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Ken Cheng

Ken Cheng

  • British
  • Actor, writer, script editor and stand-up comedian

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Ken Cheng to tour The Big Brain Show in 2025

Ken Cheng is to tour new stand-up offering The Big Brain Show for People with 3,000 IQ in 2025.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd July 2024

Radio 4 2023 comedy commissions

Radio 4 has announced a raft of comedy commissions, including the return of Room 101 to the airwaves with Paul Merton as host. Stars involved in other new shows include Jonathan Pie, Maisie Adam, Chris McCausland and Jordan Gray.

British Comedy Guide, 16th January 2023

BBC Audio Awards 2023 nominees

The shortlist for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 has been revealed. DMs Are Open, Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out, Please Use Other Door, SeanceCast, The Skewer and Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! are amongst the nominees.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2022

Radio 4 orders new comedies from Geoff Norcott and Mike Bubbins

Radio 4 has ordered new stand-up shows from Geoff Norcott and Mike Bubbins, as well as a panel show pilot fronted by Steph McGovern. The station is bringing back Meera Syal's chatshow, disabled comedy showcase The Thirteen Million Club, and Tom Mayhew, Ken Cheng and Njambi McGrath are among those who have also been recommissioned.

British Comedy Guide, 25th April 2022

BBC Audio Awards 2022 nominees

Bridget Christie: Mortal, God Squad, The Musical Life Of..., Olga Koch: OK Computer and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? are amongst the nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2022.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2021

Jackie Weaver to host live comedy gigs

Jackie Weaver - who became an internet star for her handling of a Handforth parish council meeting went viral - is becoming a panel show host. The administrator will host two live events featuring comedians Paul Sinha, Richard Herring, Isy Suttie, Suzi Ruffell, Ken Cheng and Glenn Moore.

Chortle, 28th September 2021

Ken Cheng and Leila Navabi host CBBC show

Comedians Ken Cheng and Leila Navabi are the hosts of Don't Blame Me, Blame My Brain, a new CBBC series focused around answering science-based questions.

British Comedy Guide, 27th April 2021

Chinese Arts Now Festival review

Chinese Arts Now was founded in 2005 and aims to produce and present work that explores Chinese themes, stories and art forms in the UK. Its annual festival includes a comedy night (presented in conjunction with Soho Theatre), and this year three comics of Chinese heritage - Evelyn Mok, Ken Cheng and Phil Wang - performed.

Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 13th March 2021

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