So I reiterate here, the bill is dead. The story of this great city is about the years before this night. Hey everybody, it's a new episode of Ho Ho Hong Kong. Feels like we haven't seen each other since. Forever. It's been like what, 2 weeks? The audience doesn't know. Yeah, this is. Another another day that's into another podcast. Oh, yeah. But this one, oh man, a lot has happened. A lot has. Happened, man. It's like it's, it's still surreal. Slash registering slash. Yeah, I know.
I acknowledge it. Let me let me just remind you of the last time I saw you in person. Yeah, before today. The last time I saw you. Yeah. You were standing on one of the biggest stages in Hong Kong. Oh yeah, In front of a lot, a lot of people. Yeah, it. Was like 7000 some people. And you were talking. Yes. That's the last time I saw you. Yeah. Yeah, Yeah, right. That's. Yeah, why were you up there?
So apparently the Hunger Coliseum needed someone to do comedy for them and I'm like, I fine, yes, I'm available. And I was like, what do I have to do with that? So you. Have to cancel your gig at the the what is it called the hive at the? I cancel my gig at my home where I sit at my computer and be like finally catching up on emails. I was like, guys like, you know,
I can't be doing this stuff. Scheduled work to, you know, work at home and everything, like find it's Hong Kong station, I can go. There wait, so back story here a little bit. I found out about this like maybe two or three days before SO. You're not. Yeah. OK, so this is what happened right? Now we can talk. Yeah. Now we can talk about. Yeah. So basically MO messaged me and he said, hey, we have this guest who can do the podcast. Yes. Can we do this Saturday? Yeah, Right.
You messaged me and I was like, I'm going to be busy this whole weekend. Yes. And like MO was like, is it what I think it is? Yeah. And I was like, I can't remember exactly the word, but I was like, I can't. I can't tell. You. I can't tell you. Yeah. Something like I can't tell you or like I can't tell you why I'm going to be busy. Yes, yeah. But I mean, it was so obvious you're saying it just you didn't want to confirm. What was the word? So funny. I will find it.
Oh yeah. Yeah, cuz it was weird cuz when you messaged me they had just confirmed it I believe that morning that I was like okay, yeah the day before. Okay, yes here's you know we're talking about oh, you know here's we have this guest whatever yeah and then you respond with hey man, I just found out I'm going to be busy this whole weekend. I'm not officially allowed to get into details. You're so bad at this. I'm not officially. I mean, I've been an honest
little boy my whole life. I mean, this is lying thing. I'm not good at it, man. And then I respond with an all uppercase. I know what that means. I'm yelling because that's uppercase. I can guess. Oh my God. And then you respond with don't make any guesses, slash announcement, etcetera. And I respond with yeah, and then you go literally confirmed last night. So you're already telling me. Yeah, I'm like telling I'm gonna be busy this weekend. But yeah, don't tell anyone,
please. I'm like, I won't tell anyone. You know me. Just give me a goddamn. Ticket. Yeah, exactly. And I'll say let me figure it out and relax. This is just all like suddenly happening, right? So, so basically what happened was I did get contacted, but it was very ambiguous. I was like, I don't know who this person is. I don't know what's going on, but there was like. Was it an account that says like Jimmy A Yang? He has one of the Jimmy Yang 2.
I'm like, yeah, you know, this guy, basically the organizer, he contacted me on Instagram. He's like, hello? And I was like, hello? And that was it. I was just like, OK, I'll leave it at that, you know? Anyway, no Long story short, they finally confirmed that I believe one week before the shows happened, right? And I had I actually kept that weekend on hold in my schedule because I wanted to go watch the show anyway. And I was like, you know, it seems ticket seems crazy and
everything. I don't know which day I can watch it so. You have it. You didn't have a ticket? I didn't have a ticket. OK, so because what was your original plan? Oh, wait, no, sorry, sorry. So this guy, so William, he was very nice guy. I had helped him before with some of his charities and everything. And he had told me that Jimmy's coming to Hong Kong, right. Would you like. And I was like dude, yeah, I mean of course, can you reserve 2 tickets this before tickets
were on sale? Oh, I see, I see. And I was like, I would really be appreciated if 2 tickets and I was like, you know if I can't find I'll go buy my own tickets, no big deal. But I was like, I'll pay you back for it. I don't want to do the whole free ticket thing. Sure, sure, sure. He's like no problem, I can reserve 2 tickets. He had the whole lot pre sale tickets. He. Reserved. I see. Way back, way back so. You were gonna go buy from him, basically. He had kept 2 aside for you. Yeah.
Yeah, yeah. So initially it was Saturday, but he was like, I'm not really sure which night it will be. I'm like, no problem, I'll just keep my schedule open. So you let me know which night it is. Whatever. OK. And when ticket sales got all started, I went crazy. I was like, oh, shit, OK, this is insane. And I told him I'm like, hey, I will definitely take you up on that thing. And I'll, you know, keep it flexible. I have my weekend open. So just which I let me know, yeah.
It's available, I will. Talk. You know you do what you need to do. Whoever your friends you want to give to them, they give me the whatever you have left the 2. Tables. What was his relationship with the gig like? Why does he have like a? Family, I believe he knew some sort of like connection with the American side organizers. OK yeah, yeah. So he had that, you know, so basically he had told me because I'm, I remember, remember when Rizal Van Giesel was here? Yeah.
And I told you, like, Jimmy's in Hong Kong. Yes. Right. And he, Jimmy's already posting online. I'm in Hong Kong. Yeah. William actually messaged me that. Hey, what shows are that that weekend, Right. Jimmy wants to know. Yeah, I told him that this and I told Rizal Van Giesel doing the show I'm hosting. I remember and I told you right in touch, yeah. Yeah, and I told you I was like, hey, reserve a booth just in case. I remember that.
But that was the same night Jimmy O Yang decided to have dinner with Dao Wong, right? And I was like, fair enough. OK. Of course. Yeah, fine. You know, I, I would do the same thing either as well, right? So that was when everything went crazy, when I was like, Oh my God, He had been with Dale and everyone's like, OK, this guy's getting speculation. Yeah, you know, All right, so basically, Long story short, the whole time William had kept 2 tickets reserved.
I wasn't really sure which night it'll be. It might be Saturday, Friday. I don't know if that's cool. I go with that. And then I did get contacted by organizer. I wasn't sure at the time, but I was like, wait, I'm putting two and two together and this guy seems to do concerts. I'm like, maybe it might be, you know, and. Did you know the organizer from before? No, not from before, OK, But I did after he had not replied me for a day. I was like, let me see who this guy is, right?
Checked out his Instagram. I'm like, wait, he's taking photos with Nicholas Tan and all these guys. I'm like, he seems to be like a show organizer. Maybe just maybe he does this stuff. OK, right. So and then I was like, OK, what the hell? Why is why do I get like my phone is losing? I'm losing my mind. My God, dude, it's buzzing at this hour. I'm like, who the Hell's calling me? It's not stopping. What is it? Apparently some video call thing.
