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Ho Ho Hong Kong

Mohammed Magdi and Vivek Mahbubani

Everything you need to know about Hong Kong. Each Monday local comedian Vivek Mahbubani and Egyptian comic Mohammed Magdi dive into something great about the city.

comedy stand-up

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54:11

#138 - Make Singapore Fun Again! W/Singaporean...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/09/17

Jinx 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 Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod Leave us a review:

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48:55

#137 - How is Hong Kong so unprepared for a black...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/09/10

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? Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our

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51:45

#136 - All about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/09/03

Beginning 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. Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our

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54:22

#135 - What is it like to run your own startup in...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/08/20

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. Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows

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53:56

#134 - Why Hong Kongers can’t have nice things...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/08/13

By 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

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56:32

#133 - Why you should hire a comedian for your next...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/08/06

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! Get tickets to Backstage Comedy live shows here: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our

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57:43

#132 -Why you should never break up fights in Hong...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/07/30

Our 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 Get tickets to the Backstage Comedy

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55:42

#131 - When an audience member becomes the comedian...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/07/23

Our 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. Get tickets to the Backstage Comedy live shows

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51:17

#130 - What to do in Hong Kong when it’s freakishly...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/07/17

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? Get tickets to the Backstage Comedy live shows here: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our

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01:02:02

#129 - Egypt is the best country in the world to be a...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/07/09

We 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! Get tickets to the

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50:16

#128 - ”Vivek entertains himself”

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/06/25

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

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01:00:51

#127- Why is Bakehouse so damn good? With Managing...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/06/18

If 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

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49:16

#126 - We are officially certified to operate the...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/06/11

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! In other news, Vivek is performing a show in a movie theater for some

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54:18

#125 - How to scam the ”recruitment” scammers...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/06/04

If 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

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52:46

#124 - Hong Kong performance venues: the good, the...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/05/29

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? Get tickets to June 8 show at Basehall in

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54:16

#123 - Vivek is accused of plagiarizing his most...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/05/21

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! Get tickets to Mohammed's show in Singapore on June 20 here: https://masala20june.peatix.com/ Leave us a

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01:09:19

#122 - On hell gigs, going to the wrong airport and...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/05/16

We 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

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01:11:10

#121 -Why did Malaysia’s best comedy club get shut...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/05/01

Kavin 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

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40:03

#120 - Andy Curtain talks funny business in Melbourne

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/04/23

This 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. Check out Andy's podcast This one friend here: https://apple.co/40Xee8a Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on

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32:44

#119 - Doctor-turned-comedian Jason Leong prescribes...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/04/16

Vivek 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

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