TPKP 118: Mike Unson | Stories From a Pinoy Stand Up Comedy Icon

Mike Unson is one of the pillars of modern pinoy stand up comedy. In this episode, we talk about live streaming during the lockdown era, Kumu, Youtube, and meeting new friends in online platforms. We talk about stand up comedy —how Mike fell in love with it, his influences, and how he helped bring the art of observational stand up comedy to Filipino audiences. The conversation then takes Mike to a nostalgic journey back to the stand up scene in the early 2000's. He recounts fond memories, experiences, habits, and events that helped him acquire essential skills to succeed in a career in local comedy. We also talk about other comedians, comedy groups, comedian feuds, and what the future may hold for pinoy comedians and the comedy scene.