by Paul Ogata | May 5, 2024
Back in Hong Kong again for another iteration of the HK International Comedy Festival! The fest happens all September long with international acts and local faves, but I’ll be there from September 19 – 21. Here are the details: September 19, 8pm Charterhouse...
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...