Not Again Podcast

This is the debut of The Wednesday Thing show. I explained about why I did this show. I talked about putting a show online and how much fear that realising not being relevant until very late in life. I talked about meeting a childhood friend and later found out that my childhood bully.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/   Not Again Podcast website: https://...

Happy New Year guys! This is the first episode released in 2019! And it is going to be a bang! 2 episodes back to back! In the first part of the episode, I am talking to the show runners for Siao Char Bor comedy show, Marie Wong and Steph Dogfoot. We talked about our favourite cocktails and shared some embarrassing stories about getting people drunk. When we are explaining how Siao Char Bor came a...

This is the time of the year when we look back at the episodes that are out. I have compiled parts of different episodes that are out this year with some of the people I talked to, some of the topics I touched on. The highlights for the year. Please do check out the full episodes as well.  Order of appearance:  Not Again Podcast Episode 43- En Hua Not Again Podcast Episode 57- Dan Mcgrath Not Agai...

I am taking a dive to the vault and look for an old episode. Here goes. Gary talks to Inch Chua in this episode of #YourJobSucks: Singer/Songwriter. They talk about their favourite rom-com, Inch's wikipedia page and Limp Bizkit. They discuss about the previous bands that Inch was in, reasons why she loves Foo Fighters and the how she presents her songs live. P.s Gary, the title of the song you tri...

Bill Poorman, a former employee for NPR affiliate and I both share our love for coffee. Bill talked about what is like to work as NPR affiliate and the difference between news from NPR and TV News. We discuss the ethics of journalism, what is the idea to the journalism and the search of truth. We also have come to a conclusion of having a label as what political party affiliation had affected us p...

Being a stand up comedy at the age of 15, Imaan Hadchiti and I discuss about trying to be famous and create online content. We too discuss about being happy and doing gigs for the mafia. We talk about doing radio and things that we have to do to get work. We share our conspiracy theory. Imaan tells me how racism had affected him after the 9/11, visiting the birthplace of his parents and being afra...

Mick Neven tells me about how a race had became the main source of entertainment for the whole town that night. He also tells me about writing for ads on radio and doing morning radio while doing stan up at the same time. We also talk about having kids in the show an introduce swearing to kids. We also discuss about doing stand up comedy in cruise ships.  Mick Neven:  http://mickneven.com.au   Not...

Artur Akhmetzyanov tells me why he is afraid to do stand up full time and why he came to Singapore to study. He questions the reasons why people doing stand up and calling it a "hobby". He tells me what is it like to stay in modern Russia and why his grandfather is a hardcore communist. He also tell me how much he owe to his parents to work overseas and the shoe store that his parents started back...

Stephen Carlin drops by this week. We chat about the cars. Stephen tells me that how his work starts from him wanting to be an actor to stand up and etiquette after the show. He also tells me how he get to work with Stewart Lee and growing up with different hobbies other than just stand up. We talked about the music and art how that affects stand up, being able to be in touch. We also talked about...

Having worked in radio, Leo Kearse tells me how he did audio editing back in the day. He also tell me what is it like growing up in rural area in Scotland and how his dad brought him out to hunt. He explained about his favourite gun, the punt gun. He talks about being a consultant for the government and how it makes him a right wing comic. He also defines what he means by being right wing.  Not Ag...

Thato Mabelane from South Africa topped by this week. She told me why she rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and explained the mechanics of rowing. I asked her about the apartheid and the ripple effects that affected in South Africa. She told me about studying in South Africa and starting a non profit which works with the kids in Africa.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/nota...

Aidan Killian drops by this week! He talks about working with Doug Stanhope and how he got to get Doug Stanhope to be in Asia. He also talks about how he transit from working in a bank to standup comedy. We attempted to get the song that is in Aidan's head and he tells us how he met his girlfriend. We discussed about the burning of bridges. I asked him about the perspectives of having a comedy cou...

