Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian
- Radio stand-up
- BBC Radio 4
- 2018 - 2022
- 10 episodes (3 series)
Chinese-British comedian Ken Cheng explores Chinese culture and his UK upbringing.
- Series 1, Episode 1 repeated Wednesday 13th November at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Press clippings
Ken Cheng and Please Use Other Door win BBC Audio Awards
This year's comedy winners at the BBC Audio Drama Awards are Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian and sketch show Please Use Other Door.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2023Please Use Other Door, The Skewer and Milton Jones up for BBC Awards
Please Use Other Door, The Skewer, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, The Downing Street Doppelganger, Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian and Tudur Owen: United Nations Of Anglesey are finalists in the 2023 BBC Audio Drama Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2023BBC 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 2022Radio 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 2022Ken Cheng: Should we make jokes about coronavirus?
A comedian friend recently messaged to ask me if it was okay to make a gag about coronavirus. I wasn't entirely sure why I was chosen to be the arbiter of such a thing - is it because I'm particularly respected among my peers, or because of my ancestry? (It's most likely my ancestry.)
Ken Cheng, Metro, 9th March 2020BBC Radio 4 confirms 35 comedy commissions
Radio 4 has revealed details of 35 separate comedy commissions, ranging from returning shows to new series, previous pilots and brand new stand-up.
British Comedy Guide, 17th August 2017