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I began my Asian adventure in 1996. I began my comedy adventure somewhat later. At the time, I didn’t know that I would end up living in Asia permanently or indeed I would become involved with comedy at all. My first port of arrival was Hong Kong. I flew out on Friday, the 13th (something my […]

I began running Live International Comedy Shows in Mumbai, Pune and Goa part time…while working as TV consultant primarily because the night life scene in Mumbai in 2008-2009 was boring. It was just bars and clubs. There was zero live comedy, so I decided to bring over the world’s first white stand-up comedian to ever […]

Upon my return to Singapore, I continued to do international shows which was a considerably risky move because, back then, there were two other international comedy promoters operating in Singapore, including one of the guys from the original One Night Stand club and one of the comedians, Jonathan Atherton who I brought to India. I […]

Why I Started The Most Outrageous Open-Mic Comedy Night The World Has Ever Seen (In Possibly The World’s Most Conservative City – Singapore) When I returned to Singapore in 2009 (after working in India as a TV consultant), I decided to continue promoting and producing International Comedy Shows and eventually partnering with Comedy Club Asia. […]

A valuable lesson I learned while running international gigs across India and in Singapore was that, you could never really make good money unless you owned the content you were producing. Plus, if you’re flying in comedians from overseas, you are paying for their airfares and hotels, which eat into your margins. Better to use […]

A very interesting article: https://www.techinasia.com/iflix-hooq-free-tier-video-streaming TLDR; Both iFlix and HOOQ have decided to move away from charging subscriptions to viewers and instead offer their VoD services for free using a paid by advertising model. Both companies have built out solid distribution networks, so it makes sense to pivot to a free-to-air advertising paid service. Anything […]

Channel X Global follows Blue Ocean strategy principles perfectly… Channel X Global’s “Blue Ocean” is high-quality, local comedy tailored for every Emerging Market economy. This will attract young and middle class consumers who want to see stories that reflect their culture and zeitgeist. Not same old Hollywood and Korean dramas. No one else is even […]