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Ho Ho Hong Kong#225 - Vivek Mahbubani on Opening for Jimmy O. Yang in Hong KongHost 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/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammedFollow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek2025-07-0250 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#224 - Comedy and Sermon Are Not That Different w/Pastor Drew FralickComedian Drew Fralick is a rare breed. He is a comedian, but he is also a full-time pastor and a licensed mental health counselor. He performs stand-up comedy in English and Mandarin. Host Mohammed Magdi catches up with Drew over a shisha session, and they cover everything, from the tales of living in downtown Detroit to creating what's possibly the only comedy club that's part of a church in America.Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://thebackstagehk.com/Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodCheck out Drew Fralick's Blog...2025-06-2356 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#223 - The Secrets to a Successful Marriage Proposal at Hong Kong Disneyland! w/ Jacky NgSingaporean comedian Jacky Ng just proposed to his girlfriend at Hong Kong Disneyland! Host Vivek Mahbubani chats with Jacky about all the creative and clever ways people rent out their public housing units, the Singapore comedy scene, the "shock" of performing in more politically correct markets, and all the secrets to a perfect marriage proposal at Hong Kong Disneyland.Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://thebackstagehk.com/Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodCheck out Jacky Ng's website: https://www.jacky.sg/Follow Mohammed on Instagram: ...2025-06-1648 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#220 - Heard the One About the British Comedian Making Fun of the French? w/Paul TaylorPaul Taylor is an English comedian. He moved to Paris in 2009 and started doing stand-up comedy in 2013. Taylor is known in France for his TV series on Canal+, What the F*ck France, What's Up France?, and Stereotrip, but he got his onstage debut with his show #Franglais. Host Mohammed Magdi and Paul met in Shanghai in 2017 when Paul toured his show #franglais across Asia. In 2025, Paul is touring the world with his new show, "100% in English." We catch up with Paul ahead of his Hong Kong show, and we chat about going viral in France, his time working...2025-05-2656 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#218 - Vivek Took His Cantonese-only Show on Tour Around Australia & New Zealand, AgainWe are back in the studio after more than a month being apart! Vivek Mahbubani is back from his Australia and New Zealand Tour, loaded with stories, rants and coffee! Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://thebackstagehk.com/Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammedFollow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek2025-05-1252 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#215 - Diversity Hub, Hong Kong's First Ethnic Minorities Museum, Is Now OpenWe are back after a quick one-week break as Vivek heads to Australia and NZ for a tour, but we catch up right before he leaves. Big news: Vivek is technically single, and he is taking the opportunity to do the most useless "optimization" tasks. Bakehouse long lines are kind of disappearing? And Christian Action opens Hong Kong's first ethnic minorities museum, Diversity Hub. Check out Diversity Hub: https://www.instagram.com/diversityhubhk/Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hoh...2025-04-0748 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#213 - Firsthand Witness Account of a Tragedy on Cat StreetApologies for the late upload! You might understand why when you listen to this episode.Host Mohammed Magdi witnesses a horrific incident in his neighborhood. He shares the details of his experience as we try to process it. Warning: This episode has many references to self-harm and some graphic details.Dim Sum Daily coverage: https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/26-year-old-woman-found-dead-after-fall-in-sheung-wan/Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hoho...2025-03-2056 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#211 - Ramadan in Hong KongRamadan is here, and we chat all about Ramadan in Hong Kong. Host Mohammed Magdi explains why he believes observing Ramadan is a good practice, while the other host, Vivek Mahbubani, tries really hard to find "cheat codes."
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#210 - All About Chinese Fake MarketsIt's not uncommon for Hong Kongers to cross the border to the mainland to buy some "high copy" luxury items. While fake markets have been around China for a long time, host Mohammed Magdi remembers a time where a huge fake market was located in the middle of Shanghai, selling everything from questionable Beats by Dr. Dre to a flashlight that's also a taser.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#209 - The Art of The Power Spew Ft. Annie LoueyThis episode is not for the faint-hearted! Mohammed Magdi heads to the Philippines for a quick "holiday and a show" with Annie Louey, and boy, oh boy, do they have a rough time. Annie recounts the benefits of a power spew and how Dr. Showbiz always comes to the rescue. And of course, Vivek Mahbubani smugly reminds us all why he doesn't like to leave his house, ever.
Check out the "Cross Border Comedy" documentary from February 20 on YouTube, ABC International, Now TV (Hong Kong), and ABC iView (Australia).
