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EXCLUSIVE: Ronny Chieng, one of the correspondents on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, is going scripted.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorSaban Films has acquired North American rights to “Long Story Short,” written by, directed by and co-starring Josh Lawson. The romantic comedy also stars Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng and Dena Kaplan.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVComedian Ronny Chieng has struck a deal with Netflix for three upcoming projects: two new stand-up specials and a docu-style comedy special, Variety has learned exclusively.The still-to-be-titled docu-comedy special is described as a “semi-scripted road trip comedy” in which Chieng and his fellow comedian David Fung journey through a one-of-a-kind tour of America’s Chinatowns to promote local businesses, explore Asian American culture and push “each

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGeoff Stults (Little Fires Everywhere, 12 Strong), Tamara Tunie (Black Earth Rising, Dietland), Mason Alexander Park (Hedwig and the Angry Inch National Broadway Tour), Rachel House (Thor Ragnarok, Soul), Ann Truong (Strikeback!, Hard Target 2) and Hoa Xuande (Ronny Chieng: International Student, Top of the Lake) have joined the cast of Cowboy Bebop, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series.

NEW YORK -- This year’s Stand Up for Heroes fundraiser is going virtual for the first time and The Boss will once again be there.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticStand Up for Heroes, the annual New York comedy event hosted by Jon Stewart honoring veterans and their families, will go virtual for the first time in its 14-year history.

Peter White Television EditorTelling jokes on television is tricky enough without throwing in a global pandemic, patchwork production facilities, empty rooms and poor internet connections.However, the correspondents on The Daily Show have been valiantly ploughing through to support Trevor Noah on the Comedy Central show for the past four months to provide entertainment in tough times.Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, Roy Wood Jr.

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, Fast & Furiousstar Sung Kang, poet Rupi Kaur, The Daily Show contributorRonny Chieng, actress Kelly Hu, pop icon Vanness Wu, rapper Dumbfoundead, fashion designers Prabal Gurung and Phillip Lim, and basketball star Jeremy Lin are among the notables confirmed for the live-stream benefit #OURIDENTITY: Project Blue Marble.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

Ronny Chieng first burst into the national consciousness in October 2016 with a Daily Show segment skewering a racist Fox News segment set in Chinatown.