Comedian

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    Stay at home with Dr. Jason Leong: Is a career in comedy worth it?

    In the second episode of Stay at home with Dr. Jason Leong, the stand-up comedian gets real about earning a living wage solely from comedy - but Leong does it because it's his passion, and he's able to make hundreds of people laugh. Behind this 'backstage view', Leong touches on common questions like his first few failed shows, to his experience with fans and fan mail as well as his dreams of making it big (psst Netflix, give him his own show already!). Leong is the first Malaysian to win the 7t

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    Standup comedian Joe Wong to make Singapore laugh

    SINGAPORE — If you haven’t heard of Korean-Chinese-American Joe Wong, you’ll want to sit up and pay attention; the biochemist turned standup comedian got the world to notice him when he appeared in David Letterman’s showcase, Ellen DeGeneres’ talkshow, and the 2010 White House Annual Correspondents' Dinner.

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    Local comedian Rishi Budhrani wants to ask Singaporeans ‘Why Cannot?’

    Many of us grew up being told by adults that we can’t do certain things. Be it playing football too loudly at the neighborhood multi-purpose court, or asking for permission to go to the toilet in school. Such thoughts has led Singaporean stand-up comedian Rishi Budhrani to wonder why many of us would rarely ask, “Why Cannot?”.