Kung Fu Komedy

Last episode our heroes arrived at stash village. It was actually little more than an abandoned beach camp. They did find a journal, though, which indicated that anti-theophanite clerics had gone inland from here to find a mysterious artifact. The party decided to head inland, up river, into the rain forest. They reached an inland […]

In which our party head into the jungle … Last episode Hjani lost it. Our heroes emerged from the portal onto a small rocky island in an unknown sea. They went down to the bay and fought a group of slavers, led by the anti-theophanites. Billicus took out half of them with an entangle spell, […]

Jud Wilmott is a Shanghai based American filmmaker and an old expat China hand. Jud founded Willmountain Films, making ads for brands like Coca Cola, GE and Budweiser, and he’s got an intimate understanding as to how hard it is getting projects done in the Middle Kingdom, while having the chance to work with big […]

In which graves are literally danced on … Last episode the party discovered the portal used by the evil anti-theophanites to enter the lands around Kikathra. As per the mission, they entered. Suddenly they were no longer in the far south, surrounded by a blizzard in winter … but on a small rocky island, in […]

Robin Williams described Brad as “Prozac with a head”. Brad’s just finished a tour with KFK and has made a name for himself with appearances on the Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. We had a chat about finding the line in comedy and how places like China develop your material. Today’s track is Conga by Gloria Estefan. […]

In which a whole new country is visited … Last episode our party met Billicus the druid and they all set off for the anti-theophanite portal, to see where these evil clerics and their minions had been coming from. Winter was in full swing and they flew the golden ornithopter thought a blizzard. They arrived […]

Ned Kelly is the general manager of That’s Magazines and the man about town who’s headed That’s Shanghai for almost 8 years. Ned got hooked on Shanghai and brilliantly lied his way into the world of journalism. Since then he’s landed epic interviews like the time he met Keith Richards. Today’s track is Uh by Fujiya […]

In which Billicus arrives and a new quest begins … Last episode our heroes took part in the battle of Linake Raka, a small but well-trained force attacked, to take the town back from Prince Kalas Whiteblade, who had already blown himself up, in style. The party took down an enemy champion and then stormed […]

Michelle Garnaut is a living legend and an expat pioneer in the true meaning of the words. She’s created not one but three iconic restaurants across China, and has a story unlike any we’d heard before. She might be best known for the restaurant M on The Bund, which has been around for a mind-bending […]

In which the battle is won, but by who … Last episode, our heroes prepared for the assault on Linake Raka. They instructed the underground to stay out of the fight and focus on getting all the civilians safe. Then Hjani insisted on going to see Prince Kalas himself, and got told to be a […]

Dvir Bar-Gal is an Israeli photographer, documentary maker and tour guide who is on a mission to rediscover and shed light on Shanghai’s forgotten Jewish history. He’s spent the last 15 years locating and storing Jewish graves scattered around the city and he runs a fantastic street tour on the history of the Chosen People […]

In which the battle begins, despite Hjani’s best efforts … Last episode our heroes arrived back at Luna Nami, fortress on the northern frontier. There they were reunited with the lowly shed guard, now lowly sentry. He ran them a nice hot bath, and lots of time was spent there … and inhibitions were in […]

Simon Cockerell has been to North Korea over 150 times. He’s the GM of Koryo Tours, a company which pioneered Western tourism in the 90s to the most isolated country on earth. Despite a modicum of modesty, he knows more about the country than almost any non-North Korean and even hung out with Dennis Rodman […]

In which baths are taken and exes are met … Last episode our heroes busted their ornithopter out of the ancient city, that had appeared from the ether after they activated the monolith. The ornithopter was guarded and the guards had set a trap. They had to fight their enemy the dread priest Agonosvos again. […]

Logan Brouse is the owner and big personality driving the self-proclaimed upmarket dive bar, Logan’s Punch. He was previously the bar manager at the one of the city’s best known nightclubs – M1nt – and had some juicy stories including the night there was a melee among the F1 teams involving Lewis Hamilton. Today’s track is […]

In which our heroes bust out their ornithopter again … Last episode our heroes discovered an autopsy room used by Gop and the aranea, then decided to leave the monolith altogether. When they arrived, the valley below was empty save for snow, but after activating the ancient tower a city warped back to this dimension, […]

Kyle Long owns UnTour Shanghai Food Tours (check out their new website), a tour company so good it’s one of the top things to do in the city. His team is also behind the fantastic Glutton Guides. We talked about his journey into the world of food, and his Herculean bike ride across the US and SE […]

In which our heroes leave the tower of discrimination and look for their ornithopter … Last episode the party leveled up, they are now at level 5. Returning to the dragon’s lair they found the rooms of Lalia Whiteblade, daughter of Kalas Whiteblade the elven noble who rules their hometown, and sister of Arpi Tani […]

Michael Jordan is the chief brewer at Shanghai’s Boxing Cat breweries and the super swanky Liquid Laundry. We caught up with him ahead of Shanghai’s Beer Week and heard about the Herculean challenge he faced taking over after a tragedy at the Boxing Cats, and how he’s now working at the centre of an exploding […]

In which Onas is missed and diaries are read … Last episode our heroes FOUGHT A DRAGON … plus butt stuff happened. Bjorn was brave, running into the belly of the beast and providing the coup de grace. There was much treasure to be had. However, above the lair they found the room at the […]