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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

All Episodes

46:07

#118 - How gossiping about Zac Efron’s sex life can...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/04/11

Back 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

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44:48

#117 - Who travels first class on the Hong Kong MTR?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/04/04

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? Tickets to Vivek's Cantonese show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival here:

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45:27

#116 - Art Basel is back in Hong Kong and Art Central...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/03/27

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? Leave us a review:

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51:11

#115 - Is Happy Valley Wednesday Racing the most fun...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/03/20

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

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52:05

#114 - An average day for the busiest standup...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/03/13

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 tip" on how to hail a cab anywhere in the world and we bring back our TV show recommendations segment. Get tickets for the March 30th show here:

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01:04:13

#113 - HONG KONG IS FINALLY MASK FREE! (but most...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/03/07

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. Buy

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46:05

#112 - Is ”Hello Hong Kong” the best we can do?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/02/27

"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. Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on

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50:48

#111 - Hong Kong had its first big-name stand up...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/02/20

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

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56:36

#110 - Vivek turns to a superhero and Mohammed has...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/02/13

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 sitting on, and of course it's another visa adventure. Strap in! Cover graphic copyright ZONTA CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES II Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on

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53:54

#109 - All about Hong Kong nightlife with HKClubbing...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/02/06

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 HK. Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow

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52:50

#108 - Hong Kong’s best tourist attractions in 2023!

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/30

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. Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed

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53:23

#107 - Mohammed’s mom flew to Hong Kong a few hours...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/22

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! 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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48:25

#106 - What to do when your family visits Hong Kong?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/16

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. Subscribe to

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34:55

#105 - Turns out trolling banker wankers is easier...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/10

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 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

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01:17:16

#104 - What the hell happened in Hong Kong over the...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/03

Happy 2023 everyone! We are back. We made it through, well .. kind of. This is more of a #yolo episode but hey we are back with a stacked episode, catching you up on everything that happened in Hong Kong over the last few months, as well as catching you up on our updates as well. So many news stories, fun moments and ridiculous HK shenanigans to get through. It's good to be back! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3va7Hbn Leave us a review:

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50:18

#103 - Hong Kong is opening up (for real this time!)

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

The city seems to be opening back up for real! Quarantine for inbound travelers continues to be only one week (3 days if you're flight crew!), restaurants are allowed to run up to 10 pm (yay!?), some stand up shows are back. We have a classic episode discussing it all, we catch up on the standup gigs we did recently did, from Sai Kung to Soho House, the upcoming CE "elections" and the new Batman movie (no spoilers!) Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3va7Hbn Leave us a review:

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01:01:40

#102 - The reality of Shanghai lockdown with Jorge...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Shanghai is still under arguably the world's most strict Covid lockdown since the pandemic began. Some residents have been locked inside their apartments for over 50 days. Amid news of food shortages, internet censors taking down posts of frustrated citizens, Shanghai residents are keen to have their voices heard. We talk to Jorge Castellanos, standup comedian based in Shanghai. Jorge owns two businesses, he's married to a Chinese citizen and has been in lockdown in over a month now. Sounds of

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01:00:40

#101 - When is the best time to donate your organs?...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Family 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

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53:16

#100 - Special outdoors episode at Sun Yat-sen...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

We 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! Check out Tuners Sparks on tour if you're in Melbourne or Sydney: https://www.turnersparks.com/ Pre-order Ben

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56:36

#99 - Flight ban is finally lifted, then airlines...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

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! Check out Kareem Abdul-Jabbar substack on the Oscars drama: https://bit.ly/3jjuagZ Comedian

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