I'm like, it doesn't matter. Okay, so basically I checked. I'm like, okay, this guy seems to be a concert organizer. Maybe this might be by the Jimmy O Yang thing. And I responded back and he messaged me the next day. Hey, what's that? Me. OK, this guy seems to be something right? So then I'd message him, but he he's a slow responder. I could imagine he that deals with so many things. Of course he'll reply me when he replies to me after 2 days and
get a response to my ad's fine. You know, I'll, I'll follow up in a couple of days and see. So Long story short, I believe it was like the Saturday before the shows happen. He confirmed. Yeah, we're interested in having you open, but it wasn't clear if I'm doing 1 show or all shows. Right. And then I replied it to him. I'm like, hey, no sure thing. Just letting you know, I'm actually, I'm available the whole weekend, right? Let me know which show. It's all cool, right?
I'll work around you think I'm happy? It's my my pleasure to help out, you know? No problem. And then they got back to me saying, no, we'd like you to open all five shows, right? And I was like, so all. Yeah, it was 5, but yeah, five shows. Yeah, it was 5. And I was like, yeah, OK. I was like, what? You know, and I was like, how long do you want? You know, do you want like and I was like, hey, I'm happy to talk
to you. Then they gave me the contact of the the pharma guy seek one one of the the the shorter guy, right? Yeah, the got me his contact. He he wants to talk to you, to get to know what your will. Be playing to the listeners and the audience who pharma are. Okay Pharma is a Hong Kong rap group that also does comedy and like fun concerts, that kind of thing. So think of it as like like like a parody song group, like a like
a duo. And they do like the, the, the, the, the double talk, the song, same thing. They do that the dual talk thing as well. So in other words, I wasn't even sure what the details, you know, what the arrangements and everything. I didn't know. So they told me. So organizer wants you to talk to the other opening acts basically. And I was like, I guess that they're going to be opening, right. So I contact the C1 on WhatsApp and we had a quick call.
He said, I just want to get an idea what you talk about so we don't overlap. I'm like I'm telling you we won't overlap because I'm. Because you don't. You're not Indian. Yeah, you're not Indian #1 And I was like, and I was like, you know, the fact that the organizer told me, hey, we want to do some English mixer with the Cantonese a bit. And I was like, we have an idea what bits will kill. And I was like, I'm doing 8 minutes, let me rock it with these strong bits and
everything. And I told them, yeah, I was joking about how you speak in Cantonese. Hong Kong people don't assume I don't do it. Or like learning Cantonese doesn't really make sense. And they're like, OK, that's fine, but it won't overlap. Because I figured, like farmer, what they would like to do, talk about Jimmy or talk about being in the Coliseum. I'm like, sure man. I'm all I'm not roofing, not.
Roofing yeah so I was like okay cool and then so I wasn't really sure about my set but I kind of like thought about it I'm like do I wanna do this bit that bit I was timing stuff to see what's solid. Will this be canto enough? Is this too much Canto stuff like that? And then by I believe that Thursday I had a gig at night at 6:00 PM All right, so I totally organizer, I can be there Thursday the whole day. I got to leave by 5:30. I get there. So before Thursday, before we're
going. To call SO Thursday. Is rehearsal day? Yes, exactly. One day. Friday is the first show, right? Yeah. So this is me, this little kid who's only been to the Colosseum as an audio spectator. I go there and I show up, right? And I'm like, OK, I guess we go to the staff area. Empty. It's empty. I walk in and I get there around 2:00 for rehearsals, right? I was, in case they do it, they wanted me to be there at 2:30. I'm like no problem, I'll be there, you know, whatever we get there.
I'm looking at the room going whoa, this is insane. And I was just filming like Oh my, and till that time I wasn't allowed or was told don't post anything yet. Of course I'm like a fair, you know, no announcements, no, nothing, right? Sure, fair enough. All right, So I'm over there just like losing my mind. I'm like, wow, this is so cool. This is very cool, right? Did you, did you already like light up the screens and everything? They had the screens lit up.
They were doing their testing, this and that, right. And at 233 o'clock and nothing's going on. And that's cool. You know, you take your time. As long as I leave by 5:45, I'm good. Yeah. All right, so then I think about 3 something Jimmy shows up. He's like they were probably filming some other stuff. Now, oddly enough, once I was at the venue, everyone was super nice. Dude, let me tell you, compared to like what's that message and everything dude way nice. Like I was like, dude, these
guys are really nice. I thought sometimes it's. Just like, yeah, the ones I was like, they don't want to. It's Hong Kong, right? Dude, they're very straight. Like, yes, that's it. Yes, there's no like but. In person they're like, Oh yeah, yeah. Super nice dude. The guy was like telling me, hey man, you know I saw you. Interact with him like backstage. Very nice, super nice, super nice guy, right? And I was like, he was, he's been nice. To me, he doesn't know me.
He doesn't know. He's just nice. Yeah, right. So he was basically telling me he's like, you know, sorry the artist is busy with filming something. I'm not wrong. You know, I'm here to 5:45. It's all cool. Yeah, we all know he'll be by 5:45. We got it on a schedule. Cool. So we're waiting. Jimmy shows up. He's doing his thing. At the time I met Jimmy's uncle William, who if you see the photos with him and and Dale Wong and everything, he's the uncle behind over there, right?
Right. So William, where does he live? I'm not sure, but I think Hong Kong OK, right, so. He's like the Hong Kong. He's like, yeah, He's like, yeah, in a way. Or he's like the uncle that's I'll take care. I'll. I'll give you comments. You know, sure, sure, sure. Yeah. So at that time I met William and he was very nice and everything we're talking. And then when we're doing the sound and light checks and everything, at some point I was like this, this doesn't seem
right. This light, you know, they put OK, you know, concerts, you have smoke, right, to get that lighting effective, right? So they tried all the stuff and I was watching. I was like, it seems the smoke doesn't work because like, the smoke's distracting. It's in the background. It's, you know, the light's shining on it and it flattens the whole thing. And I was like, you know what? I don't know if I if I'm the person who's saying exactly. Yeah, you know what I don't
think is good? Maybe Jimmy, maybe Smoke is like. Jimmy's paper, right? Yeah, yeah, you know, and. Now it's like, hey, this smoke is dumb. Yeah, yeah, You know, And I was like, you know what? I don't know. It's just visually is not right. And then I was like, hey, uncle, like I just feel like. He does he speak Cantonese? English and Cantonese, but he's speaking English Yeah, he's very
fluent in English, right. And I was like, hey, you know what the smokes making it seem it's very distracting because I've seen the smoke, not Jimmy so much right And I've seen. Oh wait, so you're sitting from the audience. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, I see. I'm watching as well at the time, right? Because I want to, I want to see what it's going to be like. And I'm like learning how the production works. But I also was like, I was really as a nice guy.
Like dude, it's just, it was good without smoke, man. And I really, really want this show to be epic because I'm like, dude, I went home and be like, fuck, comedy is great. Yes, yes. Yes. And I was like, hey, Uncle I I really feel that smoke is distracting because I can see the textures and it's flattening the whole thing. All I can see is just one flat layer. Yes. He's like, you're right, You're right. He's like, hey, Jimmy. And then they were like, oh, OK. Wow. And I was like.
