Aaron Chen

Aaron Chen (born 1995) is an Australian comedian from Sydney, Australia.

For other people named Aaron Chen, see Aaron Chen (disambiguation).

Aaron Chen
Born1995
Occupations
  • comedian
  • actor
Years active2011-present

Early life and education

Aaron Chen was born in 1995.[1][2] He went to North Sydney Boys High, where he started doing stand-up.[1]

Career

In 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's 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 assistant and receptionist George in Kitty Flanagan's ABC sitcom about a law firm, Fisk.[1] The same year, he appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains.

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.[5]

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.[5]

In February 2024, Chen will be a contestant on the second series of Taskmaster Australia.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2023 Thank God You're Here Self 2 episodes
2023 Love Me Vincent 1 episode
2023 Koala Man Dennis 1 episode
2022 Patriot Brains Self 5 episodes
2021–present Have You Been Paying Attention? Self/Panelist 7 episodes
2021-22 Fisk[7] George 12 episodes
2022 Set Times Aiden Short
2022 The Cook up with Adam Liaw Self 4 episodes
2021 Rosehaven Caller 1 episode
2020 Drunk History Australia Cop / Fed Cop / Swimming Official 2 episodes
2020 A Life in Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen Self
2020 At Home Alone Together Eugene 2 episodes
2020 Stepmom Blues Aaron 1 episode
2019 Comedy Blaps 1 episode
2018 Orange Is the New Brown IT Guy / Zhu / Tony Chan 5 episodes
2018 Very Small Business Kim Park 8 episodes
2018 Pls Like Carl3k 1 episode
2018 Pilot Week McIntyre 1 episode
2018 Shortcut to Becoming an Influencer Hunter Short
2017 1800 Success Aaron 3 episodes
2017 Goscy's Classics Whaler 1 1 episode
2017 Aaron Chen Tonight [8] Self
2017 Get Krack!n Beach Man 1 episode
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Dacks 1 episode
2017 Ronny Chieng: International Student Trojan Wong 1 episode
2015 Dirty Bird 1 episode

Recognition and awards
  • 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][9]
  • 2021: Nominated, best show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival[1]

Personal life

Chen proposed to his future wife Esther Shim in May 2022 at McDonald's, announcing the engagement on Instagram afterwards.[10][11] He is now married to wife Esther Shim.

References
  1. 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
  2. Aaron Chen - If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe (Full Special) on YouTube, 24 September 2022. "I'm 27 years old."
  3. Lan, Christine (7 April 2022). "Comedy Zone 2022: Five hand-picked unique and brilliant comedians". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. "Aaron Chen". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  5. Pandya, Hershal (3 October 2022). "Go for a Loop With One of Australia's Best Comedians". Vulture. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  6. "Taskmaster Australia Announces It's Season 2 Line-Up!". 10 play. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. "Filming begins on Kitty Flanagan comedy | TV Tonight". 27 October 2020.
  8. "Aaron ready for Aaron Chen Tonight | TV Tonight".
  9. A Life In Questions: Wisdom School with Aaron Chen on YouTube Adult Swim, 9 December 2020
  10. "Sydney comedian Aaron Chen proposed to his wife-to-be at McDonald's". news.com.au. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  11. "Popular Aussie comedian Aaron Chen hides ring in unique McDonald's nuggets proposal". PerthNow. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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