Augustin drops by this week and he told me about how he moved from Ghana to Malaysia and Ghana to Scotland. He talked about the comedy difference. He also talked about growing up in Ghana, doing comedy in other language and Depression is being a taboo in Ghana or the whole of Africa in general. He opens up to me about his family which I was told he usually doesn't. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:...

Lincoln Lim drop by this week and we discuss about what happened back at school after realising that we were from the same school. We talked about quitting his day job and going full time music in Singapore. We discussed about having a distanced emotional relationship, the "outsider" for the family. He also shared the holiday that he had and the South East Asia folklore. He also tells me about the...

Harith Iskander talks about being authentic on stage and asking "what's next?". He talks about the first album he watched and the first story he told in his first set. He talks about getting corporate shows, working with a corporate audiences. He talks about his family, how his kids deal with a famous father and about the difference how he and his kids growing up.  The Joke Factory Facebook Page: ...

DJ Demers dropped by this week. We talked about the impression of Singapore he got being the first time here. We discussed about bitterness and anger when we see someone else got better. He shares how he got in to America's Got Talent and being on late night tv shows such as Conan. He also talks about being real on stage and how much realness to be on the act. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: http...

Okay! Finally this episode is out! In this episode, I talked to Joanne Kam! The Malaysia's Queen of Comedy. She tells me the story about how she started out and the famous Boom Boom Room in Singapore. She talks about growing up in Penang, Malaysia and working with a local crowd. She told me about visiting childhood homes and shares me the story about being in her dad's work place. I asked her abou...

So Vinay came by this week! He talks about repeating jokes when doing gigs overseas. He tells me about Tokyo comedy scene. He talks about the crazy culture obsession in Japan and his country music band. He talks about how he got to move to Japan and how he get to voiceover. He talks about going back to his roots as well being the 2nd generation of immigrant in the US.   Not Again Podcast Facebook...

Prakash dropped by this week! We talked about running a recurring stand up show, what his comedy styling is and be on the stage of Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He shared about his Facebook page "Beards of Malaysia", taking the buses in Kuala Lumpur and the music scene in Malaysia. We talked about getting through breakup as guys.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.co...

So Sam See dropped by again this week! Sam See shares the fun fact of the origins of "Blue material". We discuss about being on the podcast. Sam See talked about being on various podcast and recounted the times that he was in Doug Stanhope's Podcast. He talked about opening the doors when it comes to your career. We talked about the "Moment of Positivity" when it comes to the scene. I talked about...

A very good friend of mine, Wai Sing dropped by. Wai Sing shared the start of the comedy scene, talked about the Rhino room in Adelaide and the reason why he had quitted doing stand up comedy. I mentioned to him about the advice that he gave about how to play one's part in an open mic. I have discussed with him about finding the calling in life, finding strengths in life and chasing one's dreams a...

So in this episode, BJ Fox dropped in. We recounted when BJ Fox was still in the Singapore's comedy scene. BJ Fox also mentioned about what is it like in the Tokyo's scene and how one's got big in the comedy scene in Tokyo. He shared the story about Hannibal Buress being in Tokyo, how he got the first English Sitcom in Tokyo, "Home Sweet Tokyo". Yes, BJ Fox, I have finished watching "Home Sweet To...

Kathir from Rudra dropped by this week! Kathir shared the philosophy of Hinduism, shared the story when he was doing a festival. He also shared the story of meeting his fans from overseas and the discuss about work ethics when it comes to the music scene. We discussed why we find Metal music safe.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website...

I told Dana Michelle Alexander why I was nervous before I talked to her. Dana told me about what is it like growing up with her dad and hanging out at the music festival. She also talked about doing things that are not comedy and culture. We discuss about racial jokes, both on and off stage. Dana told me about her move from Canada to London and being a stunt person.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Pag...

This week we have Jeff Michalski dropped by! We chatted the similarities between Social Security from the US and the Central Provident Fund in Singapore and going to a protest. He talked about how he get into the Second City, setting up a new troupe and how to look at audience members. Jeff also shared about how he handles emotionally about his career. Not Again Podcast Facebook Page: https://www....