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#208 - We Did Standup Comedy for an Opera Show!Another week, another adventure, and another tale from some of the unusual gigs that we do. This week, host Mohammed Magdi shares the details of a gig he did recently, doing standup for an opera show produced by the Hong Kong Grand Opera, and if that sounds random, that's because it is, but "Standup Opera" is a thing, and you can go see the next one on March 6!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#207 - How Does The Hong Kong Jockey Club Mark Six Lottery Work?On our first episode of the Year of The Snake, Vivek gambles with his luck and cleans his house on CNY, and on the topic of gambling, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Mark Six lottery winner gets over 193 million HKD. How does this thing even work?This episode is not sponsored by Dyson or the Hong Kong Jockey Club!Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollow Moh...2025-02-0554 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#206 - Year of the Snake: Great, Good, or "Unstable & Fluctuating?"Happy Year of the Snake, everyone! As things slow down in Hong Kong and people take the time to spend quality time with their families and loved ones, we chat about a range of topics, including our recent gig hosting The Aftermath's 6th birthday party, Mohammed's dog's recent "panic disorder" diagnosis, and we do a full predictions chart of what kind of Chinese New Year we are going to have. Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a r...2025-01-2949 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#204 - Is Hong Kong Winter a Joke?On this episode we try to find fun things to do in HK when it's "cold", the pros and cons of hiking up to the Peak. Mohammed reviews Tai Ping Shan's newest "Kool" hangout spot review, and we welcome our new patrons! Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fu...2025-01-1552 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#203 - Hong Kong Does New Year's Fireworks Right2025 is here, and with it come new adventures, stories, and reviews from our hosts. Mohammed Magdi sees Hong Kong's New Year's Fireworks show "properly" for the first time, and Vivek Mahbubani hosts a fancy gig at the Four Seasons. Also on this episode, a non-spoiler review of Netflix's new documentary "Don't Die" and Backstage Comedy's "New Material" comedy show. Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollow Moham...2025-01-0649 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#202 - Our Most Memorable Moments of 2024We made it to the end of 2024! We have so much to be grateful for. On this episode, we share our most memorable moments of the year, but before that, Vivek shares his experience getting a haircut at Image Hair Salon. We chat about the new "DCC fees" applied on HK credit cardscards andVivek is not ok but, he's fine. Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedySubscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopodLeave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpodFollo...2024-12-3051 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#201 - The Best Place to Get a Haircut in Hong KongThis episode is the first episode to be recorded in our new video studio. The full video podcast will be available soon on Youtube.
There is no doubt that a lot of goods and services can be very expensive in Hong Kong, especially on HK Island. This week, Mohammed Magdi shares one of his most kept secrets, the best place to get a haircut (for men) in Hong Kong without breaking the bank. Vivek Mahbubani one-ups him by admitting that his mom has been cutting his hair for years!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#199 - Hong Kong Live Shows WishlistAs the brand new Kai Tak Stadium is about to open, we share our wishlist for live shows to see in 2025 in Hong Kong, as well as our favorite live shows we have seen over the years, and the guys realize it took Mohammed Magdi a whole year to process the trauma of his 2024 New Year's Eve gig.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#192 - The Unncessary Luxury of Flying on Emirates Business ClassThe hosts once again jet off to different distinations for different reasons, then come back to the studio to recount their experiences, which couldn't be more different. Vivek Mahbubani flies to London on Emirates business class; Mohammed Magdi flies to Melbourne on Scoot Air economy class.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#190 - Is Gold The Best "Safe" Investment Out There?On this week's episode, we chat about how Hong Kong is one of the most advanced cities in the world, yet somehow, people writing "cheques" to each other seems like a perfectly acceptable thing to do. Then host Mohammed Magdi accidently goes shopping for gold (!) and discovers it's the best investment ever?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#188 - How to Get an Empty Row on the Plane?It's a meaty (and late) episode this week. Vivek reviews "Vission Nine," Vission Bakery's new cake shop. We got through the history of the Laugh Festival all the way up to the huge gala attended by an audience of over 1000 people this year, and Mohammed flies to Egypt last minute, and he may have accidentally started a riot on the plane on the way back to Hong Kong.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#186 - The Legend of Mamahuhu w/Alessio AvezzanoFor many years, Mamahuhu was the go-to channel for cross-cultural video content made in China. Founded by filmmaker and director Alessio Avezzano, Mamahuhu produced numerous viral videos, racked in millions of views, and created a cult-like following amongst a lot of expats in China. Our host Mohammed Magdi catches up with Alessio during the latter's visit to Hong Kong, and they reminisce about the origin of Mamahuhu, some of their favorite moments making the videos, and Alessio's plans for the future.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#185 - One-Year Relationship vs. Eight-Year RelationshipCouple petpeeves? We got plenty. Couples in-jokes. What could be more fun? Mohammed has been with Annie for a year, while Vivek has been with his girlfriend Gloria for 8 years. We compare notes!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#181- Hong Kong Productivity vs. Malaysian "Chilling" w/Kuah JenhanWe sit down with Malaysian comedian Kuah Jenhan, who was performing his show "Noted With Thanks" in Hong Kong over the weekend with Backstage Comedy. We cover a wide range of topics, from Feng Shui, why the Malaysian ringgit seems to be always crashing, to why Malaysians like haggling so much and does Vivek always "get it"?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#176 - We Got Robbed at the Prestigious Westin Hotel in Kuala LumpurMohammed goes on a work trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and comes back with a classic tale of robbery, cover-ups, and Malaysian officials corruption (allegedly!) #justiceformo
