#205 Dr. Jason Leong Can't Stand Us and Gen-Z Slang

It's about time we got Datuk Seri Tan Sri Prof. Sir Mr. Dr. Jason Leong on the podcast! We chat about the budding comedy scene in SEA, how he went from doctor to comedian, why he uprooted his family to Australia and because he's a well learned man, we had to quiz him on his knowledge on Gen-Z/Alpha slang! Catch him live on Aug 2nd and 3rd at EX8, Subang! Purchase tickets here https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/dr-jason-leong-waylt-kl 0:00 Intro 1:18 Why Jason is on our show 2:40 Jason's love-hate relationship with Ronny Chieng 5:42 Jason's doctor to stand up comedian pipeline 6:30 Pay Malaysian doctors better! 8:15 Why Jason made the decision to do stand up full time 9:10 Behind "Why Are You Like This "10:00 The REAL reason behind his comedy show title 11:00 Jason's love-hate relationship with Ming Yue 14:30 Perth has worse drivers than Malaysia? 16:57 Of course we gotta mention Singaporeans for a bit 18:24 Singapore has the best comedy scene in SEA now 21:10 Jason is Singapore's mascot 22:10 How Jason bumped into this huge Hollywood comedian 23:09 Comedians are always polishing their work 25:00 How Jason influenced Ming Yue as a stand up comedian 27:18 Jason vs Gen-Z/Alpha slang 39:11 We're too old for this shit 40:24 How Jason makes his material accessible to all 41:40 Why Jason uprooted his family to Australia 44:11 Millennials trying to understand "all fax, no printer" 45:47 Ming Yue reminds Jason of when he first started out46:14 Someone stop these millennials 47:17 Roasting comes from a place of love 51:16 The unseen hustle of stand up comedy 54:00 Go catch Jason's show!