This week’s guest is Malaysian comedian Kavin Jay. Last time Kavin was on this podcast, he was a much heavier man. After going through an incredible transformation, he lost 45 kilograms in one year, with no medical intervention and no Ozempic. On this episode, Kavin shares his weight loss journey and his reasons behind not […]

If you are not familiar with Chez Trente and its legendary status among the live music scene in Hong Kong, you are missing out. Chez Trente is a quaint, cool live music venue located in the middle of Peel Street, HK’s premier bar street over the last few years, but there are no signs to […]

Comedian and philanthropist Maityreyi Karanth is our guest for this week. 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 […]

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 […]