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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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01:08:53

#98 - Hong Kong to cut quarantine for inbound...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

As of April 1, Quarantine for travelers coming into Hong Kong will be cut to 1 week, which means we can probably start making plans for some summer travels! We chat about our favorite travel destinations, share some fun traveling stories and what would our first trip ideally look like. Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow Vivek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/funnyvivek/

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52:22

#97 - The government is set to ease the restrictions....

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

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. Spot Mohammed's dog on HKFP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbJ9lvNOsWw/ Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on

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59:21

#96 - Hong Kong spent 150 million HKD on an emergency...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

This 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

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50:23

#95 - Hong Kong hits a new peak of over 50,000 Covid...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

It's week 3 of no-guests allowed in our studio thanks to Covid precautions and restrictions, and we go all out on this one. We discuss everything from bananas to weird fruits that no one is buying, the new "The Batman" movie (no spoilers!) and HK hitting a new high of over 50K Covid infections in a single day to the lady who decided to give the MTR door a nice wipe with her tongue*, a cool hack we discovered at the HSBC ATM machine, flossing and a lot more general HK absurdity. *No microphones

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51:18

#94 - Everyone in Hong Kong is jumping ship!

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

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

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55:13

#93 - Why is Hong Kong handling the Covid situation...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

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. Leave us a review:

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54:03

#83 - The world of pro photography with top Hong...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Photographer Justin Lim has been featured by Instagram as a "Suggested User", and his work has been highlighted by VSCO, 500px, Flickr and more. As a result, he has collaborated with numerous brands on their social media branding, Influencer/KOL content creation and visual identity. Clients in this space include Omega, Tumi, MR PORTER, DJI Global and many others. Across his various social media platforms, he recently passed 100,000 followers. We chat with Justin about the world of photography in HK,

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55:38

#92 - Save The Aftermath! With co-founder Kyle Haynes

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

With HK gov insisting on chasing "zero Covid" policy no matter how unrealistic it is and how devastating it has been to the local businesses, we are seeing so many of our favorite businesses and venues disappear. Too many to count at this point. We decided to do everything we could to save our most favorite venue in Hong Kong, The Aftermath. The Aftermath is an awesome live music/performance space, a great hang out spot/super cool bar right in the heart of Central, and just like all other F&B

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01:07:12

#91 - What would make us pack our suitcases?

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Happy Year of The Tiger everyone! We're taking a break from having guests on this week and we do the long awaited Ask Us Anything episode. We asked our listeners on social media and on the podcast WhatsApp group to submit any questions they want to us to answer and we got many interesting questions. We answered them all, ran long had a lot of fun. We answer questions like: How do we get along and what it's like managing the podcast? What would make us pack our suitcases? How does political

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49:45

#90 - The rise and fall of La Rotisserie with...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Another one bites the dust. La Rotisserie, a staple of the Hong Kong F&B scene since 2012, decided to pull the plug on all its branches on Jan 7, 2022. La Rotisserie was famous for its moderately priced roast chicken – a staple family-style dish in France. We sit down co-founder with Jerome Carlier to talk about the decision to shut La Rotisserie down, the challenges facing the F&B business in Hong Kong recently and how to make a perfect roast chicken in a small home oven! Leave us a review:

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01:04:40

#89 - How did American lawyer Samuel Bickett end up...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

In December 2019, American Lawyer Samuel Bickett was leaving Causeway Bay MTR station when he saw a couple of older men in plain civilian clothes beating up a teenager with a baton. He tried to stop them and ended up getting arrested and charged with assaulting a police officer despite the men repeatedly saying that they're not police officers. He ended up spending over 2 months in a Hong Kong maximum security prison and he's now out on bail waiting for the next hearing. We sit down with Sam and get

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46:51

#88 - Comedian-turned-pastor Drew Fralick

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Comedian Drew Fralick was among the first wave of the OG China-based standup comedians. He performed standup comedy all over mainland China in both mandarin and English! Drew is still the only comedian to win both of Asia's biggest standup comedy festivals, China and Hong Kong! Drew moved back to his home state of Detroit a few years back but his passion for comedy has never changed. He recently became a pastor at his church, so we catch up with him via Zoom to try to understand how can one make the

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01:03:47

#87 - The highs and lows of living in Hong Kong with...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Bugs Harpley and John Buckman have a true success story. They are the power couple behind Decent Espresso , over the years, John has founded multiple companies including Magnatune online music service supporting independent musicians get their revenue share, BookMooch: An online community for exchanging used books. John is also a Member of the Advisory Council for the Open Rights Group and he is the former Chairman of the Board of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) We chat about their love for

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47:27

#86 - How Hong Kongers’ holiday traditions changed...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

It's a new year folks! Happy 2022! For the first episode of the year, we decided to make it a thing and have comedian Garron Chiu back on for the new year's episode! If you remember last year Garron was also on for the 2021 NYE special! This time we chat about how much has the holiday traditions changed over the years in Hong Kong, from Hong Kongers' favorite holiday destinations back in the day, to "glamping" during Covid and why comics don't exactly enjoy working on new year parties! Follow

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56:49

#85 - Christmas special with Icelandic comedian Kári...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

For Christmas this year, we have Icelandic comedian Kári Gunnarsson on, we chat about "Icelandic Santa" , how we celebrate Christmas in our respective cultures and we make very poor attempts at pronouncing "Eyjafjallajokull" Facebook group for Bohol Typhoon Relief: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boholtyphoonrelief To donate to Bohol Relief Operations from Supertyphoon Odette: https://donorbox.org/immediate-relief-operations-for-the-homeless-of-valladolid-loboc Follow Kári Gunnarsson on

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48:14

#84- A sketchy job with SCMP cartoonist Harry Harrison

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

Harry Harrsion needs no introduction, if you have been in Hong Kong for more than a couple of months, you must have come across one of his drawings. Harry is the principal cartoonist for the South China Morning Post, his work appearing six days a week. We chat with Harry about his new book "Add Ink: Cartoon Chronicles of Life in Hong Kong", his beginnings, his influences, his "sketchy" office and if the constant political changes affect his work. buy "Add Ink" here:

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47:17

#82 - When the joker is sicker than the joke

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

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

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59:58

#81 - Mohammed Before Comedy!

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

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

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01:01:04

#80 - What‘s the deal with comedians and depression?...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

"All comedians are depressed", "Good comedy has to come from a dark place", "tragedy+time=comedy" are among some of the most common phrases you hear thrown around in the comedy world, but are any of them actually true? And why does it seem to be a pretty common narrative in the comedy world? We ask our guest: psychotherapist and one of Hong Kong's top mental health counselors, Tim Hoffman. Check out Tim Hoffman's website here: https://www.hoffman-counselling.com/ Follow Mohammed on Instagram:

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59:37

#79 - How a friendly chat with HK‘s most wanted man...

Ho Ho Hong Kong ·

2023/01/02

At nearly 5am on Tuesday October 12, 2021 a taxi carrying a foreign passenger drove along Queen’s Road West and the 50-year-old taxi driver in the vehicle was suspected of arguing with the passenger for some reason. The foreign passenger then used a hard object to hit the neck of the driver which resulted in injuries. In order to escape, he got off the car and fled. The passenger then got off the vehicle and continued to attack the taxi driver before he finally collapsed. When the taxi driver was

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