Kung Fu Komedy

China’s most famous foreigner Dashan’s (大山) back and the man’s on a mission. He’s aiming to produce the world’s first full-Mandarin comedy special and take it on tour. He joined in the Kung Fu Komedy Club grand opening and it’s clear he’s well on the way. We had a chat about he’s plans to make […]

In which wolves are fought and a nerd wormhole is traveled down ...

Turner Sparks co-founded Kung Fu Komedy with Andy and is currently one of the top headliners based in Asia, recently coming 2nd in the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival. To celebrate the opening of the new club this week, the guys decided to sit down and open up a bit on how they work together […]

In which our heroes head out in search of the missing ornithopter, and a rival ...

Dylan Byrne is without doubt one of the major characters making Shanghai a hotbed of culture. He cofounded and owns Shanghai Tattoo, the parlor at the forefront of China’s newfound craze to get inked. And he recently opened Doc Guthrie’s, an old-school barber shop which serves straight razor shaves with straight whiskey. Dylan gave us […]

In which things come to a head and Seyda innovates ...

Stephen Yas is the GM of a major architectural firm in China. He graduated from Oxford before spending years creating buildings in the Middle East, at times caught in the conflict there. In his spare time he races Porches and he’s now on a mission to make the world a better space, building mega-structures that […]

In which our heroes enter the grove of the poppies and Hjani exits her mind ...

DC Benny’s a heavy hitter in the Mecca of comedy, New York City. He was a finalist on NBC’s Last Comic Standing and worked on both The Chris Rock Show and The Cosby Show. The man is a storytelling wizard and he gave us the tale of his first break on TV thus launching his […]

In which the party meet a legend and lead an assault ...

Andrew Bull is the quintessential China expat with an epic story that started in the 60s. He invented the iconic Chivas and green tea whiskey drink that defines Chinese nightclubs. He ran Kylie Minogue’s first ever live performance globally, the nightclub which made the 80s HK scene famous and huge shows for artists including Oasis, […]

In which the horses remain unmolested and Dennis gets a talking to ...

Sal Haque – aka Skinny Brown – is a sitar-playing TV presenter by day, and by night he’s a music producer compiling sounds from all around the third world. He’s got a fascinating back story moving from Canada, to Karachi, to Brazil and to China. Each month he brings together his finds and has epic […]

In which there is a leg in someone's hand ...

In which our heroes search a crypt complex and battle ghouls ...

Wil is a living, breathing comedy monster. He wrote for Chappelle’s Show, appeared in Chris Rock’s latest flick Top Five, tours with the Wayans Brothers and is the house MC at the world famous Comedy Cellar in NYC. We talked about his battle with weight and how he turned his life around, and he shared […]

In which our heroes arrive at the scene of the raid and discover an ancient burial mound ...

David Laris is one of Shanghai’s premier restaurateurs. His eponymous restaurant Laris at 3 on the Bund won the Miele Guide Best Restaurant in China and 8th Best in Asia. He is the brains behind The Fat Olive, The Funky Chicken, Yucca, The Chocolate Room the list goes on and on. And he’s a force […]

In which our heroes come across an ambush on the road ...

Sharul and Rishi are two of the top comedians in Singapore, described by one magazine as “Singapore’s power couple”. They’re touring China with Kung Fu Komedy and we had an old yarn about Singapore’s booming comedy scene, sharing the stage and the future for comedy in Asia. Today’s track is Elastic Heart by Sia. Thanks […]