The show didn't sell out (dunno if the World Cup has to do with it, or because other reasons; but it kind of explained the Mastercard promo a few days before the show), so it wasn't too bad for those of us in attendance - parking wasn't too bad this time around, even with a wedding reception happening in the adjoining hall.
With these many comedians in the billing, I really wasn't expecting much - most of them did about 4, 5 minutes each. And it all adds up....
Ahmed Ahmed was host, and he opened the show about his discovery of nasi kangkang, which he used to good effect in callbacks throughout the night.
Esther Ku - if you're familiar with Amy Schumer's material, then yeah....
Victor Anastacio - the guy quit his bank job to be a comedian.
Jocelyn Chia - did her bit about her family dynamic that I heard the last time she was in KL
Justin Riveria - Prop comedy magic?
Jennifer Hsiung - Wait, SHE'S the host of CCTV (now CGTV)'s Cultural Express? No wonder she looked/sounded so familiar...
Jinx Yeo
Dwayne Perkins - Hilarious
-intermission-
Aiko Tanaka - Went on about the differences about both American and Japanese culture
Jenhan - Fat people and their underwear bit. Still funny AF.
Helen Hong - All I need now is Paula Poundstone to cross off my hypothetical list of "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me..." panelists I've seen in person, never mind it was a 5 minute set.
Hung Le - About dong (as in, the Vietnamese currency)
Joanne Kam - Dating and pet-pet (what Malaysian kids call their vaginas) jokes
Sugar Sammy - The "headliner" of the bunch, who got the luxury of doing a 20 minute set.
As much as I enjoy the comics I've seen before, but I always get a kick out of the ones I've not seen before, let alone know of before. Me and a bunch of people practically rushed out as Ahmed Ahmed was busy thanking sponsors, trying to beat the traffic. But still only got home after midnight, the show only finished around 11 something.
PS. I didn't know/hadn't realised that Ahmed Ahmed is now based in KL....?
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