KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The Asians are back to take over the stand-up comedy stage in the second season of Comedy Central Stand-Up, Asia!
Produced by Comedy Central Asia in collaboration with comedy entertainment company LOL Events, the Asian original stand-up series will be filmed in front of a live audience across two ticketed show nights at the HGH Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 13 and 14 July 2017.
The show will present from a line-up of 16 of the hottest, funniest and boldest Asian comedians from around the world including: Imran Yusuf (UK), Paul Ogata (US), Eliot Chang (US), Papa CJ (India), Alex Calleja (Philippines), Jason Leong (Malaysia), and Sharul Channa (Singapore).
“After a successful first season of Comedy Central Stand-up, Asia! which achieved record viewership across Comedy Central Asia’s TV and digital platforms, we are pleased to announce the second season in an expanded format – on a live stage for laugh-out loud entertainment,” said Paras Sharma, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Southeast Asia, Viacom International Media Networks.
“There is a growing appetite for comedy in our region and with Asian comedy now core to our programming, we will continue to invest in original content to delight viewers,” he continued.
The ten half-hour episodes of the show will premiere its first episode on Comedy Central Asia in August.
Tickets are now available at ticketpro.com.my, with prices ranging from MYR100 to MYR250.
The full line-up of comedians is as listed below:-
Thursday (13 July 2017)
Danny Cho (US / Korea)
Garron Chiu (Hong Kong)
Imran Yusuf (UK)
Jason Leong (Malaysia)
Paul Ogata (US / Japan)
Rishi Budhrani (Singapore)
Sharul Channa (Singapore)
Walter Hong (US / Korea)
Friday (14 July 2017)
Alex Calleja (Philippines)
Ben Quinlan (Hong Kong)
Dilruk Jayasinha (Sir Lanka / Australia)
Eliot Chang (US)
GB Labrador (Philippines)
Keren Bala Devan (Malaysia)
Papa CJ (India)
Shamaine Othman (Malaysia) — TheHive.Asia
