Aaron Chen's Bio
Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, Aaron has quickly climbed the ranks of the international comedy scene. He was just named one of Deadline’s 15 Comedians Ready to Break Out In 2025 [deadline.com] and Vulture’s 2024 Comedian’s You Should Know [vulture.com]. Aaron made his mark on Australian comedy with his debut solo show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2017 and since then has toured internationally in front of sold-out crowds. On the acting front, Aaron has had feature roles in Ronny Chieng: International Student (ABC), Orange is the New Brown (Seven Network), and the international hit comedy series FISK (Netflix).
As a comedian he also appears on Australia’s #1 panel show, Have You Been Paying Attention (Network 10) and Guy Montgomery’s Spelling Bee (Three). Aaron’s acclaimed 2021 Adult Swim special A Life in Questions was nominated for Best Short Form Comedy Special at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, and lead to a development deal with Adult Swim/Warner Media. His stand-up special, If Weren’t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe was released on YouTube in September 2022 and has accumulated over 1 million views. Aaron can be seen opposite Ben Stiller and Jake Johnson in the upcoming Red Hour Feature THE DINK [deadline.com] and just made his US late-night debut on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. He is based in New York City.
As a comedian he also appears on Australia’s #1 panel show, Have You Been Paying Attention (Network 10) and Guy Montgomery’s Spelling Bee (Three). Aaron’s acclaimed 2021 Adult Swim special A Life in Questions was nominated for Best Short Form Comedy Special at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, and lead to a development deal with Adult Swim/Warner Media. His stand-up special, If Weren’t Filmed, Nobody Would Believe was released on YouTube in September 2022 and has accumulated over 1 million views. Aaron can be seen opposite Ben Stiller and Jake Johnson in the upcoming Red Hour Feature THE DINK [deadline.com] and just made his US late-night debut on LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS. He is based in New York City.