Can't Find My Way Home - Episode 4: A conversation with Brian Aylward

Can't Find My Way Home is a podcast where Expats from around the world talk about the music and arts scene in their new home.  In episode 4, I talk to Brian Aylward, a Canadian expat who now calls Bangkok home.  Brian has been a Comedian for 15 years, performing more than 3000 shows in 24 countries.  Based on a bet made back in 2005, Newfoundland native Brian Aylward stepped on stage for the first time at a rowdy expatriate bar in Anyang, South Korea.  Aylward went on to pioneer the active English stand-up comedy scene in South Korea, officially establishing Stand Up Seoul in 2009 and turning the country into a legitimate destination on the international comedy circuit. Aylward performed hundreds of shows across Asia, taking his own brand of humour to Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Cambodia, India, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Mongolia, Oman, Myanmar and more.   Upon returning to his native Canada in 2010, Brian went on to become the twice finalist in SiriusXM Radio’s “Canada’s Top Comic” (2011/2013), a national headliner with Canada’s Yuk Yuk’s comedy clubs, and performed theatre tours across Newfoundland.  In 2014, Aylward set the unofficial Comedy World Record, performing twenty-one different 10 minute sets in one day at the Haebangchon Festival in Seoul, South Korea.  Brian has performed at many festivals around the world, including Just For Laughs 42, Halifax Comedy Fest, Hong Kong International Comedy Festival and the Magners International Comedy Festival. He has also appeared several times on CBC’s The Debaters.  In 2018 & 2019, Brian headlined Best Kind Comedy Tour, playing to sold out theatre shows across Canada. In February 2017, Aylward's solo show “Big In Asia” was nominated for “Best Comedy” at Fringe World in Perth, Australia. In November 2016, Brian was awarded “Best Standup Comic” at the Canadian Comedy Awards. Aylward's numerous viral videos and sketch comedy character "Fadder" have garnered millions of views online. (popularized by The Outhouse TV)   "One of Asia's most influential stand up comedians." - The Korea Times  "One of Canada's funniest." - The Telegram   https://www.brianaylwardcomedy.com