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#175 - Do You Sleep With Your AC On or Off?Vivek is feeling under the weather. To cheer him up, we reminisce about some of our favorite childhood memories of watching WWE. Then we get into why he probably got sick and how he can avoid getting sick again, and we narrowed it down to every Hong Konger's favorite appliance, the air conditioner! Then we get into a debate about whether it's better to live in extreme cold weather or extreme hot weather.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#173 - When You Find Yourself in the Same Room as the Hong Kong Chief Executive!Happy Dragon Boating long weekend! We have no idea what a weekend is, what a what a long holiday is, or what day of the week it is most of the time. Vivek had one hell of a gig opening for Jason Leong in front of an audience of over a thousand people in Hong Kong, meanwhile, Mohammed somehow ended up in the same room as the Hong Kong Chief Executive, and the very next day had another rollercoaster of a day emceeing the 50th anniversary of a private member's club!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#170 - "Bubble Gun" Drinks, HK Exam Season and Single-use Plastics Ban Review(This episode was recorded on the weekend when the sun was shining and the weather was nice!)
Hong Kong students are gearing up for exam season. Vivek reflects on his own experience, having gone to a local HK school and now being a regular speaker at both local and international schools. We wrap up the first week of the residency at the Grand Hyatt hotel. Back in April, Hong Kong rolled out the ban on single-use plastics. How is that going?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#168 - A tale of Two Comedy OGsVivek Mahbubani and Chris Musni started off in the world of stand up comedy in Hong Kong at around the same time, but different personalities, obstacles and joke-writing styles have lead them to different paths in the world of comedy. In this episode they go deep into how their comedy fates have differed over the years with Vivek having just returned from his Australia and New Zealand tour and Chris gearing up to take his comedy to another level here in Hong Kong. Mohammed is missing from this episode because he's busy in Australia with Annie Louey performing comedy...2024-05-0756 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#167 - Reviewing Our Reviewers: We Give Zero StarsWe wrap up our run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024 and we sit down to debrief and reflect on the past couple of weeks. Annie and Mohammed's show "Too Haram To Handle" received 3 reviews and they are all wildly different from each other. We go through them one by one, including a review we never read before the episode recording.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#165 - How Comedians Get Ready for Major Festival ShowsRecorded in Melborune, Australia, comedians Vivek Mahbubani, Annie Louey, and Mohammed Magdi are all gearing up for their shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They catch up on the podcast on how they have been preparing, their different ways of promoting the show, and why the "festival club" is a pit of diseases.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#164 - The Risky Business of the Hanging Bamboo ScaffoldingOn this week's episode, Vivek is dealing with handymen invading his house and installing a hanging bamboo scaffolding platform through his living room's window on the xxth floor! The hanging bamboo scaffolding is a pretty common practice in Hong Kong, but there is something particularly dangerous about those hanging ones, not erected from the street level up.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#163 - Visiting the Dentist in Hong KongThis week, we have a classic Ho Ho Hong Kong episode. We discuss new ways emabssies use to rip you off. Both our hosts visit their respective dentists, and we chat about all things dentists in Hong Kong. Vivek has had some banking drama, and Mohammed had to call the SPCA to try to save a bird!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#160 - Navigating Hong Kong's Public Hospital System by Way of Colonoscopy!Hong Kong has the second-highest life expectancy rate in the world. The city's public health care system is one of the direct reasons for that, even though it is becoming increasingly unmanageable. On this episode, we navigate the public hospital system through Vivek's colonoscopy! Although informative and funny, this episode involves a lot of details related to colonscopy procedures!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#159 - Say Mo To Racism in Hong Kong!As Mohammed gears up for his show in Hong Kong "Say Mo To Racism" on Friday, March 1, we take on the topic of racism in Hong Kong. The different forms of racism and discrimination people face in Hong Kong, what are the "origin stories" of some of the racial words used to refer to minorities? and learning to let go of the prejudice of those different from us.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#158 - Happy Valley: A melting pot of cemeteriesThis week on Ho Ho Hong Kong podcast:
Hong Kong had its first Lunar New Year fireworks display since 2020!
