Quite a number of this year's LOLFest shows are happening at KL City Walk, a place that I frequently drive past but have never been specifically, aka the reclaimed (or gentrified, depending on your opinion) the back alley between Jalan Perak and Jalan Pinang and hipster-ised it with reclaimed shipping containers and what not. I imagine it must be buzzing during the day.
At night? Different story - at least half the eateries and kiosks are either closed or closing. It was a good thing I had dinner at home before leaving... or eat something at MyNews the convenience store chain. Everyone was driving (and changing lanes) like molasses, even into town because it rained in the afternoon. FFS.
Had I gone to a different show last week (I won tickets to the all ladies show Bi+ch Perfect, but couldn't go as was stuck at work until it was too late), I would've known where the Jenerator was. There was even a suggestion in the email I got last week as to where to park, so I followed their advice and parked at Etiqa Twin Towers on Jalan Pinang (RM5 flat rate after 6 p.m., in case anyone cares).
But because I had never been there before, it took me awhile to finally find the place...and I also forgot that the show starts at 8 p.m. (it's been awhile since I bought the ticket) and I only got there 20 past the hour. Whoops.
Checked in, got my hand stamp, got a tub of overpriced, unevenly flavored popcorn (brought my own water) and the show started before 8.30 p.m. Kinda felt a little bad for people who had been sitting there awhile.
What's it about?
A show that is close to his heart, Kuah Jenhan brings ‘Perfect Strangers’ back to Malaysia after touring the show in Australia. The Australian media referred comedy star Kuah Jenhan as “hirarious”, in a bizarre brain snap of not-so-casual racism. A show born from an impulse trip to Uzbekistan, Jenhan’s got a truly hirarious, wry and sophisticated discussion to share with you about race, privilege, switching your perspective, and some hot tips on Central Asia’s currency black markets.
The Jenerator, for a comedy show, feels a bit weird for me. It's really wide and spread out for a comedy show.
The material in the show is almost 2 years old at this point, which he admits as much as he went through some of the "old Malaysia" headlines of 2016. So if you've seen him perform these couple of years, you might have heard some of the bits and topics he's brought up in this show. At least there's visual aids to go with the material. I feel kinda bad for tuning out and checking my FB feed during the show. But it's still pretty funny.
A little over an hour later, it's over. I went and explored other parking options some more, checked out the other end of KL City Walk and called it a night.
Because I'm gonna have to come back again tomorrow night for Sharul Channa's show. Barring any road closures for any marathons and what not, traffic tomorrow night shouldn't be so bad.
Random observations:
- Just checked the ticket prices, and... the early bird price I paid was between the price for Enrich members and Mastercard holders.
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