Michael Hing (born 16 May 1985) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, podcaster and actor. He was a presenter on

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’s '' The Project,'' and was formerly a co-host of the

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show on youth radio station

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alongside Lewis Hobba, of which they form the Hobba and Hing comedy duo. They now present a self-produced podcast.

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

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and

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in northern

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, while his father is from Maitland and

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. Hing grew up in Illawong, in the

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. He attended Trinity Grammar School and

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. He also worked at a

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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 Stan 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 Lewis Hobba, 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 ''Celebrity Letters and Numbers'' is an Australian comedy panel game show on SBS which premiered on 2 October 2021. It is a revived version of the game show ''Letters and Numbers'', which aired on SBS from 2010 to 2012, with an altered format w ...

'', alongside

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and Lily Serna. In December 2022, it was announced that Hing would be joining

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'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 hosted a podcast together on

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called ''Silver Bullet'' for the remainder of 2023. 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 its ongoing success' after 16 episodes.

Personal life

Hing was one of 30 Australian men to be nominated for ''

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's'' Bachelor of the Year in 2015. Hing married lawyer and screenwriter Humyara Mahbub in August 2023.

References

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* {{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 People educated at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)