Talent

Ken Cheng

About Ken

Ken Cheng is a comedian, writer, reality TV star, LinkedIn Influencer, board game content creator and professional poker player.

As a man of many talents, Ken has established himself as the world’s first LinkedIn comedian, amassing over 160,000 followers through his satirical posts in the style of a successful CEO. Ken receives many messages every day from bored HR managers insisting he “is the only reason [they] go on LinkedIn.”

Ken is an avid lover of games, well known for playing as a recurring cast member on the board game Youtube channel No Rolls Barred. He is popular for his plays in the game Blood on the Clocktower, and he regularly hosts and attends events for fans to have the opportunity to play with him.

In 2025, Ken took on his biggest gaming challenge yet, appearing as a contestant on the ITV reality show Genius Game (ITV) hosted by David Tennant. Here, Ken matched wits against 10 other brainy contestants in a series of intense strategy games to compete for a prize of up to £50,000.

Ken’s comedy background is extensive, having written and starred in four series of stand-up on BBC Radio 4, the third series of which won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Longform Comedy in 2023.

Ken has had numerous appeared TV and Radio appearances, which include Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Alan Partridge’s This Time and Celebrity Eggheads (BBC Two), Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain (CBBC), Comedians Giving Lectures (Dave), Sorry I Didn’t Know (ITV), Comedy Central at the Comedy Store and Roast Battle UK (Comedy Central), Sparks (Channel 4), The Hangover Games (E4), Dave’s Advent Calendar (Dave), Step Up to the Plate (CBBC), BBC Asian Network At The Edinburgh Festival (BBC Asian Network), Evil Genius (BBC Sounds), Breaking The News (BBC Radio Scotland), A Good Read, The Now Show, My Teenage Diary and Quote Unquote (BBC Radio 4).

As a writer, Ken has written his own episode of Doctor Who: Redacted (BBC Sounds), an audio series set in the Doctor Who universe. He has also written for Have I Got News For You (BBC One), Mock the Week (BBC Two), Never Mind the Buzzcocks (Sky One), Hypothetical and The Island (Dave), Newsjack and The News Quiz (BBC Radio 4).

“It was a smart, impressive and brilliantly funny tour-de-comedy” – Steve Bennett, Chortle.

“A fiercely accomplished talent” – The Scotsman

“A show rich with clever and well-written jokes” **** - Voice

“A winning cocktail of arrogance and vulnerability” – The List

NOMINEE - Amused Moose Best Show Award 2018

GUARDIAN PICK OF THE FRINGE 2018

BBC NEW TALENT HOTLIST 2017

FINALIST - BBC New Comedy Awards 2015

WINNER - Dave Best Joke Of The Fringe 2017

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