2016, Chieng co-wrote and starred in the pilot of a sitcom called Ronny Chieng: International Student, based on his own experience as a Malaysian student in Australia. It was developed into a series for Comedy Central in America and ABC TV in Australia and screened in June 2017.

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.