Ken Cheng, is a British-born Chinese professional poker player and comedian noted for reaching the final of the 2015 BBC New Comedy Awards.[1][2]
Cheng studied mathematics at Homerton College,[3] University of Cambridge but dropped out to become a professional poker player.
He wrote and performed for the Cambridge Footlights, often known to refer to himself as a 'footlights regular', and he has also taken his stand-up performances to the Edinburgh Festival. Cheng directed The Footlights International Tour Show 2015: Love Handles, which toured the UK, Paris and North America.[4][5]
Reviewing the 2015 BBC New Comedy Awards for the comedy news, reviews and listings site Chortle, Steve Bennett stated that Cheng "deserved to win".[6]
In 2017 Cheng won "Joke of the Fringe" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[7]
In September 2017 a Twitter thread insulting the national flag of every country in the world received national media coverage.[8]
His great-grandfather was academic and playwright Hsiung Shih-I.[9]
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^Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (22 August 2017). "Ken Cheng's pound coin gag voted Edinburgh fringe's funniest joke". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
^Withey, Josh (26 September 2017). "This man just set about insulting every flag in the world and the results were hilarious". indy100.
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