#209 Malaysians Are Happier Than Singaporeans?

We sat down with our favourite Singaporean, HIRZI and token Malaysian, Jenhan to chat about our standup journey and how we formed "The Cross-Causeway Comedy Debates"! And of course, no episode with a Singaporean is ever complete without a good ol' hot takes debate. 0:00 Intro 1:49 The reason why HIRZI is in all caps 2:35 Why our tickets are priced that way 3:46 3A is a Malaysian thing 4:33 Announcing our BIG CROSSOVER show! 7:00 The big label debate 7:52 What constitutes a "comedian" or "stand up comedian" 9:16 Jenhan has beef with people who call themselves authors10:15 HIRZI cried when he turned 35 11:13 Jenhan went through a mid-age awakening as well 11:47 How HIRZI encouraged Ming Yue's standup career 13:21 Ming Yue wanted people to take him seriously 13:54 Jenhan's attempt at being serious 16:24 How the BIG CROSSOVER came about 17:57 HIRZI's approach to standup 21:50 HIRZI didn't earn money from this show?! 25:52 What it's like working with each other 28:53 Why we were scared to ask Jenhan 31:35 HIRZI loves Ming Han 32:38 Ming Han's journey in standup 34:09 The standup community is more supporting than Youtube's? 35:34 Ming Han mandatory mention of his psychology background 36:29 Jenhan's struggle with debate 37:05 HIRZI loves Jenhan 38:50 Deciding which topics to debate about 43:10 Our different working styles 45:01 If you're deciding whether to get tickets... 47:12 How standups can go international 50:45 DEBATE: Malaysians are happier than Singaporeans 51:44 DEBATE: Singapore is too utopian, it's dystopian 53:05 What do Malaysians love about Singaporeans? 58:00 DEBATE: Having a whitewashed Singaporean partner vs mat rempit partner 1:01:50 Ming Yue's insane Singaporean fling 1:08:49 GET TICKETS NOW