Kung Fu Komedy

Weber is responsible for writing such screenplays as 500 Days of Summer, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns and upcoming films The Masterpiece and Our Souls at Night. This episodes is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store here: itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8

Graeme’s a photo journalist who has travelled the globe and found himself in what most people would call the wrong place at the wrong time. He was in Bangkok and got caught up in the Redshirt protests, and was in Sierra Leone when the ebola pandemic broke out. He’s now a creative manager at the […]

Our hosts begin by talking about the brutal attack they have been subjected to on their Itunes reviews page. Once they get over that incident, Turner describes an eventful 5 minutes he had recently on the streets of The East Village and then they bring in their guest, comedian Audrey Murray (@ACMwrites), to talk about her […]

Last episode, our heroes emerged from the underground and prepared to cross a sketchy rope bridge out to the side of the monolith. As they prepared to cross, the wounded blue dragon appeared to exact revenge. Bjorn managed to jump onto its back, but Seyda shot it with an arrow, sending it smashing through the […]

Archie Hamilton’s a major music promoter in China. His company Split Works played a huge role growing the music industry in Asia, bringing out a jaw-dropping run of acts including Jason Mraz, Ludacris and Steve Aoki. He organizes the JUE | Music + Art Festival in Beijing and Shanghai, the Echo Park Festival, and the Contemporale […]

Last episode our heroes entered the hall below the temple and found their way blocked by a portcullis and pit. The walls were marked with wide bore holes that maybe provided a way through. They crawled in and discovered a nest of Carrion Crawlers, large worm like creatures that feed on the dead. They fought […]

Turner and Michael begin by reviewing Turner’s first ever visit to America’s heartland; a Whole Foods in Manhattan. Next the guys welcome their lawyer Blue Shirt Esq. who scares the living hell out of them by adding up the amount of money the podcast is costing them in potential legal fees. This episode is sponsored by […]

Daniel’s at the forefront of the exploding Indian comedy scene, and a genuinely original comics. He’s a force of nature on and off stage, and truly passionate about what he does. We talked about how the scene started there, how it compares to China, and how he runs the gauntlet of censorship. Today’s track is Paper […]

Turner and Michael open by lamenting the negative press they are receiving everywhere, from their lawyer Blue Shirt to commenters on their Itunes reviews. They then welcome Irish-American comedian Des Bishop to talk about his life as an Irish celebrity and his time filming a television show and hanging out with Turner in China.

Peruvian chef Eduardo Vargas is a bit of a celebrity on the F&B scene in Shanghai. He’s the man behind one of the city’s longest running foreign restaurants, Azul, and so many other staple joints like Osteria, iiiiit! and Brasa Chicken. It takes a lot of cahones to survive in this city that eats restaurants […]

The guys start by recounting their disastrous “Lost In America” moments on Halloween and then welcome Venmo Founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail (@Iqramband) to the podcast to find out why he bought a shirt off of Kaplan for $1,000. They also discuss the origin story for Venmo, his new project Ense and why he wants to buy […]

Last episode our heroes faced down two Illithid in the breeding chamber, with Billicus in wild shape as a gorilla. Gorillicus tipped the battle their way by using one mind flyer to hit the other. After the fight, they saw the whole sick process of ceremorphosis drawn out on the walls as grotesque murals. Then […]

Elyse Ribbons who is the ultimate make-you-feel-terrible-about-your-Chinese foreigner. She has an MFA in Peking Opera, founded the Cheeky Monkey theater company that was at one point the second biggest privately owned theater company in Beijing, hosts a nationally syndicated radio program, China Radio International’s Laowai Kandian, is currently the CEO and Founder of the charity […]

This week comedian Joe Schaefer joins the guys to talk about his experience dating in America after 12 years living abroad. Turner and Kap also announce their new sponsor, fill out Turner’s California voters and have their worlds turned upside down by a surprise ending. This episode is sponsored by Lips By Ense, available in […]

Kyle Grooms just completed a tour of China and he’s the real deal. He wrote and starred in Chappelle’s Show, was in Chris Rock’s hit movie Top 5, and is a regular at the Comedy Cellar in New York. We had a great chat about doing shows around the world, and about what happens when you […]

In which gorilla action happens and the cosmos is faced … Last episode our heroes ventured inland and traversed a volcanic hellscape. They found a massive excavation that revealed a long buried monolith, the same as the one they saw back in Kikathra. A dread black temple of obsidian sat at the edge of the […]

James Sing is a restaurateur and raconteur like no other. His family has a long, turbulent history with China. And yet he still moved back here to start the long-standing Australian restaurant Kakadu. Today’s track is Living on Mars by Johnny Utah and the Utards. Thanks for listening

This week Turner gets “Lost In America” during his trip to an American style Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn and Kaplan reviews his best man speech from his brother’s wedding. Finally, as money gets tight the guys reach out to their parents to sponsor the podcast.

In which our heroes journey on and a great pep talk is given … Last episode the battle ended in a rout. But as their overall victory unfolded, the party had to face down a mind flayer on the battlements. It reduced Bjorn to a gibbering wreck then floated into the air. Hjani killed it […]

Holistic health coach Lizzy Schieffelin is founder of Shanghai smoothie company Lizzy’s All Natural. She is at the forefront of a flock of ambitious western F&B entrepreneurs upping Shanghai’s food game, and an even smaller crew who fill up the city’s many farmer’s markets. And she had an unexpected take on keeping healthy here. Today’s track […]