Michael Hing is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, podcaster and actor from

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, Australia. Hing is currently a co-host on

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’s '' The Project.'' He previously co-hosted

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's drive program ''Hobba and Hing'' with

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Early life and education

Hing was born in Australia to

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parents who were both doctors. His mother's family grew up in Walgett and

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in northern

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, while his father is from Maitland and Thursday Island. Hing grew up in

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, in the Sutherland Shire of

. He attended Trinity Grammar School and

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. He also worked at a

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in Chinatown, Sydney.

Career

From 2015 to 2016, Hing was a host on the

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programs '' Good Game: Pocket Edition'' and '' Good Game Well Played''. In 2017, he portrayed the character Sam Wu on the

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comedy television series '' The Other Guy'', which starred comedian

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. From 2018 to 2020, he was the host of the SBS documentary series '' Where Are You Really From?''. In 2019, he made multiple appearances on SBS's '' The Feed''. In 2020, it was announced that Hing would be joining

to replace

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and to become a host of the drive radio show ''Hobba and Hing'' alongside

, who had been in the hosting position since 2015. In 2021, Hing was announced as a co-host of the SBS panel game show '' Celebrity Letters and Numbers'', alongside David Astle and

Lily Serna Lily Serna is an Australian mathematician and television presenter, best known for co-presenting the SBS game shows '' Letters and Numbers'' (2010−2012) and ''Celebrity Letters and Numbers'' (2021−), as well as the cooking show ''Destinati ...

. In December 2022, it was announced that Hing would be joining Network 10's current affairs news program '' The Project'' in 2023 as a co-host to replace Tommy Little. He hosts the show on Friday and Sunday nights alongside Hamish Macdonald,

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and Sarah Harris. In July 2023, it was announced that Hing and his radio co-host Lewis Hobba would be leaving Triple J, therefore ending their radio show. The duo continue to host a podcast together on

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called ''Silver Bullet''.

Personal life

Hing was one of 30 Australian men to be nominated for '' Cleo's'' Bachelor of the Year in 2015.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hing, Michael Living people Triple J announcers Australian people of Chinese descent Australian stand-up comedians Radio personalities from Sydney Comedians from Sydney Australian male comedians Date of birth unknown 1980s births