Comedian and philanthropist Maityreyi Karanth is this week’s guest. Maitreyi started things late in life, and with time passing, she is doing more things, not less. She is partying harder, traveling more, and saying yes to everything coming her way. Maitreyi headlines her own theatre show on Tuesday, Sep 23, in her biggest show to […]

This week host Mohammed Magdi speaks with two of HK’s most well-traveled couples. Cassi Thomas, founder of Chaotic HK Expats, and comedian Garron Chiu. Garron and Cassi have been a couple for 11 years, and their traveling style has changed over time. They share some of their best tips, why “fighting before the trip” works […]

Vivek Mahbubani is out of commission for a few weeks as a result of an accident (he will be fine and will make a full recovery), so Mohammed Magdi takes the liberty of picking co-hosts. This week we have strategy consultant, comedian, and one of HK’s best success stories, Ben Quinlan. Mohammed and Ben chat […]

Hong Kong got hit with the highest daily August rainfall since 1884! Mohammed’s building gets a fancy “indoor waterfalls” feature, and he gets hired to be a tour guide for a few hours by comedy show audience members! Get tickets for Hong Kong Comedy Season shows: http://comedyseason.hk/ Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thebackstagehk.com/⁠⁠ Subscribe to […]

We are back in the studio, and we catch up on Vivek’s recent tour of Malaysia and Singapore and Mohammed accidentally turning to a toothbrush head dealer for a day, and then we get into Hong Kong Comedy Season chat. What exactly is Hong Kong Comedy Season? Why start it, and why now? And what […]

We are back in the studio, and we catch up on Vivek’s recent tour of Malaysia and Singapore and Mohammed accidentally turning to a toothbrush head dealer for a day, and then we get into Hong Kong Comedy Season chat. What exactly is Hong Kong Comedy Season? Why start it, and why now? And what […]

Vivek took his long-awaited holiday in a fancy villa in Bali with 10 of his closest people (Mohammed Magdi didn’t make the cut), but he did the holiday in the most Vivek way possible. We also catch up on the shows Vivek did in Macau with Jimmy O. Yang. How different were they from the […]

Romanian comedian Victor Pãtrãşcan has been on the road for 5 years non-stop. He stops by Hong Kong for his first time to headline, and we catch up with him before the show. We chat about the reason he self-produces his shows, racketeering, and Europe’s lack of borders. Get tickets for Hong Kong Comedy Season […]

Romanian comedian Victor Pãtrãşcan has been on the road for 5 years non-stop. He stops by Hong Kong for his first time to headline, and we catch up with him before the show. We chat about the reason he self-produces his shows, racketeering, and Europe’s lack of borders. Get tickets for Hong Kong Comedy Season […]

Host Vivek Mahbubani had the honor of opening for Jimmy O. Yang on all 5 shows in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Coliseum, in front of 7000 people each show. Vivek shares the full story of the surreal experience. Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thebackstagehk.com/⁠⁠ Subscribe to our Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/hohopod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave us a review: (please!) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ […]