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Ho Ho Hong Kong

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
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
233
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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#93 - Why is Hong Kong handling the Covid situation so badly?

#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 pandem…

00:55:13  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#83 - The world of pro photography with top Hong Kong-based photographer Justin Lim

#83 - The world of pro photography with top Hong Kong-based photographer Justin Lim

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 …

00:54:03  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#92 - Save The Aftermath! With co-founder Kyle Haynes

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

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 venu…

00:55:38  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#91 - What would make us pack our suitcases?

#91 - What would make us pack our suitcases?

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 Wh…

01:07:12  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#90 - The rise and fall of La Rotisserie with co-founder Jerome Carlier

#90 - The rise and fall of La Rotisserie with co-founder Jerome Carlier

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 pri…

00:49:45  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#89 - How did American lawyer Samuel Bickett end up in a Hong Kong prison?

#89 - How did American lawyer Samuel Bickett end up in a Hong Kong prison?

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 …

01:04:40  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#88 - Comedian-turned-pastor Drew Fralick

#88 - Comedian-turned-pastor Drew Fralick

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 comedi…

00:46:51  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#87 - The highs and lows of living in Hong Kong with John Buckman and Bugs Harpley

#87 - The highs and lows of living in Hong Kong with John Buckman and Bugs Harpley

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 servic…

01:03:47  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#86 - How Hong Kongers’ holiday traditions changed over the years with comedian Garron Chiu

#86 - How Hong Kongers’ holiday traditions changed over the years with comedian Garron Chiu

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 …

00:47:27  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#85 - Christmas special with Icelandic comedian Kári Gunnarsson

#85 - Christmas special with Icelandic comedian Kári Gunnarsson

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 prono…

00:56:49  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#84- A sketchy job with SCMP cartoonist Harry Harrison

#84- A sketchy job with SCMP cartoonist Harry Harrison

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 Ch…

00:48:14  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#82 - When the joker is sicker than the joke

#82 - When the joker is sicker than the joke

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% b…

00:47:17  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#81 - Mohammed Before Comedy!

#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 whe…

00:59:58  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#80 - What‘s the deal with comedians and depression? With psychotherapist Tim Hoffman

#80 - What‘s the deal with comedians and depression? With psychotherapist Tim Hoffman

"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 …

01:01:04  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#79 - How a friendly chat with HK‘s most wanted man led to his arrest with ”Tracy”

#79 - How a friendly chat with HK‘s most wanted man led to his arrest with ”Tracy”

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 …

00:59:37  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#78 - From bean to bar with Conspiracy Chocolate founders Celine Herren and Amit Oz

#78 - From bean to bar with Conspiracy Chocolate founders Celine Herren and Amit Oz

Conspiracy Chocolate makes high quality small batch craft chocolate from bean to bar. They use cacao beans from a single farm in Vietnam and process slowly and manually over 5 days to retain the natu…

00:54:44  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#77 - SEOs, Bridging data science and digital marketing with Aloha Group co-founder Ivan Leung

#77 - SEOs, Bridging data science and digital marketing with Aloha Group co-founder Ivan Leung

Vivek 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 provider…

00:58:10  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#76 - Vivek Before Comedy!

#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 …

00:48:50  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#75 - The reality of Thailand‘s ”Sandboxes”, surviving HK quarantine and why ”The Expatriates” is a terrible book with Chaotic HK Expats‘ Cassi Thomas

#75 - The reality of Thailand‘s ”Sandboxes”, surviving HK quarantine and why ”The Expatriates” is a terrible book with Chaotic HK Expats‘ Cassi Thomas

Cassi Thomas AKA Chaotic Cassi is proper "HK famous", she runs a massive Facebook group called "Chaotic Hong Kong Expats" with more than 18000 members. We catch up with her about her recent trip to T…

00:52:39  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#74 - The state of dog rescue in Hong Kong, with Sai Kung Stray Friends founder Narelle Pamuk

#74 - The state of dog rescue in Hong Kong, with Sai Kung Stray Friends founder Narelle Pamuk

Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation (SKSFF) is consisted of a group of volunteers who rescue stray, abandoned, sick and injured dogs to provide them with medical care and rehabilitation. Every dog that…

01:01:16  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
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