Oh damn, OK, it's a team effort. Yes, yeah. All right, you know, nice then. Then I was like. There was smoke, but I think they put it up. Much less. Yeah, much. They had way more in rehearsal, testing everything. It was there because you need the smoke to see the light beams. Yes, yes, yes. So I'm over there. And then I was like, OK, OK. And the room. And then they were testing the lights and everything. I was like, I was like, the room
lights are very bright. And I was like, is this going to be the Showtime light? Because it's quite bright. And I was like, you're right, it's too bright. Yeah. He's like, how can we turn the lights and everything but the house lights? Yeah, house lights, yeah. Well, then it was. Brighter because I had thought already it was very bright during the show. Because they were filming the show. They went to show the audience.
Yeah, OK. But during rehearsal, even Bright and I was like, this is this gonna be crazy? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So there's a bit of that. And OK, I wasn't gonna be the time. Listen to you. Yeah, like a couple of things. But like, if I was genuine, I was like, dude, I really, I'm not saying this just to say some yes, but I was like, dude, I'm. You want Hong Kong to look, I want. This to be like the best fucking show, you know right, right.
I mean, look, put aside all the stuff you don't mean, right? If I'm on it, it's really that quality of. Course, Yes, yes, yes. So we do all the stuff, rehearsal every day. I'm watching clocks like 5:00 PM OK, yeah, OK. I'm still here, I'm fine, whatever. But Jimmy had to do a lot of rehearsal and he had to bounce up and all that stuff. So he was doing that. Already he's got to learn how to how to jump up and. Oh my God he watched him jump up like 100 times. No, no, no, no.
A few times only. OK, but still he's like, oh, I get it now, right? Was whose idea was the whole jumping? Was it his it? Must be the concert guy. OK, I'm sure the guy, the concert guy is called Alex, right? So yeah, it must. He must have been like, dude, let's fucking do this. Right, right, the. Fireworks, that all that stuff. He was like, dude, let's make this the best. Right, right.
Yeah, and I don't. Make your jump from yeah, I mean, dude, I, whoever was the marketing and PR and everything did a fantastic job. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, of course. They went all in. Yeah, they built the hype well. The hype was so well done. I'm like, man, you, whatever it is, I hope to see your your flagship on your portfolio. Yeah, yeah. And I'm sure it is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure. So all that stuff happened, right?
It's 5:00. And the coolest thing is this like during at 4:00 PM, you know, rehearsals happening. I'm standing over there, Jimmy's doing his thing about whatever, right? And then. So the whole time Jimmy's just like mostly doing the whole jumping. Thing he's don't say dude whatever. I walk around seeing this. But obviously no mic action, so you're not really hearing what. No, no, no, but you can kind of hear the talking. It's so quiet for sure. Right?
So this is, this is where a loop out of me was like, whoa, right. Two things happened #1 he's doing his stuff. And then I was just walking around, be like, let's see what it looks like from this. I was trying different seats, the front rows. This is a side seat. I get it, right? And then I do that. Now, Jacqueline, the other main person who I've been dealing with also, dude, it's crazy how nice these people are, right? Jacqueline is Jimmy's team. No, no, no.
She's a Hong Kong team, right? Super nice and everything. Then she throws me my lanyard with the pass thing right? Sure. I look at it AAA. Wow. AAA dude. Full access, Full access, Yeah, yeah, yeah, right. So it's me and Gloria. Yeah. AAA passes. I'm like, whoa, AAA. It's amazing. I thought, it'll just be me, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fair enough. In case, because, you know, being an assistant, whatever, In case you should go backstage. Yeah. And I was like, oh, cool, cool.
Cool. Right. Yeah. And then Jimmy's doing his thing and he's. He's talking to the guy. He sees me. He stomps. He's like, oh, Vivek, hey. He walks over to me, shakes my hand. Wow. He's like, love your stuff, man. Thanks so much for helping man. I'm like, no, my pleasure, dude, you know? You do Cool so. Very nice. Very like, like, yeah, saw your stuff. Like, yeah, yeah. Yeah, he must have seen the videos in it too. Approve it, right? Yes. So very nice guy.
Then went back to his thing. I'm like, no worries. You do your thing, you know, I just want to help out. So that's when I was on his uncle. I was giving comments. All right, so 5:00 PM comes, and I'm just like, OK, I guess we'll just wait. It's cool. Yes. We'll do the rehearsal tomorrow if we have to. Man, I respect this. It's all by Here now 5. 45. Yeah, yeah, Yeah, exactly. All right. So it's 5:00 PM on my right, 5/10, 5:50 and 5:20. And I'm like, OK, all right, it's fine.
Yeah. I mean, what is that to rehearse, to be honest. I walk out, take the mic. That's it, right? Right, right. Yeah. For you it's like actually not much. Nothing to rehearse, but it's just. And obviously they're not going to, like, fuck up the sound after. Yeah, yeah. They know what to do, right? I'm like, I'm like, buddy, it's just play, walk on, fade out.
That's it, right? All right, So finally around like 535, Jimmy went back to rest or whatever and, and they were like, hey, we can do a quick rehearsal. I'm like, no problem. Yes. You know, I just want to make sure the queues. I know what to do. Sure. So the first rehearsal, they told me they're like, you're opening. You're the first act. The farmer's after you. Sure. And we decided instead of. Because it was going to be me. Go out there, thank you very much.
And I leave. Yeah. Then they get another voice over. Then fire comes out like, no, no, no. Jimmy wants to be faster. So you're going to introduce Farmer. OK. All right. Sweet. No problem, you know. And Farmer was there. They were there as well. Yeah, because they were going to rehearse after me. Sure. Fair enough, man. So I go, they play the and I walk out and I imitate the whole point at the crowd, you know, make some noise because I wanted them to see.
I'm like, I'm, I'm planning on doing that. Of course I don't want to just walk up like the fuck, you know? Yeah. And I was doing the whole thing to an empty room, which is bizarre. Every time I have to do that like I can't. Hear you? Yeah, No. One's in the audience are. You actually talking as well. No, no, I'm doing the whole just like, you know, the whole Hogan thing where I'm like, what? What? I can't hear you with my with my ears. Yes. All right.
I do all that stuff. I go out there. Oh, hello. Everybody there speaks English. How's you can be. I'll do. I'm doing that. I skip to my last bit, which is again a little Chinese tag that I do and my thank you very much. All right, our next your next opening act is a local act that you definitely should know. Please welcome Long. They come out. I go back down and Alex comes up to me like, hey, you're going to do English, right?
I'm like, yeah, yeah, yeah. Doing just the beginning and the end has canceled everything in the middle. Which is the parts that you did at the rehearsal? Yeah. Right. And then I was standing there with them and I was like, do I, do you want me to run by run this by you and everything? William, Uncle William was over there and I saw him doing him. I was like, hey, he's like, OK, you know, I'm like, don't worry, man. It's going to be mostly English.
