He Said, She Said

今天维州州长发话了：墨尔本将取消5公里这个外出距离的限制了，希望大家的工作和生活也快快回到正常的轨道上，更加希望单口喜剧场子也尽快开放营业。 这八个月的隔离，真的是一言难尽。不过我也苦中作乐，利用这段时间采访了15位散居在世界各地的单口相声演员，通过2020共建战友情。 这一季以在墨尔本的中国单口相声演员Sean的采访开始，以在上海的中国单口相声演员Lee的采访结束，也算是给第一季画下一个圆满的句号，给自己留下一个美好的回忆。 2020虽然很糟心，但是只要希望还在，总还是有动力的。 In this last episode, I interviewed a Chinese stand-up comic Lee Yi, who performs in both Chinese and English in Shanghai. It is intriguing to know his comedy journey and his struggles as a comedian in China. The audio is in mandarin Chinese. XOXO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

About second season and upcoming third season!

What is our guest comedian doing during this crazy lock-down? What is it like for comedians to have a less stressful approach on comedy gigging? What is like doing stand-up comedy in Brazil, New Zealand and Melbourne? Sounds intriguing? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Michele da Costa, a stand-up comedian and online gamer. Michele is originally from Brazil but she has lived in New Zealand for more than 15 years, and about a year ago, she moved to Melbourne. Now she is "enjoying" the miserable second lockdown with all Melbournians while developing her hobby about online gaming. xoxo HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What is our guest comedian doing during this crazy lock-down? What is the comedy scene like in the southwest part of China? What is his perspective of doing comedy in China? Sounds intriguing? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Dan Russell, a stand-up comedian and showrunner. Dan is from the U.S., and has been living in China forever. He has been active in China comedy scene for a long time. He is running comedy shows in two major southwestern megacities: Chengdu and Chongqing. You can follow him on instagram @danrussell7857 for the show updates. xoxo HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When and who first started stand-up comedy in China? Any BEEF? What is the South African comedy scene like? What is Trevor Noah's place? What are the challenges of doing stand-up comedy in China, like submitting your scripts to the culture bureau for review? Sounds intriguing? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Ian Badenhorst, a stand-up comic, a DJ and a manager. Ian is from Durban, South Africa, and has been living in China forever. He has been active in the China comedy scene for the past five years and now he runs the Attic room in Shanghai. You can follow him on instagram @ianbadenhorst xoxo HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lock-down to stop ourselves banging our heads against the wall? What are comedians' comedian and their favourite jokes? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Richard Meneses, a young Canadian backpacker exploring stand-up comedy in Australia. You can follow Richard on Instagram @richmenes5 for his updates and shows. XOXO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is the last episode of the first season. First season was planned two years ago so this was recorded two years ago with the other nine interviews of foreigners living in the US. The guest Yang Li in this episode is a good friend of mine and a super smart and hard-core feminist. She grow up in China and went to the US after middle school. She has experienced culture shock, racism and discrimination based on the skin tone yet she survived all of those. Now she is thriving in what she loves to do. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lock-down to stop ourselves banging our heads against the wall? What are comedians' comedian and their favourite jokes? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Mike Herd, a Scottish musician and stand-up comedian in Shanghai. Mike is also co-running Comedy UN in Shanghai, China, and you find their recent events on Facebook @comedyUNshanghai XOXO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lock-down to stop ourselves banging our heads against the wall? What are comedians' comedian and their favourite jokes? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Peng Dang, a standup comedian based in Texas, U.S. He grew up in Hu Nan, China, and went to the States as an international student. He is currently working as a full-time standup comedian touring around the country. You can follow him on instagram @pengdangcomedy. And you can watch his half hour special here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0Knr6e7hQg&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0JOquy6BIZQJ-ctuHdDvpZb_NkednMAjkD2VEm0NJ7clwbuSDWgDdtNe4 More read about Peng Dang https://www.centraltrack.com/humor-us-peng-dang-is-putting-on-for-his-culture/ Chinese comedians referred in this interview: Northern China's style of cross-talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShXAGV7cyzw Peng's favourite HuNan local comedians: Qi Zhi and Da Bing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV_oZNAagDI My favourite Sichuan local comedian: Li Boqing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vAlEAFWiE --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chien-yu Liu has a JD from Georgetown University and definitely a legit intellectual and ambitious Asian student. Get ready for a short but insightful interview with Chien-yu and hear their stories and perspectives as an international student and expat living in the U.S. Stay Safe xoxo --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lock-down to stop ourselves banging our heads against the wall? What are comedians' comedian and their favourite jokes? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, hold your class, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Abbie(American), Maren(French) and Olga(Estonian). /// You can find Abbie on Twitter: abbieasr and Instagram @abbiesr Maren on Instagram @maren.whitt Olga on Instgram @olgaloitsenko Stay Safe HH Sponsorships: on for this episode --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lock-down to stop ourselves banging our heads against the wall? What are comedians' comedian and their favourite jokes? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Zolo, a bilingual Mongolian stand-up comedian, Youtuber, Podcaster and rapper based in Ulaanbaatar. Follow him on instagram @zolocomedian, and check out his Youtube channel for more entertainment. https://www.youtube.com/c/ZoloShow/featured Link to his music video mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqLrp1b7Nvo&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ehUO4iQeiU&feature=youtu.be --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lock-down to stop ourselves banging our heads against the wall? What are comedians' comedian and their favourite jokes? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, coffee up, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Amna Bee, an expat comedian based in Melbourne. She has lived in Pakistan, Canada and Australia, and all of those play an important role in her materials. Follow her on Instagram @amna.bee.comedy for more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Grace was born in Indonesia, went to Australia for school. After high school, she went to the States to further her study.  She is like millions of other third culture kids, she is struggling with her identities and romance; however she seizes the day by singing, modeling and is committed her passion to non-profit work. Her story is unique and intriguing. Follow her on instagram @gracenagia for her journey. "Third culture kids are individuals who are raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years. " -- Wikipedia Stay safe and stay positive XOXO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mrs. Q. Warnock, the former Miss Qianlei Li, started her online dating journey in 2014 and found the love of her life at the end of 2016. She has gone on 42 first dates and has got her heart broken multiple times before realizing the right way to go about online dating. She now lives happily with her husband in Northern Virginia. You can find her on instagram @urnotqianleili and her newly released Swipe to The Altar: Your 10-Step Roadmap to Finding True Love Online on Amazon and Barns and Noble. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