Can we convince Taylor Swift to buy Lamma Island?
Being poor is not that bad.
Jeffery Epstein cosnpircacies.
The Happy Valley cycle of life: gamble, heart attack, fancy hospital, CYOC (choose your own cemetry)
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#157- Messi drama and refunds, new Lai See rules and Rod Stewart HK show cancelled!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 on the third day of the CNY? Who is the guy standing with a stack of iPhones outside the Central MTR exit?
Mainland tourists took over Hong Kong, Messi came and pissed off the whole city, and the Rod Stewart HK show...2024-02-1251 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#155 - Heard about the American who sells Chinese tea to the world? W/Jesse AppellOur 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 worldwide.
This episode was recorded at Two Three Comedy Club in Taipei
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#154 - Why has celebrating a country's national day become controversial?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 we propose alternative dates and occasions that can replace January 26.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#153 - An Arab takes a Chinese person to China. What happens next will shock you!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 karaoke hotel, the failures of the Haidelao hot pot chain, and Annie prepares for teaching a women's comedy workshop in Hong Kong.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#152 - We dare you to have a worse New Year’s Eve story!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 comedy career, performing for one of the richest people in the city. It's the ying and the yang of the comedy business—the ups and the downs, the highs and the lows! A tale of two gigs!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#150 - Merry Christmas from Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and beyond!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 left in 2019 but he loses his wallet right before flying out of HK. Grab your mulled wine and strap in for one heck of an episode!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#149 - Falling in love in Hong Kong w/Annie LoueyAustralian 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.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#147 - Hong Kong public transit system is the best in the world!We are back with many tales after a short unintentional break. Vivek went to check out HK Towngas restaurant "CulinArt 1862" and Mohammed went to check out Plaza Premium Lounge at Hong Kong Airport, both using free vouchers. Mohammed went to Melbourne and realized that HK has the best public transit system in the world!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#144 - On Diwali, wild Indian parties and bringing touring comedians into HKIt's Diwali week and we are in a festive mood. We chat about Diwali, call centers, the mysterious Indian man walking around Soho, Vivek auctioning himself off and the process of bringing touring comedians into HK.
One of Indians' top English comedian Daniel Fernandes is performing live in HK Friday Nov 10 for only one night, grab your tickets for this special night of comedy here: https://t.ly/leZMt
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#142 - Is Melbourne really more ’liveable’ than Hong Kong?Mohammed is back from Australia and has a lot to vent about.
Despite Melbourne having the reputation of being one of the most liveable cities in the world, why is nobody working? How is everyone so relaxed and why is the HK public transport system so superior?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#141 - We drove from Melbourne to Sydney and back! w/Annie LoueyOn this very special edition of Ho Ho Hong Kong, we have returning guest and co-host of ABC's China Tonight Annie Louey back on the pod!
Mohammed is currently in Australia visiting Annie, doing shows and traveling around. Annie and Mohammed drove from Melbourne to Sydney and back. They catch up on the podcast to chat about about roadkill, good ol' Australian racism and Annie's career taking off.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#140 - Is Bali still any good?Hong Kongers love their holiday travels. Favorite destinations list include Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Korea. Bali, Indonesia? Not so much. Luckily one of our hosts Mohammed has been to Bali multiple times and after his last trip there and his first one since the pandemic, he comes back with a full report. Should you visit Bali?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#138 - Make Singapore Fun Again! W/Singaporean comedian Jinx YeoJinx Yeo is one of the top standup comedians out of Singapore. He was nominated "Best Comedy" at the Fringe World Awards 2018. We chat to him about HK vs. Singapore, white people being offended on behalf of minorities and his weirdest gig ever performing for the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#137 - How is Hong Kong so unprepared for a black rainstorm?Only a few days after typhoon Saola ravaged through Hong Kong, claiming some trees and forcing expats to cancel their dinner reservations which caused them big distress, we get hit with the longest black rainstorm alert ever recorded in Hong Kong, causing yet more expats to cancel their junk boat parties, which made them really upset. How is Hong Kong so unprepared for the heavy rainfall?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#136 - All about the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalBeginning with just eight companies of performers in five venues, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (known as “the Fringe”) is now the biggest arts festival in the world, and welcomes tens of thousands of performers across over 250 venues every August. Our host Vivek Mahbubani just came back from his first time visiting and performing at The Fringe and we get a full report.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#135 - What is it like to run your own startup in Hong Kong?Both our hosts are self-employed. Vivek Mahbubani runs two companies. He runs Hallf of Laughs with Comedian Tim Chan and he also has his own company representing himself. Mohammed Magdi owns and runs Backstage Comedy.