Yes. And then I was like, I tell you what, let me give a quick summary so you have an idea. So I tell them about the bed that are there. And then Williams laughing as well. They're having the time. They're like they're like, OK, all right. We're like this good. Approve. I'm like, yeah, good. Because I was my main thing. I was like, I just want to make sure they kind of have an idea. Of course you don't want surprises. I don't want surprise for that
surprise. And I want them to know what to expect. And I'm like, look, I like, I don't know how to tell people. It's like, for me, something like this, I want this to be fucking ridiculously good. When people are like, dude, I'm ready for a show. Of course, Right. Yeah. And they were happy with it. Great. Yeah. So then I went back, did my gig at night. All that stuff went well. And so this is The funny thing. When I go to the gig, I'm at Renaissance Hotel in one job, all right?
And this gig's a Chinese gig, and I'm working with one of the other Chinese comedians. She's an old lady, or I think her 80s, called Lily. Right. Lily too in the 80s. In the 80s. Comedian. In Chinese, Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's very cool. She's been featured in some interviews and everything. People know of her, right? Yeah. And in my head, I'm just like, dude, this audience has no idea that just now I was in the Hong Kong Coliseum. Yes, yes, they have no idea.
In 24 hours, I'm going to be on that stage. Yes, they have no clue and a lot of the audience people will probably be at the gate maybe maybe when I'm over the weekend. You know, and I'm just like, do you have no clue? Yeah. That's so insane. Yeah, right. So I do. Think so? Funny because I saw you that night. You came to give me the tickets. Oh, I met you, right? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, yeah. That night because I was the
same guy. Yeah. So I do like it, yes. Exactly the the giddy part I there are messages between you and I when I'm like, dude, I've known you for so years. You're always just like, you know, a grumpy. Yeah, I'm like, that's a sport. Do with the man you know. Yeah, yeah. And this is the first time I see you like, actually like bouncing. Dude, I was like, I was ready because I was. So cute it's. Cute, right? It's OK. Like, Oh my God, tomorrow's big day, right?
Yeah. So this is bizarre thing, right? I do the gig, everything is good. You know, Lily, actually, she's old. And So what happened was she was in her dressing room, she got it was a bit cold, so she did her. So basically I go up there, do 3 minutes, whatever. I introduced her. She does like 2-3 minutes. Then we do this interactive thing, we finish, she goes and sits on the side. It's the end of the whole performance. Yeah. And she's like shivering, right?
And I was like, is she OK? Maybe the adrenaline rush, whatever. No, turns out she was really cold. She's 80. She has no adrenaline. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Right, so this is The funny thing. Like we did the thing. She's shaking and everything. I'm trying to warm them up. We give her some warm water, everything to the point the organiser was like, hey, is there any way you could take her back, you know, help Just we, we don't feel safe. I'm like, I couldn't, I couldn't leave her like this.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got to the Uber taxi, went all the way to like Champ 100. My God. Walking with her, go there, dropped her off in her house, came back. I did nothing. I'm like, put her in bed, right? You know, And I'm in my head and in my head, I'm like, dude, I was just in three hours ago at the Coliseum. They'd be like, all right, come on. Yeah. I'm like, I'm Osima. OK, go, go home. OK. Hold on. Stay warm, All right? Does she? Live by yourself. I think so, yeah.
Yeah, right. Because I was like, dude, I have to make sure you're OK. I cannot, I will not sleep well with this. Yes, Yes. And then I get a get an Uber, taxi back and everything go home and I'm like, all right, OK, That just happened. Then I contacted you said, hey, where are you? I have your ticket. You're like, I'm in Ebenezer. I'm like, I'll come down and get you. All right. So I go down there and I'm just like, I'm like, dude, this is a fucking what is going on, man?
Just a few hours ago. I'm in the call, then I'm dropping off an old lady here I am meeting you at Ebenezer like no big deal. 2 Saudi guys, right? Yeah. What the hell is going on? Right. I go down. There, the games haven't even started yet. Haven't started right and that is like this is so insane. So I go there, I meet you, give you the tickets, talk to your friends and everything. And this other couple sees me. He's like, oh. I saw this.
And then he's like, oh, yeah. And of course you're going to go Jimmy Show. And that was the first time, as you saw, I was like, actually I can't say this, but I was like, dude, at this point, yeah, I'm just gonna open frame. But he's like, I can't get together. Like I in my head, like, I'm sorry, dude. What you want to do? Right. Yes. And then, yeah, I remember going back home. And yeah. So again, this is one of those things where I was at home. I'm like, alright, man, this is Gloria.
I was like, if you don't go, I should tell you the same thing, right? So the few days leading up to it, I'm trying to think of my setlist, Sure. And maybe this bit, maybe that bit, this bit. Do you want me to use the bit? Because once you do it, you can't get it back or whatever, right? Yes, yes, I remember. This is again, this is all that fucking motivation tapes and everything, right? Yes, I'm thinking of a stuff and I go up to Gloria. I'm like, Gloria, go big or go home.
This is it. This is fucking it, you know, And I'm like going my whole site, it's go big. This is why I'm doing this. I want people to be like, what the fuck? You know, that's up. I wrote it down on a paper. It's on my. It's literally on the little note wrote. I have a big or go. Home. Oh yeah, yeah, it's amazing. I have this notepad, this waterproof notepad in the bathroom when I shower and get good ideas, right, It's written down. Go big or go home. All that shit.
I'm. I'm going to what? You're writing with. Pencil, pencil, pencil. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was say man, I was like, I'm going to. I do not want to be like maybe. I know, I don't know. Yet I could know. Yes. Yeah. We're doing this. Let's fucking do this, right? OK, so Friday happens right now, to be very honest with you, everybody, I was extremely nervous and anxious.
Yeah, the whole day. I told my mom we were having lunch and everything, and I was, you know, the last time I was this anxious was back in 2007 when I did the comedy competition. Wow. Yeah, the whole day competitions were brutal for, for just like, like anxiety and stuff. It was just so stressful. And this is every time. Yeah, I've done it a few times. And you're like. It was always so fucking stressful. Like, yeah, you know what I mean? So you know what I mean?
Yeah. And The thing is I remember this feeling because I was like back then, there's no experience. And I'm like Oh my God. Like just just yeah, it's not it's not self doubted, sad worry of like, oh man, this is it. This is it. This is what it's you know, yeah, I go there. I think the show was, I believe 7 something. I got the. It was at 8:15. Some of the yeah, I got that five they wanted to run through. Whatever. I'm like, I'm there, no problem. I can be there early just for
safety. Let's get it done. So you have your own green. Room. Yeah, I have my own green room and everything. I go there, I'm settled, I'm comfy, and then we go out there, do one more run. I won't go quickly film the room before things fill up. I'm like, let's film it while I can. Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then that night things are happening and then it's raining outside and everything. And so. OK, OK, I forgot to say this
right. So in rehearsals, they were doing like an A voice of God intro for Jimmy. And they had like, I think some Hong Kong local guy, like, Are you ready? Yeah, please welcome Jimmy. You know, that kind of. Yeah, that's all right. And I told Jacqueline like, hey, if you want a voice over, I'm more than happy. I love doing this stuff. Yeah, you're, you're a professional voice over guy, I mean. That's what I do, right? Yes. Say OK, we'll think about it.
