HK International Comedy Festival
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The HK International Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival
in Hong Kong
.
Founded by The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong
in 2007 for English and Chinese-speaking comedian
s resident in Hong Kong, the festival has expanded to include comedians from all over the world. There are separate English and Chinese language competitions. The festival also includes a night featuring improvisational comedy.
Comedy festival
A comedy festival is a celebration of comedy with many shows, venues, comedy performers and is held over a specific block of time...
in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
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Founded by The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong
The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong
The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong is a venue for stand-up comedy and improvisational comedy located at 34 Elgin Street, basement, Central, Hong Kong. Founded in February 2007 by Jami Gong, a leading Chinese American stand-up comedian, TakeOut Comedy is the first fulltime comedy club in Asia...
in 2007 for English and Chinese-speaking comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
s resident in Hong Kong, the festival has expanded to include comedians from all over the world. There are separate English and Chinese language competitions. The festival also includes a night featuring improvisational comedy.
Winners
- 2007 The finals were hosted by Paul OgataPaul Ogata-Personal life:Ogata was born and raised in Pearl City, Hawaii, and moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to devote more time to performing stand-up comedy.Ogata graduated from the University of Hawaii. In college, he briefly studied Electrical Engineering, a field for which he showed some aptitude as a teen...
. Vivek MahbubaniVivek MahbubaniVivek Mahbubani is a stand-up comedian in Hong Kong, a musician and an award-winning new media designer.-Biography:Vivek is a Sindhi of Indian descent and was born and raised in Hong Kong...
won the Chinese competition and Tom Schmidt won the English competition.
- 2008 The finals were hosted by Tom CotterTom CotterTom Cotter is an American comedian. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show and Last Comic Standing. In 2003, Cotter filmed his own half-hour special for Comedy Central. Cotter has won several comedy competitions. In 1994, he won Seattle's International Stand-Up...
. Fab won the Chinese competition and Vivek Mahbubani won the English competition.
- 2009 The finals were hosted by Kerri LouiseKerri LouiseKerri Louise is an American stand-up comedian. Louise was a finalist on the second season of Last Comic Standing and has appeared on television programs such as Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and The View...
. Yebi Hu won the Chinese competition and Ashley Strand won the English competition.
- 2010 The finals were hosted by Shecky Wong. Christopher M won the Chinese competition and Andrew Chu won the English competition.
- 2011 The finals were hosted by Butch Bradley. Tim Chan won the Chinese competition and Tama Churchouse won the English competition.