Aaron Chen (born 1995/1996) is an Australian comedian and actor from Sydney.
Aaron Chen | |
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| Born | 1995/1996 (age 28–29) |
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| Years active | 2011-present |
Early life and education
editChen was born in 1995 or 1996.[1][2]
He attended North Sydney Boys High, where he started performing stand-up comedy.[1]
Career
editIn 2012, aged 15, Chen won Melbourne International Comedy Festival's "Class Clowns", a national competition for high-school children, and after this started performing in pubs around Sydney.[1]
In 2014 Chen appeared at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in its "Comedy Zone" section.[3]
In 2017, Chen performed his debut solo show The Infinite Faces Of Chenny Baby, appearing at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals and touring nationally, earning good reviews and selling out his shows and earning Best Newcomer awards at both.[4] In the same year, he unintentionally caused controversy in the Australian soccer world by appearing as an unconventional interviewer at a football game,[4] a friendly between English Premier League club Liverpool F.C. and Sydney F.C..[1] In the same year, Aaron Chen Tonight, filmed live in Café Lounge, Surry Hills, Sydney, was broadcast on ABC Television.[4]
From 2021, Chen has played probate clerk and Webmaster, George, in Kitty Flanagan's ABC sitcom about a law firm, Fisk.[1] [5] Also in 2021 he appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains. [6]
In 2022, Chen performed his show If It Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals,[1] with a video of the show released on YouTube in September 2022.[7]
Chen has performed at Splendour in the Grass music festival, and supported Ronny Chieng on his Australian tour as well as featuring in his ABC TV show, Ronny Chieng: International Student.[4] He has also performed on a number of panel shows on TV.[7]
Chen was awarded the People's Choice Award at the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[8]
In 2024, Chen served as the assistant on the Australian version of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee,[9] and participates as a contestant on the third series of Taskmaster Australia late in the year.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fam Time | Menulog Guy | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Love Me | Vincent | 1 episode |
| Koala Man | Dennis | 1 episode | |
| 2021-Present | Fisk | George | 12 episodes |
| 2021 | Rosehaven | Caller | 1 episode |
| 2020 | Drunk History Australia | Cop / Fed Cop / Swimming Official | 2 episodes |
| At Home Alone Together | Eugene | 2 episodes | |
| Stepmom Blues | Aaron | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Comedy Blaps | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | Orange Is the New Brown | IT Guy / Zhu / Tony Chan | 5 episodes |
| Very Small Business | Kim Park | 8 episodes | |
| Pls Like | Carl3k | 1 episode | |
| Pilot Week | McIntyre | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | 1800 Success | Aaron | 3 episodes |
| Goscy's Classics | Whaler 1 | 1 episode | |
| Get Krack!n | Beach Man | 1 episode | |
| True Story with Hamish & Andy | Dacks | 1 episode | |
| Ronny Chieng: International Student | Trojan Wong | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Dirty Bird | 1 episode |
Film appearances
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Shortcut to Becoming an Influencer | Hunter | Short |
| 2022 | Set Times | Aiden | Short |
Self appearances
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Aaron Chen Tonight | Self | [11] | |
| 2020 | A Life in Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen | Self | ||
| 2022 | The Cook up with Adam Liaw | Self | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Patriot Brains | Self | 5 episodes | |
| 2021–present | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Self/Panelist | 7 episodes | |
| 2023 | Thank God You're Here | Self | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Shaun Micallef's Origin Odyssey | Self | 1 episode |
Recognition and awards
edit- 2012: Winner, "Class Clowns" competition at Melbourne International Comedy Festival[1]
- 2013: NSW representative at the National Grand Final, Raw Comedy[4]
- 2016: Director's Choice Award[4]
- 2017: Winner, Best Newcomer, Melbourne International Comedy Festival[4]
- 2017: Winner, Best Newcomer, Sydney Comedy Festival[4]
- 2021: Nominated, AACTA Award for Best Short Form Comedy, for his 2020 video A Life in Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen, on Adult Swim in the U.S. (with Henry Stone and Joshua Duncan)[1][12]
- 2021: Nominated, best show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival[1]
Personal life
editChen proposed to Esther Shim in May 2022 at McDonald's, announcing their engagement afterwards on Instagram.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rugendyke, Louise (2 April 2022). "'You don't do just easy things': The rise and rise of comedian Aaron Chen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
The 26-year-old comedian
- ^ Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe (Full Special) on YouTube, 24 September 2022. "I'm 27 years old."
- ^ Lan, Christine (7 April 2022). "Comedy Zone 2022: Five hand-picked unique and brilliant comedians". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Aaron Chen". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Filming begins on Kitty Flanagan comedy | TV Tonight". 27 October 2020.
- ^ Story, Hannah (13 April 2021). "Bill Bailey on new Aussie-versus-Kiwi panel show 'Patriot Brains': "Comedy is in a good place"". NME. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b Pandya, Hershal (3 October 2022). "Go for a Loop With One of Australia's Best Comedians". Vulture. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "2024 Award Winners". Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee premieres this August on ABC". ABC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Taskmaster Australia Announces It's [sic] Season 2 Line-Up!". 10 play. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Knox, David (13 May 2017). "Aaron ready for Aaron Chen Tonight | TV Tonight".
- ^ A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen on YouTube Adult Swim, 9 December 2020
- ^ "Sydney comedian Aaron Chen proposed to his wife-to-be at McDonald's". news.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Popular Aussie comedian Aaron Chen hides ring in unique McDonald's nuggets proposal". PerthNow. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
External links
edit- Aaron Chen at IMDb