This week we get into all the nitty gritty of what it means to have your own startup in Hong Kong, the day-to-day life of running a one-man company and why "being your own boss" may not as freeing as it sounds.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#134 - Why Hong Kongers can’t have nice things w/Cassi ThomasBy now we can comfortably say that Hong Kong is back to normal, and by normal we mean bizarre news and most of us complaining about our first world problems. While most of the world is still reeling from an economic crisis and feeling its effect on a daily basis, we are getting on boats to get way too close to see a whale who was unfortunate enough to lose its way and come to our shores. This week we have a returning favorite guest Cassi Thomas (the mastermind behind Chaotic Hong Kong Expats) to talk about Hong Kongers...2023-08-1453 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#133 - Why you should hire a comedian for your next party!The Hong Kong comedy scene is picking up a lot of steam these days, it's not unusual now to find 3 different standup gigs happening on the same night! This week we chat about managing our time running between gigs, the dynamics of doing shows for corporate events and office parties, how to set up your office party for a comedy show and why your next company event should be a comedy show!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#132 -Why you should never break up fights in Hong Kong clubs w/Tim ToOur guest this week is Chinese Canadian comedian Tim To. He is one of the fastest rising stars in The HK comedy scene. Tim has led a very interesting life before he started doing comedy, from owning a bar and a Chinese buffet in Toronto at the age of 20 to getting arrested in Hong Kong for trying to do the right thing, the man has endless stories and he is thoroughly entertaining to chat with.
Get tickets to Tim To's headliner show Aug 3: https://t.ly/pGQRQ
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#131 - When an audience member becomes the comedian w/Bryan BentleyOur guest this week is comedian Bryan Bentley. Before starting doing standup, Byran regularly attended live standup shows. He would always sit in the front row and quite often the comedian on stage would recognize him from a previous show. One day Bryan decides to take the leap and try his hand at standup himself. We sit down with Byran to chat with him about being a leap taker/getter, being sober and his obsession with David Goggins.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#130 - What to do in Hong Kong when it’s freakishly hot out?Hong Kong has been having a pretty brutal heatwave (it's also T8 the day this episode drops). Seems like every summer now we see the same headline "This is the hottest July HK has seen since Julius Caesar". This week we ask our indoors expert and notorious outdoors hater Vivek Mahbubani on what the hell to do when it's this hot out? What are the cool indoor entertainment options in Hong Kong?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#129 - Egypt is the best country in the world to be a tourist in right nowWe are back with a classic episode of travel tales, air travel failures and Chinese airport shenanigans. Mohammed takes the lead on this one as he recounts why he had to buy three different airplane tickets to make his show in Singapore on time, then he goes home to Egypt for the first time in 5 years on a trip that wasn't drama free because of course. But then the tides completely turn and he's met with many pleasant surprises in his native country. This one is a doozy!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#128 - ”Vivek entertains himself”This week Mohammed flies to Egypt for family duty and we just couldn't get our schedules to align before his flight so Vivek finds himself all alone in the studio and you, our dear listener, get a very high concentrated dose of Vivek-ness. Vivek covers everything from "A week in the life of a comedian" doing gigs and balancing personal matters to reaching the point in your comedy career where the comedy performance itself is the easiest part of the show! Then he tries to guess what Mohammed could be doing in Egypt then he finally runs out of to...2023-06-2650 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#127- Why is Bakehouse so damn good? With Managing Director Liam ColletteIf you ever pass by Soho or go up the mid-level escalator, it's highly likely you're familiar with the delicious bakery smell. You know that bakery smell so good it makes you think "whatever this is, I want it" and it draws you in like a zombie. Well, that's Bakehouse. The darling of Hong Kong bakeries and the uncontested champion in our opinion. We chat to Bakehouse Managing Director Liam Collette about the story of Bakehouse, his journey from Australia to Hong Kong and what the most underrated item at Bakehouse is.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#126 - We are officially certified to operate the Genie GS-1930 Scissor Lift within PMQ premises!As we gear up for Dr. Jason Leong's sold out shows this Saturday at PMQ, there are so many moving parts to producing a comedy show, one of those parts is the light fixtures and their position on the ceiling. Turns out, you can't just get up to the ceiling via a Scissor Lift if you wanna adjust the lights yourself, you need a certificate! So, we took the training and we are now officially certified, only within PMQ premises!