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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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#73 - Psychic Entertainer Stuart Palm on performing Mentalism and Reading Mo and Vivek’s tawdry futures.

#73 - Psychic Entertainer Stuart Palm on performing Mentalism and Reading Mo and Vivek’s tawdry futures.

Stuart Palm is an international psychic entertainer, artist, hypnotist, illustrator, seer, reader, mentalist and father. He joins us to talk about his upcoming show “World of Wonders,” his new tarot …

00:36:53  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#72 - The Tattooed Fairy Godmother of The HK Rock Scene, Chris B

#72 - The Tattooed Fairy Godmother of The HK Rock Scene, Chris B

(aka Rock Mum, Goddess of Rock and even “Godmother of Rock”)The driving force behind The Underground (https://undergroundhk.com/). Described by Time Magazine as “Chris B—the tattooed fairy godmother …

00:49:37  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#71 - Jordan Leung (@69ranch) embracing the influencer life.

#71 - Jordan Leung (@69ranch) embracing the influencer life.

Comedian Jordan Leung (better known by his online alias 69ranch) moved back to HK from the US when Covid hit, then he started hitting up the comedy circuits here, then he blew up on social media. His…

00:49:37  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#70 - Chairman of FinTech Association of Hong Kong, Ben Quinlan

#70 - Chairman of FinTech Association of Hong Kong, Ben Quinlan

Ben Quinlan is the Chairman of Fintech Association of Hong Kong, CEO and Managing Partner of Quinlan & Associates, Adjunct Professor at AIT School of Management, Conference Ambassador for Hong Kong T…

00:47:15  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#69 - Hong Kong‘s most prolific standup writer, Chris Musni

#69 - Hong Kong‘s most prolific standup writer, Chris Musni

We continue on our journey of catching up with the city's top standup comedians, and this week we have Chris Musni on. Chris is Hong Kong's most prolific standup writer, one of the OGs of the standup…

00:53:22  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#68 - Comedy writing, workshopping jokes and a ”MoOpenMic”

#68 - Comedy writing, workshopping jokes and a ”MoOpenMic”

We are flying solo this week with no guests and a whole lot of nerding out on comedy. From our different processes of writing jokes to refining bits at open mics and how we come up with ideas for jok…

00:52:36  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#67 - Comedy Central‘s Garron Chiu on Nicole Kidman skipping Hong Kong quarantine

#67 - Comedy Central‘s Garron Chiu on Nicole Kidman skipping Hong Kong quarantine

This week we're back on the comedy train, with one of Asia's top comics and comedy powerhouse Garron Chiu. We discuss the recent talk of the town in Hong Kong: Nicole Kidman skipping HK quarantine to…

00:54:09  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#66 - Emily Tan and Vivek Mahbubani on fighting cancer, self care and mental health.

#66 - Emily Tan and Vivek Mahbubani on fighting cancer, self care and mental health.

Emily Tan is a health & fitness professional, co-founder of aerial arts & pole dance academy Viva Vertical, host of Body Blaze TV series, presenter of fitness education and performer of aerial dance …

00:51:49  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#65 - Simon Wilson, the mastermind behind The Grounds and The Lawn, HK‘s biggest events during Covid

#65 - Simon Wilson, the mastermind behind The Grounds and The Lawn, HK‘s biggest events during Covid

Like many others, Simon Wilson lost his job due to Covid, and unlike many others, he didn't "wait it out", he went on to create Hong Kong's biggest and most successful event in HK since Covid started…

01:06:56  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#64 - Andy‘s final episode

#64 - Andy‘s final episode

Andy's on the pod for one last time, he hands over the podcast to Vivek and Mohammed as he talks about his reasons for leaving the pod, why he left HK and what his new gig is, his plans for the futur…

00:43:58  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#63 - The stories of HK‘s traditional tradesmen with Sunset Survivors author Lindsay Varty

#63 - The stories of HK‘s traditional tradesmen with Sunset Survivors author Lindsay Varty

Lindsay Varty, author of Sunset Survivors and former professional rugby player sits down with Vivek and Mohammed to talk about why she embarked on a journey to document Hong Kong's last tradesmen and…

00:55:07  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#62 - Lebanese food, life and reality with Beyrouth Bistro‘s Charbel Assaf

#62 - Lebanese food, life and reality with Beyrouth Bistro‘s Charbel Assaf

If you've ever partied in Hong Kong, you've definitely walked by Beyrouth Bistro or ordered food at 3 in the morning there.

Listen to one of Beyrouth Bistro's partners Charbel Assaf talk about his li…

00:52:56  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#61 - The magic business, with mentalist Anson Chen

#61 - The magic business, with mentalist Anson Chen

Anson Chen's a world-class illusionist and mentalist, reading minds all over the planet.

He explained his journey from Taiwan to HK to Shanghai. How he learnt from the world's top magicians. And the …

00:59:11  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#60 - Behind the scenes at a comedy show

#60 - Behind the scenes at a comedy show

Mo and Vivek spilled the beans on what it takes to run a comedy show. What exactly happens back stage? What's all that noise at the back of the room? How do they handle all the egos?

And most importa…

00:52:44  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#59 - The world of food, with Jen Balisi from Indulgent Eats

#59 - The world of food, with Jen Balisi from Indulgent Eats

Jen Balisi is a proud Filipina-American based in HK, and a legit trail-blazing food influencer.

We talked about her journey from blogging in New York, to pursuing her passion of dining, travel and re…

00:52:39  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#58 - Andy‘s break and the latest on the standup scene, with Mohammed Magdi

#58 - Andy‘s break and the latest on the standup scene, with Mohammed Magdi

Mo joins the pod to announce he is taking over hosting duties with Vivek for the next little while.

The standup scene is pumping along at the moment, and the guys talked about some massive shows comi…

00:51:29  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#57 - Sustaining Hong Kong, with sustainability expert Dr Merrin Pearse

#57 - Sustaining Hong Kong, with sustainability expert Dr Merrin Pearse

Hong Kong's got an unreasonable amount of people living in unreasonably small spaces. And Dr Merrin Pearse's on a mission to make the metropolis continue.

Pearse was described as an urban vigilante f…

00:46:24  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#56 - The neutering of Hong Kong, with author Antony Dapiran

#56 - The neutering of Hong Kong, with author Antony Dapiran

Antony's (@antd) become the resident podcast voice on all things political.

Since he last visited, the crackdowns on Hong Kong have been unrelenting and severe. Including vast arrests, mass bail deni…

00:48:18  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#55 - HK‘s television industry, with TV star Vicky Chan 陳偉琪

#55 - HK‘s television industry, with TV star Vicky Chan 陳偉琪

Vicky Chan 陳偉琪 is a well-known face around Hong Kong, having played Jenny on the hit TVB series Come Home Love: Lo and Behold (愛·回家之開心速遞).

She was also previously crowned Miss HK, and separately Miss…

00:51:48  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
#54 - Capturing Hong Kong‘s diversity, with Dear Hong Kong co-founder Oskar Valles

#54 - Capturing Hong Kong‘s diversity, with Dear Hong Kong co-founder Oskar Valles

Dear Hong Kong is a well-known photo book featuring inspiring people from different countries, all living in Hong Kong, and their contribution to the city. You can check it out here.

The stories are …

00:51:51  |   Mon 02 Jan 2023
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