Aaron Chen

Aaron Chen (born ) is an Australian comedian and actor from Sydney. He became internationally known after appearing in the comedy series Fisk.

Early life and education Aaron Chen was born in . His parents are Chinese. His father, Peter, was a sent-down youth in the Cultural Revolution. His mother died in 2000 from breast cancer.

He attended North Sydney Boys High, where he started performing stand-up comedy.

In 2017, Chen 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. In the same year, he unintentionally caused controversy in the Australian soccer world by appearing as an unconventional interviewer at a football game, He has performed at Splendour in the Grass music festival, and supported Ronny Chieng on his Australian tour as well as featuring in his 2017 ABC TV show, Ronny Chieng: International Student. After the series was sold to Netflix, debuting in August 2023, Chen gained fans in the US.

In 2022, Chen performed his show If Weren't Filmed, Nobody Would Believe at the Melbourne and Sydney Comedy Festivals,

In August 2024, Chen performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, in a show titled "Funny Garden", which was well-reviewed.

In 2024 and 2025, Chen served as the assistant on the Australian version of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.

In late 2024, Chen was cast in his first feature film, The Dink, a comedy produced by Ben Stiller and scheduled to be released on Apple TV in July 2026. In it, he stars opposite Jake Johnson. and in early 2026 toured the US supporting American comedian Ali Wong. He stars as Sebastian in the new British comedy series Make That Movie, led by Australian comedian Sam Campbell.

Panel shows and other appearances Chen has also performed on a number of panel shows on TV.

In 2024, he participated as a contestant on the third series of Taskmaster Australia, alongside Concetta Caristo, Mel Buttle, Peter Helliar, and Rhys Nicholson.

Recognition and awards 2012: Winner, "Class Clowns" competition at Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021: Nominated, best show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025: Winner, Logie award for Fisk, Silver Logie Best Lead Actor in a Comedy.

Personal life Chen proposed to Esther Shim in May 2022, announcing their engagement afterwards on Instagram. It was widely reported that the proposal was done at a McDonald's restaurant, however, Chen says that the photo of the wedding ring in a box of nuggets was taken a week after the engagement. The pair married on 19 November 2022.

Chen moved from Sydney to New York City in October 2023 on an alien of extraordinary ability visa.

present

Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee (Australia)