Hands up if you can’t get enough of Asian stand-up comedy?
Wait no longer as Comedy Central brings back its first Asian original stand-up series, Comedy Central Stand- Up, Asia!.
Produced by Comedy Central Asia in its second year of collaboration with comedy entertainment company LOL Events in Malaysia, Comedy Central Stand-up, Asia! will be filmed in front of a live audience across two ticketed show nights at HGH Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 13 and 14 July 2017.
Each night’s show will feature different comedians from a line-up of 16 of the hottest, funniest and boldest Asian comedians from around the world – such as Imran Yusuf (UK), Paul Ogata (US), Eliot Chang (US), Papa CJ (India), Garron Chiu (Hong Kong), Alex Calleja (Philippines), Dilruk Jayashina (Sri Lanka), Jason Leong (Malaysia), and Sharul Channa (Singapore). Expect the unexpected, but with a twist as these talents improvise and turn what it means to be Asian on its head! The complete list of comedic acts can be viewed at the end of the page at www.comedycentralasia.com/shows/standupasia.
“After a successful first season of Comedy Central Stand-up, Asia! which achieved record viewership across Comedy Central Asia’s TV and digital platforms, we are pleased to announce the second season in an expanded format – on a live stage for laugh-out loud entertainment. There is a growing appetite for comedy in our region and with Asian comedy now core to our programming, we will continue to invest in original content to delight viewers,” said Paras Sharma, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Southeast Asia, Viacom International Media Networks.
Ten half-hour episodes will be created for Comedy Central Stand-up, Asia! and will premiere on Comedy Central Asia in August. The show will also be produced with the participation of LOL’s partner, Enrich by Malaysia Airlines.
Rizal Kamal, CEO of LOL Events commented, “These are exciting times for comedy in Asia. We have so many incredible Asian comedians and we want to show the world how talented they are. We designed this as a live show, making it TWO big comedy nights for audiences – eight hilarious comedians each night, promising a whole load of laughter. It will be one heck of a show!”
Tickets are available at Ticketpro.com.my.
DATE: Thursday & Friday, 13 & 14 July 2017
TIME: 8 PM
WHERE:
HGH Convention Centre
Lot, 475, Jalan Sentul,
51000 Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TICKETS:
Single day VIP Ticket : RM 250
Single day Category 1 Ticket : RM 150
Single day Category 2 Ticket : RM 100
LINE UP OF COMEDIANS:
THURSDAY (13 JULY 2017)
- Danny Cho (US / Korea)
- Garron Chiu (Hong Kong)
- Imran Yusuf (UK)
- Jason Leong (Malaysia)
- Paul Ogata (US / Japan)
- Rishi Budhrani (Singapore)
- Sharul Channa (Singapore)
- Walter Hong (US / Korea)
FRIDAY (14 JULY 2017)
- Alex Calleja (Philippines)
- Ben Quinlan (Hong Kong)
- Dilruk Jayasinha (Sir Lanka / Australia)
- Eliot Chang (US)
- GB Labrador (Philippines)
- Keren Bala Devan (Malaysia)
- Papa CJ (India)
- Shamaine Othman (Malaysia)
Since the channel was launched in 2012, Comedy Central has become one of the fastest growing brands for VIMN, which is now available 24/7 in 20 Asian markets via 49 providers. Over the last four years, the channel has collaborated with local comedy clubs to develop featurettes, on-air promotions and marketing partnerships.