I'm like no, no, the offers on the table take the it's totally cool. Yes, right. That night. OK, so yeah, yeah, yeah. OK, OK, so. That night, actually, funny enough, you had done the announcements with. The rain. So OK, let's go back. We're gonna get delayed. Yes, yes. So I leave the Colosseum on Thursday after rehearsals I came to my gig and Renaissance. I take the MCR. Of course. This is like so anti Rockstar yeah took the. MTR take the MTR and no one has
any idea. No one has any idea. Like 35,000 Hong Kong people. Was gonna watch me soon, right? Yeah, whatever. Anyway, so I go to the gig and I remember leaving Exhibition Center Station and I get a message from Jacqueline and she's like, hey, actually, could you just record that intro with your phone in a quiet place without echo and everything? That's actually I got to listen to that at Ebenezer. Yeah, yeah. So you want to know the crazy thing? I, I and she's like, can you do before 7?
I get there at 6:00. I do the rehearsals, whatever before people come in, right? Sure. So we do the rehearsals, lighting, everything. I all good. I go to the dressing room. The dressing room has carpeted floors, right? However, I'm like, I need the acoustics to be good carpet. Fantastic, right. No bounce back. But I need like some wood or something that it doesn't it, it, you know, it's warm enough. Of course.
Yeah. I'm literally crouching down in a corner facing the floor like Are you ready? Make some noise and I'm doing the I don't give a shit. I'm sending this in right. I got it sent it to them that I use it whatever, but however, at the end Jimmy was like the timing is not perfect. I was like, dude, I'm I'm recording this blind. I don't know what the video whatever is right, So he said no, he'll do it himself like sweet, no problem. That's.
You're bringing himself. Up he'll yeah, I'm like fair you do you whatever you like it's. Your show. Yeah. However, first night shows about to begin. It's running late because the rain's really strong. Yes, people are. Ready. So I was in the audience.
You. Were in the audience right Yeah OK so rains have happening on stuff that like hey could you make the announcement that due to the weather live due to the weather right yeah all right so I always go like ladies and gentlemen due to the weather our our the show will be put slightly delayed you know if you need to use the toilet please do so now so sure enough we can enjoy the show do the candidate like did. You write that like.
Did you just come up with? That I wrote it down real quick because I do not want to ad hoc like yeah, I want to write down and also with Chinese I'm like, so I ask where is this the word and why? She say, OK, cool, I do that all good right And then the show show stars. They have AI believe in AI or some prerecorded thing. Please welcome Honko's very own that AII believe. So they got it the night before. So I don't think they got some guy to record that. Right, right. OK. Which is fine.
Yeah, I go up there. Now. This is where it gets crazy, right? Yes. People are cheering because the lights go out. They're like, oh, it's Showtime, right? Immediately, please welcome Honk, because I wrote it for that. My please put like, you know, please welcome Honk. Kong's very own Yes, I always like to say. Honk so when they ask you what intro you want. I wrote it down and I told him I was like, Honk very own. I like to say that it's our own, right?
Yes. And then I go out and now people don't know me as Vivek Owl Bunny. They know me as Avi. Right, generally the Hong Kong, especially the local. The local right, so if they're like Mel Bunny and they're like you could you could sense the clapping. OK, Showtime right and I probably some foreign act whatever you brought them with whatever right yes, I go out there. I don't know if you notice it like the the cheering was like. Yeah, yeah, yeah. People like, oh shit, that guy,
yeah. Yes, Oh my God, that roar. I was like, whoa and so. What did? Yeah, what did it sound like for you? Dude, it was in because. Obviously there's no rehearsal for it. I've never done that roar in my life. I've done 10,000 of ZS, of course, but no, so I've done 3000 ZS. I've never done like 10,000. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that roar was like raw. Now, the thing in me, first of
all, let me clarify everybody. That was Pantera, 5 minutes alone, my favorite intro because it's just like, I'm not walking. I'm like, yeah. And I'm doing my whole. I used to with the whole like, raise your hand like come. On yeah, yeah, yeah, right. Which is actually smart because you're walking out. This stage is huge. Huge. I got to do something. You're walking for like 20 seconds. Yeah, exactly right. So long. Yeah, I'm doing the whole thing. I can't hear you.
I'm pointing at this side more that over there, all the stuff. So I'm acknowledging the crowd. I'm like. Are you seeing? Yeah, your it seems pretty lit up you're seeing, but you. Can kind of see everyone. Yeah, you can. Kind of. See upstairs too. Yeah, everybody. Yeah. And I and I had I'd been on the stage to visually kind of get in my head in case I can't see nothing. So I know what to expect. Yeah, but I'm up there like. Yeah.
I mean, we talked about this before, but I would much rather see nobody and have very, very blinding lights. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Than seeing everybody. It was, it was different. It was different for sure. Seeing everyone, I'm seeing that number of people, yeah, dude, that's insane. But to, to see they're like, oh, this is, oh, it's soaking it in, right. Yeah, yeah, of course. I go out there, I'm like, and I, I remember, I'm like, yeah, what's up?
You feeling good? You know I'm doing that, right? And I was like, if I before I continue that, I'll do my set. I get the laugh and all that stuff and I'm upstairs doing my thing. And then this is the bizarre thing. They had a little clock, a timer on stage, on stage, right? And I'm doing my set and I timed this and I was like, this is a good 7 1/2 minutes, yes, with the last 8 minutes, boom, done. I'm not over it. I was 8 to 10. That's what I was, yeah.
Anytime anything between 8:00 to 10:00 is happy days. Yeah, exactly. And I timed it. I'm like, I'm not going over. I want to respect it. I want to show them that I will get this done right. Yes, and I'm doing my my last bit about the MTR with the phone call thing let. Me actually try to guess you went short. No, their timer was wrong. Really. I. Actually felt this is the only show I've seen.
I felt like you went short. No, no, no. I really, I timed on my on my watch because I was timing and everything I recorded because. I was like, you're doing so well that actually what, do you just zoom more? Yeah. And it zoomed by. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But I actually thought like you did like 7 1/2 minutes or. Something it was basically the with the lapse was 8 minutes. I haven't recorded everything but my I was watching. I was like why are we at only 5
minutes? Oh, shit, that's, that's scary, man. I was like, fuck, yeah, yeah, yeah. This can be right, And they're like. So their timer showing is it count up or countdown like? Count up count up going towards 8 minutes Yes yes and my 5 did it just. Oh, so it's still running? It's not like running broke. But I didn't see what time it started. Exactly. You know, like so maybe someone
fucked up and started it late. Yeah, you know, with the whole what's up and they probably thought, oh, now we is the thing like oh dude, I started talking. You should start counting from the moment I walk on, of course, right, whatever right. OK, so I do the thing that. So wait, so you're about to wrap up. You already got your last. Laugh. I'm in the middle of my last bit right? And I'm just watching like I have another minute and 1/2 at least. This doesn't. Make sense?
