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 Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Comedian Adam Hopkins started out his comedy career in Shanghai, where he was also working as a journalist. We chat to him about what it's like working a journalist in China, the coolest interviews he's done and why he eventually moved to Taiwan.
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Mohammed is back from Australia and has a lot to vent about.
Despite Melbourne having the reputation of being one of the most liveable cities in the world, why is nobody working? How is everyone so relaxed and why is the HK public transport system so superior?
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
On this very special edition of Ho Ho Hong Kong, we have returning guest and co-host of ABC's China Tonight Annie Louey back on the pod!
Mohammed is currently in Australia visiting Annie, doing shows and traveling around. Annie and Mohammed drove from Melbourne to Sydney and back. They catch up on the podcast to chat about about roadkill, good ol' Australian racism and Annie's career taking off.
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Hong Kongers love their holiday travels. Favorite destinations list include Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Korea. Bali, Indonesia? Not so much. Luckily one of our hosts Mohammed has been to Bali multiple times and after his last trip there and his first one since the pandemic, he comes back with a full report. Should you visit Bali?
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Check out Solo Villas in Ubud: https://solovillasbali.com/
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
We had a busy week performing standup comedy om Friday at Basehall, Jardine House then on Saturday at Better With Beer Festival on the Central Harbourfront. Also, last week Clockenflap announced the lineup for this December's edition. We get into it all then we get to our guest Ben Volchok. Ben is an award-winning comedy writer and performer from Melbourne.
We catch up with Ben while while he was in HK performing his award-winning show "The Final Hours Hour" at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Center.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Jinx Yeo is one of the top standup comedians out of Singapore. He was nominated "Best Comedy" at the Fringe World Awards 2018. We chat to him about HK vs. Singapore, white people being offended on behalf of minorities and his weirdest gig ever performing for the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
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Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Only a few days after typhoon Saola ravaged through Hong Kong, claiming some trees and forcing expats to cancel their dinner reservations which caused them big distress, we get hit with the longest black rainstorm alert ever recorded in Hong Kong, causing yet more expats to cancel their junk boat parties, which made them really upset. How is Hong Kong so unprepared for the heavy rainfall?
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Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
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Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Both our hosts are self-employed. Vivek Mahbubani runs two companies. He runs Hallf of Laughs with Comedian Tim Chan and he also has his own company representing himself. Mohammed Magdi owns and runs Backstage Comedy.
This week we get into all the nitty gritty of what it means to have your own startup in Hong Kong, the day-to-day life of running a one-man company and why "being your own boss" may not as freeing as it sounds.
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Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
By now we can comfortably say that Hong Kong is back to normal, and by normal we mean bizarre news and most of us complaining about our first world problems. While most of the world is still reeling from an economic crisis and feeling its effect on a daily basis, we are getting on boats to get way too close to see a whale who was unfortunate enough to lose its way and come to our shores. This week we have a returning favorite guest Cassi Thomas (the mastermind behind Chaotic Hong Kong Expats) to talk about Hong Kongers ruining things and her love for Taiwan.
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