Gary Tan

Not Again Podcast

Comedy EN ↓ 312 episodes

Hi, Gary here, a stand up comedian based in Singapore. Welcome to my show! This is the show where I try to figure out my life, by talking to different people such as artist, musicians, stand up comics and others who I find really interesting over candid conversation. With various subjects in mind, hopefully learning how to navigate through life while being funny at the same time.

Author

Gary Tan

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

www.notagainpod.com

Latest episode

Sep 15, 2025

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Episodes

Not Again Podcast Episode 122- Benny Davis 02.02.2020

Benny Davis is the one that started the "4 chord song" trend on Youtube. Being the founder for the music comedy band, Axis of Awesome, had a hell of a rollercoaster ride from how the band was formed and the many disputes that happened in the band which led to its demise. Benny recounted the show that he considered peak of his career and what happened to the guys who stole the whole "4 Chord Song"...

Not Again Podcast Episode 121- Sundeep Rao 27.01.2020

Sundeep Rao lost his sight at a very young age and talking about on stage has been weird for him because it had created confusion to a person in the crowd. He recollect how he had lost his sight and why he was grateful that he had lost his sight when he was younger opposed to later in his life. Being a comic who uses english language as the first language in the India comedy scene, we try to break...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing: 22 Jan 2020 22.01.2020

I have been trying to explain the lottery system in Singapore because the Chinese New Year is coming. I talk about crying man in the cab ride that I drove in and collecting dick pics so to allegedly sending dick pictures to scammers. I also talk about the fear of driving into tunnels.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website:  https://w...

Not Again Podcast Episode 120- B. Mark Seabrooks Part 2 20.01.2020

B. Mark had been through the ups and downs, in and out of Hollywood, he often ponders the idea of continuing the fight or quitting.  Being originally from Kentucky and growing up with the staples of blaxploitation and grindhouse films, B. Mark weighs in on racism and the reason why certain points of view when it comes to media representation, racial jokes in comedy and the incident of Shane Gills...

Not Again Podcast Episode 119- B. Mark Seabrooks Part 1 11.01.2020

B. Mark Seabrooks started stand up a decade ago when he was in Singapore in a comedy night call Comedy Masala. Reminiscing to a very close friend and a dear to the comedy scene in Singapore, Mr Vernon Lewis, he shares the many dear moments with him and how Vernon Lewis had shaped the comedy scene in Singapore and how he had helped opened B mark up to things emotionally. After getting the chance to...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing: 08 Jan 2020 08.01.2020

In the first episode for The Wednesday Thing, I look back at my decade. I talk about the little girl I met with her mother and the traffic accident that I had met. I realised that I have a sense of humour of a 5 year old going to a christmas party and that is how you get the kids the best present.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast websit...

Not Again Podcast Gensis: #YOURJOBSUCKS: Comic Book Artist 28.12.2019

This is time of the year where I look into the vault and dig an old episode that I had previously released in #YourJobSucks I talk to Jerry Hinds, a comic book artist who is based in Singapore. We discuss the politics and ideology in comic book while Jerry admits about how he wanted the comic book to be an escapism and why batman had annoyed the hell out of him. Jerry revealed the secret of having...

Not Again Podcast Year End Review 2019 22.12.2019

This is it! The episode to conclude 2019. This episode, we look back at the highlights of 2019. 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.  Episode Appeared (Not in order):  Not Again Podcast Episode 92- Danielle West Not Again Po...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing: 11 Dec 2019 12.12.2019

I talk about the U2 Joshua Tree Tour, Singapore Leg which I have attended, a police stop which I had go into and how I realise that I am a very mediocre person I know.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website:  https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTunes Page:  https://apple.co/2Idkbbj   Not Again Podcast Spotify page:  htt...

Not Again Podcast Episode 118- Hayatt Shah 07.12.2019

Hayatt Shah moved to Tokyo, Japan after he had married his wife. He shares the cultural difference between Japan and Singapore and what seems to be the code that Japanese had hold on to. I am actually surprise, when he explained how cheap Tokyo can be. We try to make sense why the whole cultural difference in Tokyo and Hayatt explains how patriotism is different from staying in one's own country a...

Not Again Podcast Episode 117- Aaron Barber 30.11.2019

Aaron Barber is a jack of all trades literally, worked in construction, trishaw paddler to being an actor and comedian. We talk about having a plan in life and having milestone, while not having one, not having a skillset to get a corporate job and the difference when it comes to office job and doing really blue collar job. Having coming from a family with one of his love one having mental health...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing: 21 November 2019 21.11.2019

For this week, I talked about Christmas Songs playing in the mall, thinking about my New Year Resolution 2020 and looking back at 2019 to see the positive side of 2019 and the stories that had happened during my time driving a glorified cab.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website:  https://www.notagainpodcast.com Not Again Podcast iTu...