I'm like, dude, you know what? No, I had to trust myself. Yes, yes. Yes, there's no way I went this and I was talking even slower than I normally do. Yes, you were. You were right. Yeah, yeah, I remember all the stuff. Which is obviously smart given how big yeah, like how much the sound travels. I knew, I knew. I was telling myself like, no, slow it down. I was like, there's no way I timed it at home. There's no way. I'm not fine.
Yeah, maybe. Did you have a thought of like, fuck maybe I'm so nervous like I skipped a bit. No, because, because I've I've really practiced the one. Yeah, yeah, dude. So you already know the bits that came out of your. Face I didn't mess things up, I didn't reverse anything it was all dude. This is the first time I have literally written out the whole set you. Know what I would have done? What I would have actually paused and asked the audience?
Did I do this one bit? Already, Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me test you. No, man. Like like this is how much I want. I do like, I have not wanted this to kill so hard, of course, in a long time because I was like, I'm going to write to set up word for word. I want to know this. I want to get it right. I'm signing. No, honestly, yeah, it was so tight. It was really, really. I took everyone and also the even the closer that you had had a very organic applause.
Yeah. It wasn't like, oh, I'm closing. It was like very like it came. Yeah. And it got like an applause and then you left on that like high. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. You know, I timed it because I was like with the whole why I'm gonna laugh at the watch this. Yes, exactly. I knew it right. OK, so I finished everything I So now our next opening act is a local artist that you may also know. Please welcome. Oh, yeah. They come on, I do the little huggy thing, and I leave.
And I was like, whoa, that just happened. That was crazy. And I immediately, quickly ran out to go to the side of the room. I'm watching everything by the show. Yeah, But I remember I had to go to the dressing room and drop my stuff off and everything. It was a bit like, whoa, all over the place. Right. So that's the craziest thing because, like, all right, we did that thing. Long food did it. I think they did all in Cantonese. The pacing was definitely slower than me.
Yeah, I'm way faster. Way, way more laughs punch. Here, Yeah, Punch. Here and then they did it then they they left and then they played the video for Jimmy and he's yeah no show which first of all, it was as expected show thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah. People went nuts. Nuts. Absolutely nuts. OK, so that the. Show so Jimmy obviously, which is funny because I didn't even no one knew that he's going to do like the popping from stage.
No, he knew, right? But I actually have it even from the first time because he had this goofy thing when he's like, oh, I paid so much money for this, I'm going to go back in. Sure. Yeah, that's a new one. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But then I actually have it from the first time when he went up because I was just filming. I thought he was just going to walk out. So I have this radio and that first pop was crazy, Yeah. Yeah, that was really whoa, yeah, yeah.
But that's like a Michael Jackson kind of boss. Yeah. Yeah. All that stuff. Yeah, really cool. Yeah, yeah. So that night he did it. He just all set a lot more Cantonese than the other nights as well. But they also knew like more Cantonese speaking audience and also maybe because long. There was a lot of celebrities in the audience. That was not most celebrities. Yeah, most celebrities, right? Obviously, first time. Why not?
So let me see it first. But fair enough right now, however, I believe he probably did more canteen in the beginning, maybe celebrities or press, whatever, but because also farmer long food. The second act did Cantonese only. So he played because like he was like I can't do straight all English have to transition slowly. So he did a set. Everything's good. It was awesome and he finished the set and that was an Ideo Wong was there, right, yes, which obviously is the first night.
Why wouldn't you have him? Of course, yes, finished everything he got. He got like a nod, obviously from Jimmy, but also from Lung Fu guys, Yeah, like, you know,
I'll give him. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, because like they they call upon him yeah yeah, they were like this place we have to say the so there's some key phrases like, you know, we saw which is refund and also try if we would just take away fast, which is something people shout out when Dale wanted the show but right so obviously they're like what's the things we have to say yeah and obviously the camera will cut to Dale and they're like yab, yab we know right, yes,
which again, great for them right yeah, all yeah when I was on stage I knew Dale was there, but I told myself I'm like I. Don't try to find them. No, forgetting finding him. I do want to look at him. I was like, I I have one mission. I'm an opening act. Yeah. This is not about me. It's. Not about you. Yeah, this. Is about this show and making the honest go like, yeah, get ready, motherfuckers.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I told myself I this is again, one of those things I psyched myself in the in the in the dressing room. I was like, this is not about you. Yeah, this is about making Hong Kong love comedy and going out there and showing that yes, comedy is awesome. Yeah, I went out there. I was like, I don't care about the celebrities. I don't care who the fuck you are. I'm going out there with the slaughtering just to get ready, right. OK, show finishes.
I'm at the back area because I'm I don't know what's going on. It's it's a chaos, right? And then lo and behold, I see once you are Deo Wong, I'm like, Oh my God. And me and Gloria over there. And then the doors open. You did you have any interactions? With not yet, not yet not. Yet so he like he probably knows you whatever, but. He must have heard of me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But direct interaction? No, I've never had that. How I? Was there for that first moment. Yeah, so I'm over there.
I see Dale Wong and I see him. I'm like, hey, oh, thanks so much for coming tonight. Yes. Then the doors open to all celebrities come out. Yes. And alright, now I know some of them, like the Check family. I've done the Newsy party. Very nice people. Yeah. Bob Lam, the big guy with the round, that guy with a bald head. Yes. He's ATV celebrity. He's on comedy as well. And oddly enough, in City University in the orientation camp in my first year, he was my, what they call the group
father. Yeah, that's how we met each other. Yeah, right. We were like the craziest guys in the group at the end. All right, So him and his three daughters, they were talking to me. I saw you and Graham were like taking pics with Dale Wong and all that stuff, all that stuff. I got a picture as well. And then I was talking to Bob. And this is a crazy thing, right? His three daughters. I have been to their school to give a talk. I was like, what? They're like, yeah, you're crazy.
And then like, it was so crazy. They're like, they're talking to me. They're like, can we take a picture with you? I'm like, of course, no problem, right? And it was just bizarre seeing celebrities. Daughter like their. Children, their kids saying that you guys are too. But I'll be honest with you. Like this one. I have to admit, with my ego, the respect I got from all the celebrities, yeah, like, they know of me. Yeah, I've been enough TV and everything, guy, right?
Yeah, it's easy to know the Indian guy. Yeah, I know the guy, right? But dude, like, I got compliments from Bob, from all these guys, and it wasn't a good job, right? They were like dude. Yeah, that was awesome that. Was awesome, right? Yeah, they were happy and. I mean, yeah, again, the set was like 10 out of 10. Yeah, Yeah, it was. It was for sure. I hope you know. That, he said just like, Oh yeah. The night. Maybe you bombed the other nights, but the first? Night, yeah.
