by Paul Ogata | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
Flying out of LAX today and headed for Hong Kong. Both cities are burning, one literally and the other figuratively (and sometimes even literally). While brush fires plague the City of Angels and the entire state of California, Hong Kong is alight in protest. Hong...
by Paul Ogata | Sep 29, 2017 | Blog, Shows
Time to face facts: I am the chicken feet of comedy. Yes, I said chicken feet. In China, they are called Jī jiǎo. In Indonesia, they are ceker. And in the Philippines they are adidas. Taking a look at chicken feet’s Wikipedia page, it seems that I tend to work...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Performing in Asia is always an adventure. Escaping the authorities, alcohol-fueled amnesia, gigs gone sideways. The comics I shared these adventures with had, until recently, all lived there. But now, we congregate back in America for a night of reunited regaling of...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog, Shows
A humid, tropical isle. An angry monster. Chaos and mayhem. It’s either the list of ingredients for the new King Kong movie… OR… it’s my 25th run of shows in Hong Kong! I’ll be eternally grateful to the fans in Hong Kong who have made...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog
Just 48 hours into my latest Hong Kong trip, and I’ve already been to a jail and court. It’s not what I meant when I said I wanted to hit some bars and look for suits. Earlier this year, I told you about an incident where a comedian in HK smashed a glass...
