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
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Vivek heads off to Melbourne for a big run at the Melbourne International Comedy festival with his new Cantonese show "I'm funnier in Cantonese 呢個廣東話好笑D?!" and before he flies we catch up on his latest gig hosting the AIDS Concern gala, "treating yourself" to a first class MTR ride and we try to answer the age-old question, do you really work out at Pure if you don't let people know you work out at Pure?
Tickets to Vivek's Cantonese show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival here: melbourne.funnyvivek.com
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
New week and new Hong Kong shenanigans. Art Basel was all the jazz this past weekend.. Art Central also happened, same weekend. This weekend we have: Rugby Sevens (again!), Creamfields and Jim Gaffigan (on Monday!). We go through it all. Why do people pay millions of dollars to obtain squiggly lines art but don't have the same respect for guy telling jokes on stage art? How do you efficiently plan this coming weekend if you want to see Rugby Sevens, Creamfields and Jim Gaffigan?
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Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
If you think we can't go on for an entire episode about how fun the Wednesday Horse Racing is at Happy Valley, you are probably right. We also complained about how "miserable" our lives are because of major offenses like Starbucks not knowing how to roast their coffee beans, then we go on about how fun the Happy Wednesday Racing is. Mohammed makes the case that it's probably the most fun activity you can do in Hong Kong ever and Vivek shares a story about how he got the Jockey Club to have "Touch it!" as the slogan for their "Racing Touch" app
Get tickets for the March 30th show here: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/standup-comedy-showcase-basehall-2-tickets-575102295447
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Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Vivek Mahbubani is by the far the busiest standup comedian in Hong Kong. This week he shares stories of the two most recent gigs he had: Speaking at the Women Of Our Time event by the SCMP and coaching for Literacy Week at a school in Sai Kung at 7 am!
Mohammed shares his "pro tip" on how to hail a cab anywhere in the world and we bring back our TV show recommendations segment.
Get tickets for the March 30th show here: https://www.eventbrite.hk/e/standup-comedy-showcase-basehall-2-tickets-575102295447
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
After 3 years of compulsory mask mandate in Hong Kong, on March 1, 2023 the mask mandate was finally lifted and we were able to walk around the city mask-free without fear of a hefty fine. Now a week later, the vast majority of people in Hong Kong still voluntarily choose to continue wearing it!
In other news, Clockenflap festival took place at the Central Harbourfront and it was a roaring success and Mohammed tried to move some furniture to his new place and it was a complete disaster.
Buy tickets for Vivek's Cantonese show a the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2023: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/im-funnier-in-cantonese
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
"Hello Hong Kong" Campaign launched to promote Hong Kong around the world.
Ok great. What about that slogan though? We come up with alternative slogans while we chat about gratitude, people in Hong Kong always comparing themselves to each other, moving houses from one walkup to another walkup, Syrian refugees and comedians blaming the audience for their own failures.
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
On February 15 2023, Russell Peters performed at Star Hall in Kai Tak in front of a sold out crowd of over 3000 people (Vivek thought it was 8000 pax, Mohammed thought it was 1000 pax). We were there for it and we give a full review. It's the first big standup touring act to come through Hong Kong since late 2019 and Russell Peters is as big as they come. Vivek also reminisces about flying into Kai Tak airport (yes he's 80 years old) and we go on a tangent about our favorite airports and Singapore gets a few honorable mentions.
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Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
It's valentine's day week and we are coming at you with a bunch of stories. Vivek does a couple pro bono gigs and regrets it but good news! he turned into a superhero and there's plenty of free merch to go around!
Mohammed on the other hand shares that one overdue story he has been sitting on, and of course it's another visa adventure. Strap in!
Cover graphic copyright ZONTA CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES II
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Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
In 1999, Nick Willsher founded HKClubbing.com as he couldn't find reliable info on where the good parties were. Today almost 24 years later, HKclubbing grew to be the ultimate Hong Kong nightlife guide and Nick went into the music promotion business, as well as starting Entertaining Asia, an integrated event and hospitality consultancy based in HK.
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Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
We survived CNY shenanigans but not completely unscathed. Mohammed has taken his entire family all over HK for almost 3 weeks and he is "never gonna financially recover from this". Luckily for us, he gives us a full report on the main tourist attractions in HK.
Is Disneyland HK still worth a visit? What's the state of Ocean Park? What's a Water World? and why you should probably never get in a Lantau blue taxi.
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