Categorie: Ho Ho Hong Kong

#194 – Hong Kong Stories with Rachel Smith

Hong Kong Stories is a group dedicated to the art of storytelling in Hong Kong. They focus on telling true, first-person stories live, on stage, without notes, and in front of an audience. They run regular workshops and produce over 12 live shows per year (when pandemics do not interfere). They are holding a big […]

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#193 – Dry Bar Comedy and Cruiseship Shows w/Dwayne Perkins

It’s a comedy-heavy episode with our guest, touring comedian Dwayne Perkins. We chat with Dwayne about the Hong Kong vs. Singapore audience, what Dry Bar Comedy is, cruiseship shows, Netflix licensing deals, and Dwayne shares some amazing stories about working with the legendary Patrice O’Neal.    Check out Dwayne Perkins wbsite: https://dwayneperkins.com/ Follow Dwayne Perkins […]

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#192 – The Unncessary Luxury of Flying on Emirates Business Class

The 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.   Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to […]

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#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?   Get […]

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#189 – The Great Flat Iron Steak Conspiracy

Did a Flat Iron Steak/Burger joint take over your favorite neighbourhood joint? Are you wondering where they all came from? How they popped up in Soho out of nowhere? You’re not alone! It a typcial Ho Ho Hong Kong fashion, we chose to do zero research, and instead, we dove into the deep end of […]

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#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 […]

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#186 – The Legend of Mamahuhu w/Alessio Avezzano

For 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 […]

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#185 – One-Year Relationship vs. Eight-Year Relationship

Couple 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!    Get tickets for Backstage Comedy shows: https://linktr.ee/backstagecomedy Subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hohopod Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod Follow Mohammed on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theothermohammed/ Follow […]

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