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 Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
On this week's episode, Vivek is replaced by a better-looking and slower-talking host. Annie Louey is back on the pod. As she's doing a residency in Hong Kong through January, Annie and Mohammed chat about a range of topics, including but not limited to: their trip to Annie's family village in China, staying at a karaoke hotel, the failures of the Haidelao hot pot chain, and Annie prepares for teaching a women's comedy workshop in Hong Kong.
Reserve a slot for Annie's comedy workshop on Jan 21: https://t.ly/daMoy
Get tickets to Annie's headliner show on Jan 26: https://t.ly/NCURF
Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: http://thebackstagehk.com/
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Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Holy moly this year is already statring off strong. Both our hosts were working on New Year's Eve, and they share the details of how their night went. While Vivek had the time of his life emceeing for The Hong Kong Golf Club New Year's Eve gala, Mohammed had the worst gig of his entire comedy career, performing for one of the richest people in the city. It's the ying and the yang of the comedy business—the ups and the downs, the highs and the lows! A tale of two gigs!
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Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Happy 2024!! This podcast is going into its 5th year and we are ringing in the new year with some classic Hong Kong predictions, goals and what we should do differently!
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Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
It's the most wonderful time of the year and we have a lot of stories for you. Vivek flew to Singapore to perform on Dr. Jason Leong's show, and little did he know a mega superstar would drop in and do a guest spot. Mohammed goes back to Shanghai for the first time since he left in 2019 but he loses his wallet right before flying out of HK. Grab your mulled wine and strap in for one heck of an episode!
Get tickets to Dec 30 New Year's show in HK: https://t.ly/46l9N
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Australian comedian and ABC's China Tonight host Annie Louey is back on the podcast this week, with both hosts back in the studio too. We cover everything, from thirdwheeling, the Aussie "Nut Bush" dance, Annie being a wedding celebrant and how Annie and Mohammed met.
Get tickets to Annie Louey's Jan 26 show in HK: https://t.ly/qVCw7
Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: http://thebackstagehk.com/
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Follow Annie Louey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annielouey/
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Hong Kong has consistently been on the list of the world's most expensive real estate markets. Limited space among many other factors contribute to the housing prices being astronomical. So why would anyone buy an apartment here, and if you decide to buy one, what is the process? Luckily, one of our hosts (we all know which one) just bought his second apartment in Hong Kong, and he walks us through the whole thing.
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Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
We are back with many tales after a short unintentional break. Vivek went to check out HK Towngas restaurant "CulinArt 1862" and Mohammed went to check out Plaza Premium Lounge at Hong Kong Airport, both using free vouchers. Mohammed went to Melbourne and realized that HK has the best public transit system in the world!
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
China's 11/11 Singles' Day "Shopping Festival" is like Black Friday on steriods. It has consistently been the biggest shopping day in the world for the last few years, online and offline. Originally, the date was celebrated as a cynical response to traditional couple-centric festivals by a small group of college bachelors. However, in 2009 Alibaba's CEO began to use the day as a 24-hour shopping holiday festival that offered online shopping discounts and offline entertainment. The holiday has now become the largest physical retail and online shopping day in the world.
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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Daniel Fernandes is one of the top Indian standup comedians. He is known for his dark humor and for not shying away from tackling controversial topics. Danny stops by HK to perform a show with Backstage Comedy and we take the opportunity to talk all things comedy and his night out in HK on LKF!
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
It's Diwali week and we are in a festive mood. We chat about Diwali, call centers, the mysterious Indian man walking around Soho, Vivek auctioning himself off and the process of bringing touring comedians into HK.
One of Indians' top English comedian Daniel Fernandes is performing live in HK Friday Nov 10 for only one night, grab your tickets for this special night of comedy here: https://t.ly/leZMt
Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: http://thebackstagehk.com/
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Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/