A Whole New Genre of Crime (Qamarul Haziq) - #60

Qamarul Haziq (@qamshot) drops by the podcast for the very first time! Even though him and Muz (@mzkrx) have been working on a podcast together ("How to Malay") for quite some time now. In this episode, they talk about: How Qamarul just found out about Muz's YouTube channel that's the same name as this podcast Muz's feelings about being called "Mozek" What a 'mood check' is, why Muz thinks it's important, and why Qam kinda hates it Managing emotional vulnerability on stage and off stage Why Qamarul and Muz see dramatic theatre as mean The myth of needing pain to be creative Hacky writing crutches Why a lot of bad pieces of work get made anyway How good content is no longer king How making media makes us less critical of bad media The way Netflix makes content decisions The way Marvel Studios' picks directors How underrated producers are Qamarul getting too used to special treatment too fast during a shoot Why Muz doesn't like being on set as a writer Being creative collaboratively versus being creative alone Muz's insecurities about his standup material The monumental importance of the audience in standup comedy Perfection being the enemy of good How to helpfully support local content creators in the service of the arts The role of critics in media A LONG-ass rant by Muz against online advertising, the insularity of news, and their relation to the decline in social cohesion. Muz proposes a solution to the rotting of public discourse Qamarul and Muz's personal negative experiences with Facebook ads The particular sensitivity of comedians Why Qamarul would probably never join a revolution as a Singaporean How much better Singapore is at handling the pandemic compared to Malaysia Qamarul and Muz's contrasting feelings about traveling Comedians "headlining" different comedy clubs around the world via Zoom "Selling out" a socially-distanced venue Drop us a message over at [email protected] for comments, questions, or sex mail. See yall in Feb!