OMG!!!! Finally I got the chance to talk to THE ANDY! It was absolutely an honor and treat, and I cannot wait to share this episode with you all! How did standup comedy start and evovle in China and Asia over the past ten years? What is like to work with comedy giants like Dave Chappelle? How is Australian standup comedy scene like compared to other countries? What advice does Andy have for upcoming comedians? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, hold your class, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Andy Curtain, head of comedy for Live Nation in Asia & general manager of the Riff Hong Kong comedy club. You can find Andy on Instagram and Facebook @andycurtain, and subscribe to his new podcast on Facebook page Ho Ho Hong Kong for his recent updates and post-covid shows. "Andy's comedy is electric." - TimeOut Magazine "Always funny and insightful." - Jim Gaffigan "A strong set." ★★★★ - Beat Magazine xoxo HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lockdown to stop ourselves banging our heads to the wall? what are their favourite jokes so far? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, hold your class, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Bjarni the Magic Viking, an Icelandic standup comedian and magacian. You can find more about him and his perfomance updates on Facebook The Magic Viking or his website http://www.mrmagic.is/. XOXO HeHe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lockdown to stop ourselves banging our heads to the wall? what are their favourite jokes so far? Curious or just bored? Loosen up, hold your class, enjoy this interesting podcast interview with Lucy (British), Julien(French) and Gary(Singaporean) . Wanna know more about what are they up to? Please go to Lucy's comedy page lucybest.com and subscribe to her mailing list via the contact page, you can also find her Twitter @quietlyliv; you can also find Julien on Instagram @julienfurnace; while Gary choose to remain as unsung hero. XOXO HeHe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lockdown to stop ourselves banging our heads to the wall? what are their favourite jokes so far? My first impression of Eric, a handsome tall Canadian comedian and it is turned out Eric is a "typical" super-friendly handsome tall Canadian who teaches English in Beijing and is addicted to stand-up comedy like most of us. Summed up in my words, Eric is a FUCKING awesome comic and human being. Even though I only shared limited amount of days with Beijing comedy circle, I got tremendous help and camaraderie lookout from him. If you want to know more about his comedy in Beijing, China. Please go ahead and listen to this interview with him! You can also follow him on Instagram @ericselley for the latest updates. XOXO HeHe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

