#114 – An average day for the busiest standup comedian in Hong Kong
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 […]
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#113 – HONG KONG IS FINALLY MASK FREE! (but most people are still wearing it anyway)
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! […]
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#112 – Is ”Hello Hong Kong” the best we can do?
“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 […]
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#111 – Hong Kong had its first big-name stand up comedy show since 2019!
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 […]
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#110 – Vivek turns to a superhero and Mohammed has another visa adventure
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 […]
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#109 – All about Hong Kong nightlife with HKClubbing founder Nick Willsher
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 […]
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#108 – Hong Kong’s best tourist attractions in 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 […]
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#107 – Mohammed’s mom flew to Hong Kong a few hours before her passport expired!
If it’s travel, passport or visa related, we can rely on Mohammed (and evidently the rest of his family) to make some highly entertaining bad decisions. This is probably the riskiest one so far. Mohammed’s mom flew into Hong Kong just a few hours before her only passport expired. Happy year of the rabbit folks! […]
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#106 – What to do when your family visits Hong Kong?
Hong Kong has its borders wide open and the CNY holiday is upon us. Mohammed’s family decided to visit from Egypt for the first time and he has a lot to rant about. Where do people actually go for “touristy stuff” and why is visiting the Big Buddha isn’t the best idea? Vivek gives a […]
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#105 – Turns out trolling banker wankers is easier than you think! w/John Buckman
We are back to our regular scheduled programming and this week we have a retuning fan-favorite, Mr. John Buckman. John has a long history of starting, running and selling successful startups and he was the head of the EFF John is not shy about his love for Hong Kong, and one of the things he […]
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