ABC’s Ronny Chieng set for BBC

Ronny Chieng International Student will debut on BBC3 this year

The BBC has acquired an Australian comedy fronted by a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah from the commercial arm of ABC.

The UK public broadcaster has acquired broadcast rights to Ronny Chieng International Student (7×30′) for three years.

The show will make its debut on online network BBC3 later this year following the deal with ABC Commercial.

The series sees Malaysian comedian and actor Chieng playing himself and is based on his experiences as an international university student living and studying in Australia.

Chieng, who also appears as a senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, co-wrote the series with writer Declan Fay.

The show made its debut on ABC down under in June and is a Sticky Pictures production, with funding from ABC TV, Screen Australia, Film Victoria and Comedy Central in the US.