You Might Wanna Sit Down For This

#209 Malaysians Are Happier Than Singaporeans?


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We sat down with our favourite Singaporean, HIRZI and token Malaysian, Jenhan to chat about our standup journey and how we formed "The Cross-Causeway Comedy Debates"! And of course, no episode with a Singaporean is ever complete without a good ol' hot takes debate.

0:00 Intro

1:49 The reason why HIRZI is in all caps

2:35 Why our tickets are priced that way

3:46 3A is a Malaysian thing

4:33 Announcing our BIG CROSSOVER show!

7:00 The big label debate

7:52 What constitutes a "comedian" or "stand up comedian"

9:16 Jenhan has beef with people who call themselves authors10:15 HIRZI cried when he turned 35

11:13 Jenhan went through a mid-age awakening as well

11:47 How HIRZI encouraged Ming Yue's standup career

13:21 Ming Yue wanted people to take him seriously

13:54 Jenhan's attempt at being serious

16:24 How the BIG CROSSOVER came about

17:57 HIRZI's approach to standup

21:50 HIRZI didn't earn money from this show?!

25:52 What it's like working with each other

28:53 Why we were scared to ask Jenhan

31:35 HIRZI loves Ming Han

32:38 Ming Han's journey in standup

34:09 The standup community is more supporting than Youtube's?

35:34 Ming Han mandatory mention of his psychology background

36:29 Jenhan's struggle with debate

37:05 HIRZI loves Jenhan

38:50 Deciding which topics to debate about

43:10 Our different working styles

45:01 If you're deciding whether to get tickets...

47:12 How standups can go international

50:45 DEBATE: Malaysians are happier than Singaporeans

51:44 DEBATE: Singapore is too utopian, it's dystopian

53:05 What do Malaysians love about Singaporeans?

58:00 DEBATE: Having a whitewashed Singaporean partner vs mat rempit partner

1:01:50 Ming Yue's insane Singaporean fling

1:08:49 GET TICKETS NOW

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