As a correspondent on the satirical news programme The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Malaysian funnyman Ronny Chieng has immersed himself in American politics. But he keeps a close eye on politics back home, including the excitement of the recent Malaysian election.

In a one-on-one chat with The Straits Times in Los Angeles recently, the Johor-born Chieng, who has lived in New York for two years and appeared on the show since 2015, says he was glued to the Malaysiakini news portal during the campaign.