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 […]

Channel X Global will operate using a system called “Proof of Brain” as Pioneered by Steemit. Bitcoin uses the very expensive and energy intensive Proof Of Work to mine coins, while Ethereum is transferring to “Proof of Stake” which that a person can mine or validate block transactions according to how many coins he holds.  […]

The Channel X Global model completely tears up the rulebook of how TV content is currently made (as we’ve discussed). We will remove central authority and place the trust of producing quality content 100% in the hands of our mentors and Emerging market talent. An important part of the ability to quickly create HQ, localized […]

There are two stages in assessing whether they will be a good fit for us; BASIC SKILLS & EQUIPMENT 1. PROFICIENT IN ENGLISH – They must speak decent English. Even though the programmes will be produced and broadcast in each native language, they will be communicating almost daily with the mentors in the UK & […]

The heart of comprehending why the C22HQS Problem is so hard to solve, you first must understand why Comedy Evolution has stalled in every country (apart from the UK & USA). Comedy generally evolves like this; Slapstick – Pulling faces, bodily functions, laughing at other people’s misfortunes. Drag Queen/Clown Comedy – It has its roots […]

Because it is a microcosm of why “culture” is so irrelevant, yet fascinating at the same time. The reality is, as humans we share 98% the same hopes, dreams, fears, emotions and struggles across all cultures. The 2% difference is what we call “culture”. The subtle differences in the way we dress, speak or behave. […]

The first thing to note is that the comedy cultures in the UK & USA evolved in different ways, so let’s look at them separately and then what we can learn from both and combine them into the best for Channel X Global. First off, the American system. Show business has been a multi-billion dollar […]

In the UK, the evolution of comedy is somewhat different. While it’s true, good money can now be made with British comedy, it’s still a much smaller market than America. Therefore, even hit TV show, the salaries won’t comed close to what their USA counterparts earn (Especially if you work for the BBC where salaries […]