Not Again Podcast Episode 116- Jedd Jung 16.11.2019

Jedd Jung drops by and we talk about movies. We talk about the politics when in movies and film reviews, how it was inevitable and a good film critic will be able to justify the point of view like the movie Joker. We talked about towing the line of being able to kind and not liking a movie and I do confess liking Jar Jar Bings  from Star Wars. Jedd Jung also breaks down the reason why movie actors...

Not Again Podcast Episode 115- Ahmed Ahmed 02.11.2019

Ahmed Ahmed had been in show business since he was 19 years old and it has been a rollercoaster ride talking to him. We talked about getting a break into the business, why he had dropped everything in Hollywood and came down to Malaysia. Apparently someone called the police on his comedy show because of a joke that he had done. He shares a bit about his life and the reason why he is not thinking a...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing: 30 October 2019 31.10.2019

This week, I talked about looking to pick up passengers on the festivals, Indian festivals. I changed a flat tyre however not able to fix it. I am wondering how much of an Alpha that I am with what's going on in my head. Well I tried to go to a baking workshop. What can I do? Diwali Story:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp59n0So-XE Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notag...

Not Again Podcast Episode 33- Mazlee Muharram (Re-release) 28.09.2019

This is a  throwback  episode which I had a chat with the teacher when I was 15. It was first release on 16 December 2017 Mazlee Muharram was my former teacher who had influence a huge part of my life and a lot about the pop culture reference that I know. He told me about the surprise that he had when I took the path that I had taken and how he was happy about it. He often wonders what will he be...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing: 25 Sept 2019 25.09.2019

This Wednesday, I ramble about going back to drive a private hire car again, my mother becoming a vegan and me trying to be healthy by running. I also sharing the paranoia of forgetting to switch off the gas for the stove in my house.  There will be no interviews to be done till 2nd Nov 2019.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast website:  h...

Not Again Podcast Episode 114- Sarah Peng 15.09.2019

Sarah Peng a lecturer by day, stand up comic by night shed a lot of light on how and why she becomes a big city girl in China. We try to identify the cultural difference in the comedy scene between the different parts of China and Singapore and how it bridge the expatriate in China and the chinese community. Being a lecturer by day, she talks about needing to hold a professional image and why she...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing 11 September 2019 12.09.2019

I talked about being depressed, having a tangible skill and considering if being sober is the reason why I am so miserable. I went online shopping and trying to get my things returned. I ended with thinking that arranged marriage might not be a bad thing after all.  YouTube Page:  http://bit.ly/2kgs7iI   Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast...

Not Again Podcast Episode 113- Scott Agnew 08.09.2019

Scott Agnew has a life like no other. Before he had tried to take his own life, he was living a life of not knowing that he has mental health issues and how an ex-lover had saved him from the attempt. When he later found out that he had contracted HIV disease, he had thought that is the best thing that had ever happened to him and how everything had finally made sense to him. It took him a little...

Not Again Podcast Episode 112- Lim Kay Siu 31.08.2019

Lim Kay Siu's life has been a rollercoaster ride so far and surprisingly  didn't intend to be an actor initially. He tells the period of his life that he was lost and how that leads to the passing of his father in his arms which worsen his alcoholism. He shares how he got help with his mental health. Kay Siu tells how he had stumbled into acting and while trying to be with the love of his life, Sw...

Not Again Podcast Episode 111- Ling Ling 24.08.2019

Ling Ling runs a podcast titled Leaders Of Learning and we talk about knowing our audience, and planning an episode around that. We explore the topics positive and negative emotions and how to deal with negative emotions. Ling Ling explains her reasons for talking to her guest online while I raise the question to about having a different dynamic when having a conversation in the internet and talki...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing 21 August 2019 22.08.2019

I went for a music gig for a pink floyd tribute band in Singapore and saw a girl dressed up wearing a kimono in that gig. I try to wrap my head with that. I am questioning my identity if what I thought a huge part of me being taken away and the reason why we have our ideology and group differences online. Edit: The title of the song I tried to recall which is by Pink Floyd is "Wish You Were Here" ...

Not Again Podcast Episode 110- Davelle Lee 17.08.2019

Davelle Lee runs the podcast titles "Some Scuffs", admits the pet peeves that she has with Harry Potter after confessing about recording some parts of the podcast while we are describing the framework for the podcast. We talked about how we deal with our criticism with the things that we do. She puts the idea of authenticity into perspective and how to balance it with our day job. Davelle breakdow...

Not Again Podcast The Wednesday Thing 14 August 2019 15.08.2019

I think that do a podcast like this as an audio diary is like having a glorified blog and obviously I don't like a blog in the early 2000s. I have stopped drinking for 2 weeks and trying to figure out what have I done again at that faithful night. I thought having a stigma on mental health is important.  Not Again Podcast Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/notagainpodcast/ Not Again Podcast...

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