Kung Fu Komedy

Morten Fausbøll is the director of a trading company which connects Africa with China. He’s also a Danish comedian, and a KFK original who was in our first ever stand up show almost 6 years ago. He leaves China today, so we sat down to talk about his 10 year journey, but ended up going […]

In which a mind flayer is battled, and taints somehow come into it … Last episode … well a lot happened … … the party rowed into the slavers’ secret harbour under cover of dark and saw that they had been tipped off, they got aboard a warship guarding the beach landing. They tried to […]

Andy Wang is an American third degree Brazilian jiujitsu black belt making him one of the highest ranked jiu jitsu black belts of Chinese descent, in the world. He was on season 5 of the US TV show Ultimate Fighter, competed in the UFC, fought around Asia, and is now living in Beijing as a coach, playing […]

In which the battle starts in full, and Mantou … Last episode Seyda found Lemons, he was strapped to the top of the main mast. She rescued him lovingly. Hjani knocked out Jani Kitu in revenge, for fun, kind of. Darkness fell and the heroes got into a small rowing boat to scout the harbour. […]

By day Drew Fralick’s a mental health counselor in the Chinese public hospital system, and by night he’s a globetrotting comedian. He’s been in China for the better part of a decade and has some amazing stories along the way, like the time he met Hillary Clinton. Today’s track is No One Knows by Mark Ronson. […]

In which the assault begins, and fire is played with … Last time, our heroes had taken on a challenge. Aaron Greenstone, formidable knight and leader of Aertelis challenged them to trial by combat. Seyda stepped up and wiped the floor with him. Following that, the Knights of Aertelis were honor bound to assist the […]

In which Aertelis is explored and lemons are lost … Last episode, our heroes arrived at Aertelis, a religious colony near the coast, at the edge of the desert. Its leader, knight Sir Aaron Greenstone, turned out to be devout and authoritarian. He demand that the party submit to a zone of truth, for fear […]

Ben Wood is the architect who imagined and created Shanghai’s iconic commercial district, Xintiandi. He was a jet fighter pilot who went on to work on some major projects, and is responsible for much of today’s Times Square in New York City. He also revealed me how dangerous it is to be in every high […]

In which Aertelis is found and honor is fought for … Last episode, the battle with the sea monster continued. Caravel Apples was destroyed and Bjorn was unable to rescue the prisoners, his initial charm and daring being undermined by his cocky streak. Seyda was on hand to rescue him. The battle was won and […]

Anson Chen is an incredible magician and the owner of Bund 18, home of Bar Rouge, Mr & Mrs Bund as well as other Shanghai F&B institutions. And he’s about to launch a new show in Shanghai called Lost in Deception (get tickets here). We talked about his journey into magic and how he was brought away from […]

Dwayne Perkins was listed as one of Rolling Stone’s top five comics to watch, just released a Netflix special and was a correspondent on The Jay Leno Show. We caught up in his hotel in Shanghai after his China tour with KFK, and got into a long conversation about trust, and what we’d like to […]

In which the sea monster battle concludes and lemons are found … Last episode Billicus dosed Jani Kitu with magic mushrooms and then the party questioned the captured cleric. He claimed to be on the run from his order, having seen a vision of the city of his masters coming to this world by sorcery. […]

In which ships are named and sent into battle … Last episode our heroes returned to their ship, having explored the jungle temple and found the mind jammer. Anchored further off the coast was another slaver ship with the anti-theophanite flag. The heroes boarded the ship and battled the crew. After the ship was taken […]

Stephen Wright (not the iconic 80s comedian) is an advertising exec and video producer who worked in Shanghai on big projects for Disney, Ford and Exxon Mobil, just to name a few. He’s the first guest we’ve had who has properly moved on from China, and had a really insightful take on life inside and […]

Turner Sparks is the founder of Kung Fu Komedy and after a frustrating turn of events in his soft serve business, he’s made the leap to New York to pursue standup. We talked about his path forward and how it can be doing business in China. Today’s track is Are You Gonna Go My Way […]

Andrea Jones-Rooy’s been on the podcast before. She’s a professor at NYU with a PhD, a professional circus performer and a standup comedian. Since her last episode, she’s jettisoned from her safe career path in academia, moved to New York and is focusing on her performing. Andrea says she’s quickly discovering that chasing dreams can involve […]

Chris Baker is finally on the podcast! He’s a comedian, a teacher at a high-end international school, the winner of the China International Comedy Festival this year and the target of most of Joe’s impersonations. He’s lived a life in some weird expat bubbles and we caught up with him in New York to hear […]

In which a ship is boarded and and old frenemy is met … Last episode our heroes were deep in an ancient temple, beyond the bone grotto, in the jungle. The stolen book told of the ‘mind jammer’ being there. After navigating some deadly traps, they got the mysterious item … which turned out to […]

In which a trap filled temple is raided and vomit is produced … Last episode, the party continued to fight a fearsome troll. It rended and ripped our heroes, while Bjorn nonchalantly checked out the treasure in advance. Despite its regenerative abilities, they won the day and defeated it. Asthripter, their new Lizard Man friend, […]

In which the troll fight concludes and a temple is discovered … Last episode, our heroes met the Cordylus, a race of lizard men from the jungle island Arrowhead. They were friendly and on the trail of some renegades from their own people. Their captain, Asthripter, offered to guide them into the bone grotto, a […]