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#125 - How to scam the ”recruitment” scammers w/Garron Chiu & Annie LoueyIf you have been living in Hong Kong fore more than a few months, there's a very high chance you received one of those "recruitment" Whatsapp messages asking you to complete a survey or offering you a part-time online job for easy money, and if you thought "well, that's too good to be true" you are correct. It's a scam. Luckily Hong Kong comedian Garron Chiu took it upon himself to not only expose the scam but also scam the scammers back! And it was as glorious as it sounds. He joins us this week to tell us all...2023-06-0554 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#124 - Hong Kong performance venues: the good, the bad and the really bad.Our hosts Vivek Mahbubani and Mohammed Magdi have combined experience of more than 30 years in live performance, and when it comes to Hong Kong venues they have a lot to say. We go through all kinds of performance venues this city has to offer, a bit of their history, what they have to offer and what is wrong with them, then we get into the really weird ones. Did you know there was a venue in Sai Kung that had a public pathway cutting right through it?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#123 - Vivek is accused of plagiarizing his most popular joke from himself!Vivek's viral video continues to blow up on Instagram and with that came a lot of wanted attention, some unwanted attention and some bizarre interactions. Vivek got accused of stealing the joke from someone, only to find out the person he's accused of stealing from is himself! Mohammed to return to Singapore for a headliner show next month and we announce a bunch of new cool stuff coming up!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#122 - On hell gigs, going to the wrong airport and tripling your IG followers w/ Ollie HornWe are back after a quick one week break and we have a stacked episode this week with our guest comedian Ollie Horn. Fresh off performing two headliner shows in Hong Kong, we catch up with Ollie on his transition to a fulltime plus-size person and a fulltime pro comedian. Mohammed and Ollie remember the one time Mohammed performed in Fukuoka, Japan with OIlie then Mohammed went to the wrong airport, missed his flight then somehow missed his flight again and Vivek shares how he tripled his IG following (from 6K to well over 20K now by the time...2023-05-161h 09
Ho Ho Hong Kong#121 -Why did Malaysia’s best comedy club get shut down by the government? W/Kavin JayKavin Jay is one of the biggest standup comedians in Asia and the star of the Netflix special "Everybody Calm Down". We catch up with Kavin ahead of his Hong Kong show at PMQ and we cover everything from comedy politics, to how he thinks Hong Kong has changed since his last visit then we get into the details of what the hell happened at Crackhouse Comedy Club in Kuala Lumpur that caused the Malaysian government to shut it down and permanently ban its owner from ever holding any (!!) business license in KL.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#120 - Andy Curtain talks funny business in MelbourneThis week we have a classic Ho Ho Hong Kong episode with our OG hosts Vivek Mahbubani and Andy Curtain. Recoded in Melbourne, Vivek and Andy talk everything Melbourne Comedy Festival related and the bright future lying ahead for the Asian wave of comedians.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#119 - Doctor-turned-comedian Jason Leong prescribes laughter over medicineVivek speaks with Doctor-turned-comedian Jason Leong from Malaysia during his Melbourne stop of his Brain Drain World Tour 2023. They discuss how Jason keeps evolving his comedy career after having 2 Netflix specials that he suspects were sold wayyyy below market value and why Vivek will never pick Jason up from the airport despite being his Hong Kong show's producer. Catch him live in Hong Kong on 17 June 2023 by getting your tickets at https://HongKong.JasonLeong.My on or after 18 April 2023 when tickets are on sale despite this episode coming out on 17 April 2023....because timing is everything in comedy, unless you're...2023-04-1732 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#118 - How gossiping about Zac Efron’s sex life can land you on the front page of the DailyMail w/Andy CurtainBack in 2019, Andy Curtain and Vivek Mahbubani started this very podcast you know and love. In 2021, Andy moved on to do bigger things like running tours for the biggest comedy stars on the planet, and he also moved on to do cooler things like being in a viral video talking about Zac Effron's sex life. We catch up with Andy on how his life has been in his home country of Australia, the state of live entertainment in a post-Covid world and we riminess about moving from Shanghai to Hong Kong to build The Riff comedy club.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#117 - Who travels first class on the Hong Kong MTR?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?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#116 - Art Basel is back in Hong Kong and Art Central is not in Central!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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Ho Ho Hong Kong#115 - Is Happy Valley Wednesday Racing the most fun thing to do in Hong Kong?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...2023-03-2051 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#114 - An average day for the busiest standup comedian in Hong KongVivek 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.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#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!
