For the first episode of the Year of the Dragon, we have a stacked one with a lot of Hong Kong classics. We try to answer many questions: What are the latest rules for Lai See? What is ok to clean and not to clean over the CNY holiday? Why shouldn’t you visit your family […]

Happy New Year, again! This time it’s the one we care about more because we get lai see, unlike Christmas, when we usually receive yet another pair of socks from that one colleague with bad breath. We are back in our studio as we try to answer the burning question: Is saying “Chinese New Year” […]

Our guest on this episode has one hell of a story. Jesse Appell is an American who mastered Mandarin Chinese language fluency to perfection, started a standup comedy career in both English and Mandarin while living in Beijing, tours the world performing in both languages, and has a robust tea business that sells Chinese tea […]

Controversies around national days and what they mean to different parts of society will always be a topic of discussion. In the lead-up to her headliner, which happens to fall on Australia Day, January 26, we chat to comedian Annie Louey on why this date has become a hot topic of debate in Australia, and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!    Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: http://thebackstagehk.com/ 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]