by Paul Ogata | Jan 25, 2017 | Blog
This April, I’m headed back for more shows across the Middle Kingdom! Some of the questions I’m asked frequently about my gigs in Asia include, “Aren’t you afraid to go to a Communist country?” and, “Do you do your act in...
by Paul Ogata | Jan 31, 2016 | Blog
In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indy’s sidekick, Short Round, asks him what they are searching for. “Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory,” he replies. Much like the fictional Dr. Jones, in my career as a stand-up comic, I have...
by Paul Ogata | Nov 9, 2014 | Blog, Video
Tourists from remote parts of China come to Beijing to see things they cannot see in their home towns. You know, things like The Forbidden Palace. And white people. While walking around the Palace with American comedian (and current Beijing resident) Gus Tate, I was...
by Paul Ogata | Nov 8, 2014 | Blog
The World Health Organization (aka WHO) has developed a set of measurements for air pollution. It ranges from 0-50 being “excellent,” all the way to 300+ which is “don’t even go outside.” When I got to Beijing last week, it was almost...
by Paul Ogata | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog
Back in April, when I was last in mainland China doing shows, I told you about the crazy English translations on Chinese menus. Well, I’m back in Beijing this week and caught more of these wonders of culinary miscommunication. They have to be joking, right?...
