Summary
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.
| Ronny Chieng: International Student | |
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| Directed by | Jonathan Brough |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Donna Andrews |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Television |
| Release | 7 June 2017 |
Production edit
The series began as part of the ABC's 2016 anthology series Comedy Showroom which consisted of six half-hour comedy TV pilots.[1] 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 edit
Main cast edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Louise Siversen as Joy-Anne
- Paul Denny as Gerard
- Tim Potter as Librarian
- Gareth Yuen as Denedict
- Ryder Jack as Hipster
- Aaron Chen as Trojan Wang
Broadcast and release edit
Series 1 of Ronny Chieng: International Student began on ABC in Australia on 7 June 2017.[2] In the US it was released on Comedy Central's app on 13 August 2018.[3]
BBC in the UK, CBC in Canada
Comedy Central in America, Comedy Central Asia and Asia.
Series 1 edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Run time | Original air date | AU viewers | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | 26 mins | N/A | N/A | |
| In order to obtain a textbook for their first law assignment, Ronny and his friends must enter a drinking contest. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Guest: (N.) Someone Who Leaves." | 27 mins | 7 June 2017 | 434,000[4] | |
| The Asian students come into conflict with American student Craig who arrives at the International House dormitory intent on partying. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Asian Rules Football" | 27 mins | 14 June 2017 | 469,000[5] | |
| Ronny, Elvin and Wei Jun are recruited to use their Jianzi skills in an Australian rules football rivalry between the law and medical faculties. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Clash! Ronny vs Instructions! Obey?" | 26 mins | 21 June 2017 | N/A | |
| Ronny covers Asher's shift at the campus co-op store and comes into conflict with her officious boss. Meanwhile, Craig discovers bubble tea. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Extension Quest" | 25 mins | 28 June 2017 | N/A | |
| Ronny accidentally unleashes a virus on Asher's obsolete laptop computer. Ronny and Asher then take on separate quests: to fix her computer and to gain an assignment extension. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "For the Love of Theatre(Er)(Her)" | 27 mins | 5 July 2017 | N/A | |
| Ronny joins the faculty comedy revue to spend time with Asher, but can't hold his temper at the inept and offensive production written and directed by Daniel. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Performance Enhancement" | 24 mins | 12 July 2017 | N/A | |
| Several students take pseudoephedrine while studying for exams. Ronny scrambles to rectify the situation after allowing others to copy Wei Jun's course notes. | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Airdate: Comedy Showroom". tvtonight.com.au. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "ABC greenlights Ronny Chieng: International Student". tvtonight.com.au. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (28 June 2018). "'Ronny Chieng: International Student' Series Set On Comedy Central App". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "Wednesday 7 June 2017". TV Tonight. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Wednesday 14 June 2017". TV Tonight. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
