Andy Curtain

My guest today is Andy Curtain, a recovering comedian having spent years touring China and Asia performing in Chinese and English.Andy is currently the APAC Head of Comedy for Asia, at US multinational entertainment company, Live Nation.Andy’s Asia journey started in the same way he ventured into comedy - on a whim.After moving to Shanghai in 2009, Andy built a thriving local comedy community that fostered the rise of stand-up comedy in mainland China.He owned and ran Shanghai’s Kung Fu Komedy Club, before moving to Hong Kong to launch the ill-fated Riff comedy club.We talk about lawyers becoming comedians, language as a tool to help unpeel the layers of a city, a Canadian becoming China’s “favourite foreigner”, and eggplants. Welcome to Clout Asia, where we ask Australians to take us on their journey to Asia capability by choosing a food, song, show, and person that captures the essence of their experience - to help us understand, what being an Aussie with Clout, is all about.———Melbourne· China · Hong Kong———FOOD: EggplantMUSIC: She Came to My Concert by Jacky Cheung 张学友《她来听我的演唱会》SHOW: Dwelling Narrowness 《蜗居》PERSON: Dashan 大山 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cloutasia.substack.com