Every night was good. Every night was good. That was amazing. Yeah, yeah, I had, I had the good right mindset. I had all that stuff ready. But I told remember time Gloria. I was like, I think the thing that really sealed it for me was after the set, people were happy. They were, you know, grateful and everything and they enjoy themselves. They had a good night, But the respect I felt from them, they were not being polite. They were like, dude, that was
great. Yes. Even Dao Wong. So this is what happened, right? After everything, everybody left. Yeah. I had taken a picture with Dao. Gloria helped me take a photo. She didn't get a photo with him. Yeah. And I was like, didn't you want a photo? She like, I actually did, but it was too chaotic. I didn't want to bother him. I was like, I totally get. And I was like, in my heart. And Gloria knows this. I was like, I need you to get that photo, Dale. Yes, he said.
No, it doesn't matter. I'm like, no, no, no, no. We. I Yeah. I would not live myself if I have a picture and you don't and you and I was like, no, I let's. I need him go. Right. I walked around. I was like just in case he's there. I don't know dude, this is how crazy it is. I was walking through the other the long way. I was like, in case, you know, whatever. I see him walking towards the exit. Wow, I see him there and I'm like. Just by himself. Walking. Leaving. He's leaving, right?
I go to, like, this is all autopilot. My brain just went to. I'm like, hey, in Cantonese. Like, thank you so much for coming. This is really, like, surreal for me. Yeah. I'm glad you enjoyed it. My girlfriend really likes her stuff. I know I don't bother you, but it would be alright. Take a photo. Yeah. He's like, no problem. Yeah. Very nice, right? I mean, he saw me on face. Fair enough. Yeah, you're fine takes a photo and everything I'm like in my heart.
I'm like, OK, thank you. I needed that. I would sleep well tonight. Of course, yes and I remember saying to him I was like, I actually been to the show before. I really appreciate it. I I I admit I didn't grow up watching her stuff. Yes yes, but you have definitely influence Of course enough right. The guy I was saying no is very good. It is well done, Yeah, and I think I raised my hand or he did whatever and high 5 me. Wow. Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I was.
Like, thanks man, this really means a lot too much. Have a good night. Thanks so much. Right. He left it now and and that was the. Moment I was like the seal, yeah, seal the night. For you, Yeah. SEAL approval. I was like, you know, he he approved it. He wasn't just being. You could tell this wasn't this politeness. Right, right. Yeah. Like he gave me the the nice job. Yeah. I was like. Wow, it's also like one of those cool moments of like the older
generation like. Yeah, the new generation, you know what I mean? Yeah, You know, getting there, you're like, OK, shit, you know, nice. The the the the superior. Respected. Exactly. The master and the student all. Kind of thing, right? Yeah. And I remember that was the moment I took around like two things just happened #1 your photos done. I can sleep well, I the whole time walking like, dude, this is how crazy it is. Yeah, she was like, no, no, no,
it's not that. I'm like, no, you don't understand. This mattered to me. Yeah, that this is like 1. Of the not even about her anymore. Yeah, yeah. This the principle of the matter, yes, that this is a rare Hong Kong celebrity, that. You definitely he's not, he's not that like public. Like, he's not, he's not public at all. You don't seem all over the place. No. Yeah. Yeah, exactly. You know, so, All right, so all that stuff happened. And then you think the MTR which is.
Hilarious. Did we? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, Yeah, I left you. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. OK, so, so this so we finish our stuff. I sat in my dress room. I I calmed down, been on my eye. This just happened. It's all good. And it was, I don't know how to just put it this way. It's like it was just that moment of there was I, I OK, this is, it's hard for me. Explain this. You know how you had that moment of like, I fucking deserve this.
Yeah, you know what I mean? And I sat there and I looked in the mirror. I was like, there's nothing to do with. I just got lucky and I lucky. I was like. No, you earned this. I earned this. Yeah. I I've put my pain in my dues. There's no like, oh, this guy just fucking knows people. I'm like. No, yeah. This was it, No. And in many weird ways, again, put the ego side of everything. I was like, if it wasn't me, who would be appropriate?
Right In the Hong Kong scene. Yeah, You know what I mean? Like, I'm not trying to say I'm better. I'm. Just saying no, no, no. This seems like right. This was the right choice. Yes, it's the right choice. Yeah, You know, to really represent the right choice, you know what it means. I was like, OK, then that moment I was like, you know what? I I I made the scene proud. Yeah. All this stuff's all good. Then we left the fucking. I'm high. I'm like, fucking great.
Fucking see you outside. And I'm like, oh, I guess that's my fan base. Right, yes, Yeah, you're expecting the adoring fan. They're like, Oh my God, yeah. You're gay. I'm like we waited here. You're fucking smoking. Did you fail? Like I'm like, oh, OK, I guess. This is it, yeah. Where the fuck is all the? Groupies. Yeah, Nobody. Outside, there were people. Standing outside where they normally hope the celebrity will leave. Yeah, Nobody acknowledged me.
I'm like, that's cool. Yeah, whatever. Right? I see you guys were talking like, no big deal. Just happened. Like I'm like, yeah, whatever, man. You go this way regular game. Like, OK, you know, we're gonna get some snacks, whatever, right? And I leave. But no, there were a couple of people who I did take pictures with. They were nice enough with the MTR. No, no. On my way over there there was like a lady or something. Oh yeah, that's right.
Yes, I did see that. Yes, I was like, hey, I'm happy to go. I know how it feels like, you know. Right. Yeah. So I'm just like you. Yeah. You know. But no, seriously, when there was those young, like this young boy was hanging in the picture and I'm like, of course, dude, what would I say? No, you know? So, yeah, then we left and I remember taking the MTR and this is what I mean. I sound Gloria.
I was like, this is so weird, like here I am just now at the Colosseum. Yes, fucking rocking on. Stage with your name. Huge. Huge. Name, dude. Oh my God. Yeah. Which again, all props to Jimmy. He is just like bigger than taller than you. Actually, yes, it was going to be there. But I remember Jimmy at rehearsal was like, no, let's put their names up, you know? I'm like, let's respect, you know? Yeah, of course. Why wouldn't you? Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And his name is bigger anyway. I'm like, everybody knows what it's like. Why would he not want that, Right. Yes, yes, right. So. And yeah, I go home. And I remember I was like, it was a really weird feeling where I was like, wow, I get to do this four more times this.
Is crazy, you know. But I like at that moment, there was a certain, there was a, there was a, there's a feeling of satisfaction of, OK, so Jim Carrey has, if you've seen Jim Carrey's interviews, right, he would say he used, he wrote himself like a check of $10 million and kept it in his wallet. I don't remember that story. And he's like, the day will come. Yeah. And I'm not trying to make this all like, oh, my God, but like, I have in my notebook written
stuff. Like, again, you see my notebook like, I deserve too funny. Yeah, yeah, Yeah. And I've written for years. I'm like, greatness awaits me. And in the recent years, I've changed to greatness this year. Yeah. And I remember coming home and I'm like, that was it? Yeah, that was. Great. That was it. That was greatness. That was when when I'm I'm not Jimmy, I'm not expecting all that. Yes, yes. But I was like for what I was given and I was like that. Was for.
What were you working with and how much do you how far you have come? Yeah, Yeah. You know, Yeah. It's incredible. Yeah. Yeah. So that was cool. And I was like, all right, well, you. Get to sleep and all that, I thought. That like I think like 3 or something. Yeah, I can imagine just that. Oh dude, no way. No way, dude. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I told Graham that I need to be. I can tell you we're not sleeping till three. Yes, It was like 11 or 12 or something.