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.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#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 for their own failures.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#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 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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Ho Ho Hong Kong#110 - Vivek turns to a superhero and Mohammed has another visa adventureIt'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!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#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 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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Ho Ho Hong Kong#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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Ho Ho Hong Kong#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 lot of solid advice.
Mohammed also got locked out of his friend's house at midnight with the dog inside the house and he tries to make it back in and the story ends unsurprisingly with the cops showing up.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#105 - Turns out trolling banker wankers is easier than you think! w/John BuckmanWe 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 has in common with many Hong Kongers (and Mohammed!) is his displeasure with banks and bankers in general. While most of us are happy with laughing at memes about banker wankers, John decided to do something about it, way before memes were...2023-01-1034 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#101 - When is the best time to donate your organs? With Dr. Krishnaa MahbubaniFamily drama alert! Vivek's sister made it to Hong Kong literally a few minutes before her PR expired, we take the opportunity to catch up with her with one simple goal in mind: Understand what she does for a living.
Dr. Krishnaa Mahbubani tries her best to dumb it down to us, and before you judge us, here's one of her bios:
Krishnaa completed her PhD in Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University, and after a period there as a Post-doctoral scientist, moved to the Department of Surgery as a research associate and is applying her...2023-01-021h 00
Ho Ho Hong Kong#100 - Special outdoors episode at Sun Yat-sen Memorial ParkWe made it to episode 100! Yup, we can't believe it either. For the 100th episode, we pack our equipment and head to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun. We riff on everything happening around us at the park, chat to a couple of people, Vivek gives an update on his sister's dramatic journey to come back to HK from the UK before her PR expires, and we launch our YouTube channel!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#99 - Flight ban is finally lifted, then airlines started getting banned!You get a ban, you get a ban, and you get a ban!
This week on HK shenanigans: The government lifted the flight ban on 9 countries then immediately banned Emirates Airlines far a week. Everyone in HK is getting a "goodie bag" from the government, Vivek's sister might be able to come back to HK after all. We try and fail to not about the Oscars and we have an announcement about next week's 100th episode!
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#97 - The government is set to ease the restrictions. What would a ”relaxed” Hong Kong look like?HK CE "feels" like Hong Kongers' tolerance for the harsh anti-epidemic measures is "fading" .. after more than 2 years. So she said they would review the policies and ease up some of the harsh measurements over the next few days. We try to jump the gun and predict what would the new "relaxed" HK be like.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#96 - Hong Kong spent 150 million HKD on an emergency alert system that almost gave everyone a heart attackThis week on HK shenanigans, the government decided to use their swanky emergency alert system (which reportedly costed 150 million HKD) to send everyone in the city an emergency alert to their mobile phones. Was a rogue Russian nuclear missile on the way to kill us all? Did someone escape their 5-star staycation at the luxurious resort of Tsing Yi isolation facility? Is there a hamster on the run?
We also get into our HK pet peeves, why Vivek hates the outdoors and why we don't fact-check anything we say.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#94 - Everyone in Hong Kong is jumping ship!Hong Kong just saw the highest number of its residents ever leave over the course of a week, over 27,000 residents, locals and expats left with one-way tickets with no plans to return. With the government doubling down on its Covid zero policy, mass testing is about to roll out, we're still here trying to deal with whatever is coming our way. Vivek's sister is trying to come back from the UK with no luck, Mohammed can't leave as moving his dog out of HK has become extremely costly, and somehow the world just gotten a whole lot worse with...2023-01-0251 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#93 - Why is Hong Kong handling the Covid situation so badly?Under the current restrictions, it's illegal for us to have a guest in our studio (Vivek's living room), so we take this opportunity to discuss what went wrong with Hong Kong's handling of the pandemic.
