Everything you need to know about Hong Kong. Each Monday local comedian Vivek Mahbubani and Egyptian comic Mohammed Magdi dive into something great about the city.
Episodes
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
We are already in December and Hong Kong is starting to feel like Christmas already (since early November). We chat about Landmark's confusing "Christmas Ribbons" decorations and the Netflix documentary "Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy." This Christmas, buy experiences, not things! Is the HK single-use plastic ban actually enforced? We're all about the environment, baby!
Get tickets to our 200th Ep. Live Episode on Dec 5: https://t.ly/dvmNR
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Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Saicho is a cold sparkling tea that offers a perfect alternative for non-drinkers to enjoy with a nice meal or a special occasion. A unique product started by two PhD food scientists, it's now available at many of the 5-star hotel High Tea settings in Hong Kong, as well as the UK, Japan, and Singapore, and the list is growing. We chat with Saicho's Head of Asia Distribution about the story of Saicho, his beginning in corporate banking recruitment, and a 50K dare that turned him into an ultramarathon runner.
Check out Saicho's website: https://www.saichodrinks.com/
Get tickets to our 200th Ep. Live Episode on Dec 5: https://t.ly/dvmNR
Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy
Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod
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Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/
Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
This week on Ho Ho Hong Kong, we got so much to unpack: from Mike Tyson's lesson in humility to what makes a joke go viral. We delve into many topics, including attention economy, wild things that happen at VIP parties, and regrets we are trying to avoid later in life.
Get tickets to our 200th Ep. Live Episode on Dec 5: https://t.ly/dvmNR
Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy
Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod
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Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/
Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
As we are gear up for our 200th episode, which will be recorded live at The Aftermath in Hong Kong on December 5, 2024. We take a journey down memory lane and we go through some of our favorite podcast cover photos, how our process changed over the years, and we browse the "More like this" section of our podcast on Spotify, and the results were pretty unexpected.
Get tickets to our 200th Ep. Live Episode on Dec 5: https://t.ly/dvmNR
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Monday Nov 04, 2024
Monday Nov 04, 2024
Hong Kong Stories is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling in Hong Kong. They focus on telling true, first-person stories live, on stage, without notes, and in front of an audience. They run regular workshops and produce over 12 live shows per year (when pandemics do not interfere). They are holding a big show on November 14 at Basehall 2, in collaboration with Backstage Comedy. We chat with Hong Kong Stories organizer Rachel Smith about the power of telling stories, some of her personal favorite Hong Kong stories, and how to get your story "stage ready."
Buy tickets to Nov 14 Hong Kong Stories show at Basehall: https://t.ly/HITqT
Check out Hong Kong Stories website: https://www.hongkongstories.com/
Check out Hong Kong Stories podcast: https://t.ly/TENoJ
Get tickets to our 200th Ep. Live Episode on Dec 5: https://t.ly/dvmNR
Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod
Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod
Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/
Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
It's a comedy-heavy episode with our guest, touring comedian Dwayne Perkins. We chat with Dwayne about the Hong Kong vs. Singapore audience, what Dry Bar Comedy is, cruiseship shows, Netflix licensing deals, and Dwayne shares some amazing stories about working with the legendary Patrice O'Neal.
Check out Dwayne Perkins wbsite: https://dwayneperkins.com/
Follow Dwayne Perkins on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwayneperkins
Get tickets to our 200th Ep. Live Episode on Dec 5: https://t.ly/dvmNR
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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
The hosts once again jet off to different distinations for different reasons, then come back to the studio to recount their experiences, which couldn't be more different. Vivek Mahbubani flies to London on Emirates business class; Mohammed Magdi flies to Melbourne on Scoot Air economy class.
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
On episode #189, we might have gotten carried away with our conspiracy theories, and we talked some smack about one of Hong Kong's newest restaurants, the Flat Iron Group. Well, the founder of Flat Iron restaurants did listen to the episode, and he had some comments for us. This episode, we chat with Flat Iron and Steak King Founder Johnny Glover about his booming business, his origin story, and the real conspiracy happening on Elgin Road.
Cheak out Flat Iron Hong Kong: https://www.flatironhk.com/
Check out Steak King website: https://steak-king.com/
Steak King viral video: https://t.ly/Ftbi_
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
On this week's episode, we chat about how Hong Kong is one of the most advanced cities in the world, yet somehow, people writing "cheques" to each other seems like a perfectly acceptable thing to do. Then host Mohammed Magdi accidently goes shopping for gold (!) and discovers it's the best investment ever?
Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy
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Monday Sep 30, 2024
Monday Sep 30, 2024
Did a Flat Iron Steak/Burger joint take over your favorite neighbourhood joint? Are you wondering where they all came from? How they popped up in Soho out of nowhere? You're not alone! It a typcial Ho Ho Hong Kong fashion, we chose to do zero research, and instead, we dove into the deep end of the conspiracy pool! We're joined this week by a a special guest, the hilarious and gorgeous comedian, Annie Louey!
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