Yeah, I know this feeling. Yes. This is not another. Yeah, it doesn't. 3 hours. At least. Yeah, even if you're not looking at your phone or whatever, you're just like, just like, yeah, just. Like that, just like, just do this, you know? Yeah, but that was really cool and it was just overwhelmingly surreal.
And and I think Leah, the biggest take away was just me being so happy that comedy of this level, yes, of this style is is. Also, yeah, can happen in Hong Kong. Yeah, and it was appreciated. Yes. People left happy. Wasn't like, oh, it was a good show. They were like, dude, we were happy. I don't know. I was like, dude, I was. That was the show worth it? Yeah. And Jimmy, all props to you for making the prices, like decent prices. Yeah. Yeah. Appropriate price.
Yeah. Now he could have charged him account prices. Stupid. Yeah. Didn't. The Yeah. And I'm like, dude, respect. Respect yeah, he could honestly, everything could be 00 everything can be double easily given the demand it's just market supply and demand yeah, everything can be double absolutely yeah even when he started adding shows and realized he could have been like hey, yeah, now it's. Not the Hong Kong shows. The account shows. You could be like, yeah, you don't screw it.
Yeah, yeah, it's because it's a new venue. You can't blame me. Exactly. Yeah, different thing. No one knows the economics. Yeah, yeah. I was like fair respect and all that stuff. And I was like, I was like, you know, that that's one thing I. Respect. You get to like outside the formalities. Did you get to hang out with him at? All after the last show. We did have the after show celebration dinner thing. Not at the venue. No, no, no. At a restaurant. Yeah. Yeah.
So we went there. I got to meet him a bit. I actually wrote him a thank you card. I was like, I really meant it. I was like, you know, I really appreciate this stuff. I'm going to write a little thing. Yeah. Visa doesn't read it. I don't really care. Yeah. Yeah. I did what I used to do. If he read it, great. If he doesn't read it, great. If he read it and threw it away again, totally don't care. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's. Just like it's for you as well.
For me, yeah, I want to say like I sent the message, received it, whatever. Yeah. And then so we were there. It was nice. And then it was cool to see the crew, the main crew. Not like just all the crew, but like the main ones, yeah. And so it's like his uncle the the promoter Allen. Yeah, yeah, yeah, his. Promoter and also like the main guys like the the the main legal guy this that and it was cool. Then they left early and there was just a few of us.
And so, so Alex, so obviously this kind of crew, this is about drinking and stuff. Of course. Yeah, and like they had champagne, like whatever, right? Then they got out a 15 year Glenfiddich whiskey. Oh, wow, because I remember saying something else. They like, you should be drinking more. I'm like, you know what? We're all about the. Whiskey, right And. Then we have I'm like, oh, fuck right. They get it out. And the lawyer, the legal guy, he's all about drinking, right?
So he's like, you gotta have a drink with me. I'm like, I fine. You know, Dude, it was smooth. My God damn. That was good whiskey. Yeah, and then to the point now this is the problem. It's like when they see you enjoy it, they're like you're fucked. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you can. Hear more? Yeah, right. I'm having a good time. I'm like, you know what? We're all in good spirits. Yeah, it's good. This is drinking. Every time someone cheers you, you got to drink it. Fair enough. Sure.
Alex comes over. This fucking guy fills my glass half full. Oh my God. Sticks it to my mouth and just like, pushes it towards you. I'm like, no, I'm like, yeah, whatever. Right, Yeah. And then we do that and then it. It was fun. However, I did get like tipsy, yeah. And all that stuff. I got home and I was like, I could feel the dizziness. I'm like tipsy. I'm. I'm not. Yeah, you're not, but you're not the tipsy like you're. I'm not the drink you. Don't get, yeah, I don't get tipsy.
I don't get right. And I remember like it was like 5:00 AM before I got into bed and I was still a little bit dizzy, but I was like, I whatever, it is what it is, right? Wow. But I was like, wow, I. Wish I've seen that, yeah. Yeah, yeah. No, I wasn't tipsy cross eye. Oh no, no, no, I wasn't. Not like, no, I was like very, very, what's the word like? I knew what I was doing. Yes, yes, fully like the word spinning a little bit.
Bit of that you know one of those right you know my eye you know this is the cool feeling you know what for tonight fair yeah fair, fair no but but in all honesty I have to say it's been very cool I'm very grateful this and every now and then on the streets I go hey we saw your shows great stuff and I'm like I thank you I. Appreciate it. Yeah. So you're getting a lot of like like responses. From responses from people, yeah. Yeah, even I'm getting messages about you. Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, my God, that guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's very cool. And I all I can say is that I'm genuinely grateful this opportunity. I'm glad that I got a chance to do it. And also I'm honestly just still registering it. Yeah. But for anyone else, this is one of those things where I'm like, dude, I feel that. I hope Hong Kong now has more faith in comedy or homegrown comedy, whether it's English candies, whatever to go. Like, dude, you know what? Like, we're feeling inspired
now. But dude, man, Hong Kong's a fun place, man, you know? So yeah, that's been awesome. I mean, that is, that is amazing. And honestly, like you're not going to hear me say this a lot on especially on the podcast, but no one more deserving. Thank you, man. No one more hard working than you and no one should be on that stage opening for Jimmy. No offense to on anyone else. You are the most. Deserved. Yeah. Thanks man. It could be maybe people who are
less deserved. Maybe you'll be there if you're retired. Yeah, Yeah, sure. But as long as you're working as hard as you are now, you should be up there. Yeah. Thanks, man. And that, that, yeah, it just makes sense. It just makes sense. It feels like, you know, I can think of a few people if they're up there and be like. They will still kill. Wait, what? No, no, I would. Be mean. So yeah, you're like, how would you get? Why would? You get this guy. Oh yeah.
Yeah, yeah, that's for sure. Dude, relax. I have names on my body. Come on, man. There's no way. What are we doing? You may own a comedy club, but no. Yeah. I mean, no. Oh Lord no. Yeah, yeah, exactly. But absolutely amazing. Very proud of you. Yeah man. Thanks everyone. Thanks to everyone who came to the shows. Yeah, obviously if you have seen Vivek back, feel free to to get in touch and tell us how how you thought, how you thought it was
set. We're going to get into the Patreon now where we talk a little bit more on the stuff. Yeah. Maybe we'll figure it out. Yeah, well, not not but I. Mean don't, don't get infused, man. I mean, like, that was 1 great weekend, but there are 52 weekends in a year. Oh yeah. Of which like bills will need to get paid, yes. So patreon.com/hoho pod. Yeah, you know. $5 a month. If you think of $5, that's about 70 Jimmy Oyang tickets. Yeah, something like that.
No biggie, No biggie at all. And you get to support 2. Cool. Still one of them still struggling artists. One is proper artists. And yeah, well, that's on the Patreon. Where you. We will see you there. Videos are coming out now, so you can see our beautiful faces as well. All right, all right, everybody see you soon. Music.