What witty banter and juicy stories do you expect when you have a roomful of comedians sharing their journey, struggles and anecdotes? What are comedians doing during the lockdown to stop ourselves banging our heads to the wall? what are their favourite jokes so far? I friended Sean on Facebook through another comic before I moved to Melbourne this year. Sean was very kind to introduce me to the Melbourne comedy scene and we become friends since day one. I finally got a chance to talk to him about his passion, struggle and interesting stories along the way of pursuing a future in stand-up comedy(coz I am curious). If you are like me curious about his comedy journey, please follow him on Instagram @sean_diao. And make sure you check out his unique Podcast as well anchor.fm/sean-diao XOXO HeHe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

She is smart She is pretty She is compassionate She travels around the world Now she is the US trying to figure out the nitty gritty about Americans In this episode, I interviewed my bestie Diana for her journey and her POV on dating, racial issues and identities. Hope you enjoy it too. XOXO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

My guest for this episode was Myra. She was born in Pakistan and grew up in both Pakistan and England with her family. She went to the US for her master's degree and stays there for work. Currently she is working on improving education system in the developing countries. It was such a joy to work with her and became her friend. Myra is a very good public speaker and you can find her give speeches at numerous professional occasions. I felt so happy to have her on this podcast to share the life as an expat living and working in the States. In this episode, you will hear us talk about our professional & personal lives, resentment against catcalls, comments on comedian Aziz Ansari's story during Me Too movement and racial issues in the US. I hope you will enjoy it. xxoo HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I started to chat with He Fangzhou on Instragram before we met because we have the same passion for comedy.He went to Canada to study mathmatics but fell in love with standup comedy. His pro life in Canada is divided between hitchhiking to comedy gigs and performing at various clubs across Canada. This episode was recorded in a public park during my visit to Toronto in 2018. His performance at Yuk Yuk comedy store was much fun. During my interview, I got to know he started to do comedy full-time just after one year into comedy. I did not realize how much a comic could improve if one started to do this full-time until I met with him again last year in Beijing. I was amazed and shocked by his performance and control of stage. I think that his experience made me finally decided to quit my job and move to Melbourne to pursue comedy full-time. I have so much respect for Him. As English learners and expats, we have so much common takes on various topics. I hope that you will enjoy this episode as well. XXOO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I started to learn standup comedy at Arlington Public Library through their free introdcution to Standup comedy back in 2016, and that's where I met Arun Rama, who started his comedy a year earlier than me. He was invited back a guest speaker to our class to introduce us to the comedy ciricle of DMV. Arun is from India and he has been living in the States for 14 years. Now he is a hot pick in Texas. I just saw his Facebook posts about his four-year standup comedy anniversary. I hope this episode brings back his memory of early years of the grinding. Enjoy XXOO HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I got to know Tee when I joined the washington dc comedy writer weekly meetup event. He was so witty and funny, and his observational writing was always on point. So I invited him for a quick chat to share some of his experience and thoughts on comedy and life as an immigrant in the US in general. Here you go, and enjoy this episode with a glass of dry wine. xoxo HH --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Three awesome DMV comedians in this episode are (then status): Fernando was a Dominican American who moved to the States when he was a teenager; Tristan was from South Africa but had lived in the UK for a long time then moved to the States for his lovely American wife and now very active in standup comedy; and our funny bilingual comedian Vanessa who was from Cameroon, worked as a threpist. She lived in Baltimore with her boyfriend. All of us are doing standup comedy and trying to improve and grow as comedians to represent our voices and break stereotype. We touched upon a lot of edgy issues such as racial topics, gender topics, immigrant comedians' perspectives and life as a comedian in general. The vibe and chemistry of this episode is just fabulous. I listened to this episode many times and it just brings me so much life and laughters. I hope it will light up your day as well. xoxo He --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app