Australian radio announcer and comedian
Michael Hing is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, podcaster and actor from
Sydney , Australia. Hing is currently a co-host on
Network Ten ’s
The Project . He previously co-hosted
Triple J 's drive program Hobba and Hing with
Lewis Hobba .
Early life and education
Hing was born in Australia to
Chinese Australian parents who were both doctors.
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[3] His mother's family grew up in
Walgett and
Lightning Ridge in northern
New South Wales , while his father is from
Maitland and
Thursday Island .
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Hing grew up in
Illawong , in the
Sutherland Shire of
Sydney .
[5] He attended
Trinity Grammar School and
Caringbah High School .
[6] He also worked at a
bottle shop in
Chinatown, Sydney .
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Career
From 2015 to 2016, Hing was a host on the
ABC programs
Good Game: Pocket Edition and
Good Game Well Played .
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In 2017, he portrayed the character Sam Wu on the
Stan comedy television series
The Other Guy , which starred comedian
Matt Okine .
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From 2018 to 2020, he was the host of the
SBS documentary series
Where Are You Really From? .
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[10] In 2019, he made multiple appearances on SBS's
The Feed .
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In 2020, it was announced that Hing would be joining
Triple J to replace
Veronica Milsom and to become a host of the drive radio show Hobba and Hing alongside
Lewis Hobba , who had been in the hosting position since 2015.
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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 .
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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 ,
Georgie Tunny and
Sarah Harris .
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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.
[22] The duo hosted a podcast together on
ABC Listen called Silver Bullet for the remainder of 2023.
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In February 2024, Hobba and Hing starting to release a weekly self-produced podcast simply titled the "Hobba and Hing Podcast" after they announced in "Ep.-3 Piss Pig" that Silver Bullet had been cancelled by the ABC 'despite it's ongoing success' after 16 episodes.
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Personal life
Hing was one of 30 Australian men to be nominated for
Cleo 's Bachelor of the Year in 2015.
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References
^ Liew, Stephanie.
"Michael Hing: Bildungsroman At 28" . themusic.com.au .
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b Lam, Yvonne C.
"Michael Hing: "I'd do a lap of Chinatown with this trolley filled with cases of cognac" " . Gourmet Traveller .
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"Interview #138 — Michael Hing" . LIMINAL . 25 May 2020.
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b Convery, Stephanie (7 June 2018).
"Where Are You Really From? skewers singular white Australian identity" . The Guardian .
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b McManus, Bridget (15 June 2019).
"Feed presenter Michael Hing takes in a different view" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ Romeo, Dom (17 September 2012).
"Sydney Hing Festival or The History of Everything that Ever Happened to Michael Hing. Ever" . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
^ Knox, David (4 February 2015).
"Returning: Good Game (now with a new daily iview show)" .
TV Tonight . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
^ Buckmaster, Luke (17 August 2017).
"The Other Guy review – a half-baked comedy not even Matt Okine can save" . The Guardian .
^ Knox, David (23 May 2018).
"Airdate: Where Are You Really From?" . Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
^ Ma, Wenlei (26 June 2020).
"Where Are You Really From? presenter Michael Hing on multicultural stories in Australia" .
news.com.au . Retrieved 4 November 2023 .
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"Meet One Asian, The Party That Wants To Prove How Easy It Is To Get Elected As A Senator" . Junkee . 10 April 2019.
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"SBS's Michael Hing Is Legit Running For The Senate As A 'One Asian' Member" . 11 April 2019.
^ @theprojecttv (19 April 2019).
"Things are starting to get kind of serious for comedian turned senate candidate Michael Hing. As the only member of the One Asian Party, Michael's having legit discussions about preference deals, and is gearing up to release his crowd sourced policies" (
Tweet ). Retrieved 4 November 2023 – via
Twitter .
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"Michael Hing's One Asian Party lands last-minute big name endorsement" . SBS News .
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"RIP Democracy, Michael Hing Has Been Disqualified From Running For The Senate" . Junkee . 14 May 2019.
^ Blackiston, Hannah (4 February 2020).
"Michael Hing to replace Veronica Milsom on Triple J drive" . Mumbrella .
^ Staff Writers (4 February 2020).
"Comedian Michael Hing To Replace Veronica Milsom On Triple J 'Drive' " . scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment .
^ Staff Writer.
"Here's Your First Look At The 'Letters & Numbers' Reboot With Triple J's Michael Hing!" . themusic.com.au .
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"Michael Hing confirmed to host Celebrity Letters & Numbers on SBS" . Mumbrella . 2 September 2021.
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"The Project welcomes Sam Taunton and Michael Hing to the panel" . 18 December 2022.
^ Molk, Steve (18 December 2022).
"SAM TAUNTON and MICHAEL HING join THE PROJECT in 2023" .
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"Australian radio hosts make bombshell exit: 'End of an era' " . 7NEWS . 12 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023 .
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"More from Silver Bullet" . ABC listen . 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023 .
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"Hobba and Hing Podcast" . Spotify . Retrieved 5 March 2024 .
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"Meet the man who beat Hing for Bachelor of the Year!" . triple j . 1 March 2021.
External links
Programs Presenters Former presenters Features and events
Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J TV
Occasional programs Former programs
Sunday Night Safran
Triple J TV with The Doctor
Triple J TV
The Hack Half Hour
The Urban Monkey with Murray Foote
JTV
JTV Saturday
JTV XL
JTV live
See also