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Second Generations (158) Comedian and author Hung Le

Hung Le

Danh hài và nhà văn Hưng Lê Source: SBS

Arriving in Melbourne as a nine-year-old from Saigon, being one of Australia's first Vietnamese refugees, Hung Le is a violinist turned comedian who first made his mark in 1987 as the winner of Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s Red Faces (Australia’s top rating national variety show). Since then he has appeared at numerous comedy festivals and venues both here and overseas.


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Arriving in Melbourne as a nine-year-old from Saigon, being one of Australia's first Vietnamese refugees, Hung Le is a violinist turned comedian who first made his mark in 1987 as the winner of Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s Red Faces (Australia’s top rating national variety show). Since then he has appeared at numerous comedy festivals and venues both here and overseas.



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