Dominik Vu is a half Czech, half Vietnamese stand-up comic from Prague, who is currently based in Hanoi from January 2020 where he is discovering his Vietnamese roots. In the first episode of 2021, he joins our panel of Vietnamese comedians- Nghia Mai, Huy Doan and Phuc, to share his life story, how things are with the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic as well as teaches us some extremely useful phrases in Czech!       

Catch-up (0:53)       

Moving to Hanoi (3:40)       

The Vietnamese community in Czechia (6:52)       

Czech Stereotypes (12:55)       

Czech Expressions:       

Have a dumpling in your throat (17:03)       

Once in a Hungarian moon (18:33)       

Get up with the chickens (22:57)       

A different kind of coffee (23:32)       

How to swear like a Czech (24:05)       

In the year where festivals of any kind are a no-no, a group of Hanoi-based comedians did the impossible and held Vietnam’s 1st ever comedy festival. This week, the Hot Potcast catches up with haha Hanoi, the team behind this impressive feat, to find out what went out during Comedy Oi! 2020. All the highlights wrapped up in a very festive episode with our funny panelists: Nghia Mai, Manh Cuong, Le Kim Thanh, Erick Garcia, Bex and Huy Doan.       

The Panel and their Christmas plans (1:09)        

The Inspiration (5:41)        

The challenges:       

The Stand-up shows (11:30)      

The Vietnamese stand-up show in Hanoi (14:07)        

The Improv shows (16:40)        

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (17:42)       

Newcomers (22:44)        

Plans for the next comedy festival (26:40)        

The Audience (28:07)        

Differences between regional comedy in Vietnam (33:23)        

The Set List (37:00)       

Stepping up (39:29)       

The venues (46:44)        

Lessons learned (49:45)        

The After-party (54:51)        

More stories!!! (57:33)

American Sam may just be a local English teacher with stars in his eyes and a dream in his heart, but he appears destined for greatness having been a stalwart of the Phnom Penh comedy scene for the past eight years. He has gigged extensively across Cambodia and other Asian regions, as well as in the United States. With his fellow Vietnamese comedian friends: Nghia Mai, Phuc and Huy Doan, Sam shares the stories of how things have been changing in Cambodia.          

How Covid’s been affecting Cambodia (1:57)       

An Idiot’s Guide to Cambodia: Useful Khmer expressions (7:22)       

Vietnam-Cambodia Relations (11:06)       

Begpackers in Cambodia (14:01)       

Cambodia in 2012 (20:32)       

Huy and the Cambodian taxi driver (27:10)       

Phuc’s coming-of-age tale in Cambodia (29:30)       

The Cambodian stand-up comedy scene (34:30)       

Doing a French comedy show in Cambodia (37:50)       

Telling jokes in Khmer (49:17)

Hanoi-based, Mexican-American and the runner up of the 2019 Vietnam Comedy Competition, Erick Garcia has been a veteran in the Hanoi comedy scene with his spot on observational humor. This time, he will share his school day memories with his fellow Vietnamese comedians: Nghia Mai, Huy Doan and Leo Nguyen.       

What Erick encountered the other day in Hanoi (2:24)               

A little game (3:40)        

School fooleries (6:36)       

School fights (10:00)       

Cheating in exams (12:46)       

School restrooms in the US vs in Vietnam (15:48)       

Education system during the Covid-19 Pandemic (19:25)        

Erick’s opinion and predictions for the American School system and Leo Nguyen's secret story (22:06)       

School counselor but the advices are….totally wrong (25:35)       

Teacher crushes (30:00)

American-born, Saigon-based and a metalhead, JK Hobson has been an active member in Saigon's comedy scene. Now he gets to learn more of Trung Thu, the Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival with his Vietnamese comic colleagues: Nghia Mai, Vu Minh Tu and Phuc.       

Rammstein did that to you! (1:40)       

Jk Hobson's first mooncake (4:48)        

"Chu Cuoi; the Moon Man Folktale" (the Vietnamese origin of the Mid-Autumn Festival) (7:08)       

Old-school mid-autumn festival (13:05)       

The worst mooncake filling:       

1. Fried Rice and Pâté (16:35)               

2. Chinese sausages (Lap xuong) and deep fried boiled eggs (17:51)              

3. Balut egg (duck embryo) and Steamed Egg Meatloaf (19:52)       

Mid-Autumn Festival during the Covid- 19 pandemic, the Covid situation in Ireland. (22:56)

Once visited Vietnam, Brian Gallagher, the rising star of the Irish comedy scene, catches up with Vietnam's finest comedians: Nghia Mai, Leo Nguyen and Phuc.       

Coping with lockdown and the only rule of the podcast (01:00)       

Brian Gallagher's favorite Vietnamese dish (04:35)       

How Leo Nguyen learned English from his nomadic teachers (05:51) and how to cross the street in Vietnam (07:22)       

Ireland 101 and Phuc's most intimate secrets (12:20)              

Brian and the Cu Chi tunnel's tour guide (16:16)         

Irish vs Vietnamese slang (21:09), what “SMCCL”, “Ngao Da”, “Vet Mang” mean        

USA, Yay or nay? (28:09)