There has been a lot of frustration and confusion in the community about how badly the Covid situation is being managed, we try to understand why that happened, how we got there and our insane ways to stay sane during these difficult times.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#82 - When the joker is sicker than the jokeOn this very special episode, Mohammed's voice is suspiciously different, Vivek chats with "Mohammeded" on how comedians like any performers need to sometimes do shows when they're not feeling 100% but unfortunately, they cant have an "under study" or have a "substitute"... unlike other artforms, they are the art itself.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#81 - Mohammed Before Comedy!Vivek has a big announcement to make regarding his ongoing Facebook page saga, then we delve into part 2 of the "Before Comedy" series. This time it's Mohammed's turn. What was life like in Egypt when he was growing up? Way before the 2011 revolution, the move to China and taking up a career in comedy?
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#77 - SEOs, Bridging data science and digital marketing with Aloha Group co-founder Ivan LeungVivek has a huge announcement to make then we get to our guest Ivan Leung.
Ivan is the co-founder and GM of Aloha Online, one of Asia's leading SEO solutions and digital marketing technology providers. Ivan gives us a crash course on what SEOs really mean and how any business could improve its Google ranking by following very simple steps. We go into the "science" of Google rankings, what you're really seeing on the first search result pages.Vivek makes a huge announcement then we get to our guest Ivan Leung. Ivan is the co-founder and GM...2023-01-0258 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#76 - Vivek Before Comedy!We take a break from having guests on this week and we fly solo. The original idea was for us to talk about what our lives were like B.C. (Before Comedy). We started with Vivek and boy did he have a lot to say. Vivek has had a pretty wild journey even before ever doing standup. In fact he has had so much happen that we didn't have time to share Mohammed's B.C. stories, we will definitely get into that on a later episode though!
Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you: Vivek B.C.2023-01-0248 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#73 - Psychic Entertainer Stuart Palm on performing Mentalism and Reading Mo and Vivek’s tawdry futures.Stuart Palm is an international psychic entertainer, artist, hypnotist, illustrator, seer, reader, mentalist and father. He joins us to talk about his upcoming show “World of Wonders,” his new tarot cards “Palm’s Oracle”; the amazing variety of uses for Hypnosis, and performing Mentalism in Hong Kong and around the world.
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Ho Ho Hong Kong#66 - Emily Tan and Vivek Mahbubani on fighting cancer, self care and mental health.Emily Tan is a health & fitness professional, co-founder of aerial arts & pole dance academy Viva Vertical, host of Body Blaze TV series, presenter of fitness education and performer of aerial dance - these were all proud titles before the title of “cancer fighter”, which led to “mental health advocate” and founder of the podcast Tackling Minds (www.tacklingminds.com)
Emily shares her story with our hosts, going through the range of emotions of finding out she has cancer to chemotherapy and learning self care and to put things in perspective. Vivek shares his own story of fighting cancer a...2023-01-0251 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#58 - Andy‘s break and the latest on the standup scene, with Mohammed MagdiMo joins the pod to announce he is taking over hosting duties with Vivek for the next little while.
The standup scene is pumping along at the moment, and the guys talked about some massive shows coming up.2023-01-0251 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#47 - The story of why Mohammed fled to ChinaThis is the original interview Andy did with Mohammed Magdi in Shanghai 2015. Mo's story of leaving the political strife in Egypt to live in northern China is genuinely insane.2023-01-0249 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#44 - We have shows again (maybe)!! With Mohammed, Vivek and Andy altogetherWe finally try to solve the mystery, are Mohammed and Vivek different people??
Shows are back on in HK, or actually we're not even sure anymore. We've had two weeks of shows and with cases popping up everywhere, who knows.2023-01-0246 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#34 - New year, new Vivek. Find out what happened to the missing funnyman2020 was tough for a range of reasons and Vivek had to take a step back from the pod when his health took a serious turn for the worse. Here's what happened and where he's at now.2023-01-021h 03
Ho Ho Hong Kong#21 - Organised crime on the streets, with Mohammed MagdiA drive by shooting outside Mohammed's apartment took out the windows of a restaurant last week. He also saw machete wielding gangsters running from police in a nearby park, and a little further away a Triad was shot in his car sitting in traffic.
The presence of organized crime in the streets is real and can be seen on a weekly basis, we talked about how some of it works.2023-01-0244 min
Ho Ho Hong Kong#17 - The future of us, with Mohammed MagdiAndy and Mohammed were let go from the comedy club last week. They walk through their long history of destroying comedy clubs and scenes and what's in store for them next.
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