HK's Funniest Person 2007 - Vivek Mahbubani - English

[mitchiew]

This guy is sick!

[samirsukhadia]

Vivek keep up the good work. I think you are the world's first indo-chink comedian. You should tour the bay area in frisco!! You rock!!

[alfiechung]

i love it. i live in hk so im def gonna watch u live one day!!

[gabrielsynthesis345]

haha

[mjdesiah]

Quite impressed by you, a comedian that too in cantonese.. You represent India... Keep it coming budd

[invincibul]

I kinda discovered you by chance - A HK person had tweeted about you, as an Indian I expected some English comedy, not unlike Russel Peters. But bam, I click on the link & you're speaking in Cantonese & I'm staring in disbelief. You do look very much Indian (Gawd, we all look the same :D) but your Cantonese is too fluent.

I'm trying to become a designer/dev & your multitasking amazes me! You sir are an inspiration for me. "Do whatever you love, and don't ever think you'd be too busy with work."

[vivekmahbubani]

@invincibul Hi there. Thanks for those kind words! :D It gets tough at times trying to balance life doing so many things but I get greedy so it's punishment for wanting so much with only 24hrs a day. Anyways, yep you're right, as long as you're doing what you love, you'll find time to do it because you want to! Good luck with pursuing your goals in designing/development! Just keep at it! :D

[xamzzax]

Hey :) Im really interested in your shows haha but on youtube i can only find two D: this one and this canto one, so i just wondered if you've got more videos uploaded on here or give me a link to watch it else where? thanks :D Your Awesome btw ;) x

[vivekmahbubani]

@xamzzax hey thanks for your kind words about my comedy! The best way for more bits if of course to attend a live comedy show, otherwise check out the videos section on my site funnyVivek[dot]com :) you can catch all the comedy shows at takeoutcomedy[dot]com too :)

[vivekmahbubani]

@xamzzax Hey there, thanks for the compliment! You can check out funnyVivek [dot] com, that's my official website. it has some other videos too :)

[zhtw]

this ah chai is so funny LOL

[reltuButler]

Imagine him without a goatee and slightly longer hair and he looks like Jerry Seinfeld.

[vivekmahbubani]

@reltuButler Ahaha woah, that'd be awesome! The Asian Jerry! :P

[InfiniteRain141]

That's so amazing. :) It's so awesome how you have perfect Canto and English!

[extrekkie13]

Ok if you grew up in HK then how come you speak American English?

[vivekmahbubani]

@extrekkie13 faarrrr too much American TV growing up :)

[RightFooted123]

lol he has Chinese accent as well.

[xDemonicxGirlx]

haha lol .. I think you were calld "gwai loh" cause you look european. I thought your Italian

[pengu1546]

hahah this is awesomee!

love "AcCuse me may i Held u" + "i scared the chinese out of her" xD

[kariakuta]

I wanna learn cantonese

[justsoulman]

when and where's his show?

[vivekmahbubani]

@justsoulman There are shows all the time, you can see all the show schedules at takeoutcomedy[dot]com and if you'd like to know when I am on, I post it all on my website funnyVivek[dot]com :)

[missychryssy]

I'll be in HK soon. Can see your Chinese show..yay

[Jupistar1]

You rock!! too funny.

[christyy24]

wow....the last part made my day! :D:D:D

[tamanjatt]

i saw him in mong kok.......

took a pic'

[tube8kris]

his English ones is just much better than his Chinese

[KevoCatz302]

this is amazing~~~~keep it up

[aakid76]

i want my 7 minutes back

[sanjaymorani]

Hahaha..

[Sakato7]

Wow..if this guy is the funniest guy in Hk, then I would hate to hear the others.

[hullhull6]

wat a big deal if he can speak cantonese most of the SINGHs and Pakistanis in HK can speak Cantonese it is just the HINDU community cant

[KevoCatz302]

so what?? V is still cool!!

[hullhull6]

seem like u shame to be Indian..stupid jokes

[kennethwan1234]

He is so funny!!! Love his speech@@

[tingodmilk]

I like your comedies

wow you can speak indian,cantonese,english and french....

You are really cool

can you read chinese?P6 chinese

[chris1bc]

I think I scared the Chinese out of her!XD!!!!!!!!!!

[sufiah29]

Vivek, you a Good. finally a good comedian came out from the closet

[jollysydneysider]

Hey dude you are good. Watch out Russell Peters ! Here's one funny Cantonese speaking Indian from Honkas !

[dellhelp]

this is guy, srsly, subscribed and favorited~

[queenie0111]

It's great show. You could be comedian. Comedy festival is so popular in Melbourne. I am glad that Hong Kong also have this festival. Most of HK like making watching youtube videos.How about making their own videos.

Sometime I like making youtube videos to capture my Melbourne life. It's great enjoyment.

When I am back to Hong Kong, I definitely have to visit take out festival. Hope you would be there.

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaah thanks, yea, definitely come check out the comedy club, if not the comedy festival! It'll be worth adding to your memory collection on youtube!

[paulkaikwonglee]

Hi vivek, I'm from Canada. You were not from local school in Hong Kong. Your English has North Amercan accent. Are you from International school ?

[LittleAngus1014]

Ex Kills me,may i hell u?

[vivekmahbubani]

ahaha one "one momun"

[obsessednarutofan]

wow, i haven't laffed so hard in ages after seeing some of ur earlier videos.

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahahaha thanks! Glad you enjoyed it so much! :D

[mandi006]

LOL!! "im ah cha!!" XD

"I scared the chinese outta heR!!"

Puhahahaha

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaha I think I really, really did :P

[Chinamerican]

It's obviously worked for Cash Warren, Jessica Alba's husband.

[vivekmahbubani]

That lucky guy ;)

[ohSNAPdanny]

how come you have an american accent ? that is so cool.

[vivekmahbubani]

Aahha, it's from too many American TV shows.

[250208cnl]

make sure u inform us when there is a show

[spoilgoddess]

You rock! And look HOT HOT HOT!

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaha, you like them exotic eh? :P

[250208cnl]

Heard u on 903 ..what u going to do next ? TV ?

[vivekmahbubani]

Just write more material first :P

[evakey]

wow... your cantonese is way better than mine and i'm fully chinese! shame of me! :-)

actually, i've been living in US for too long... more like ABC. good job and keep it up dude!!!

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahha thanks! :D Gotta keep working hard at material! :P

[JRuki]

yeah, that's tru! that's actually how i learned the slangs and all, but sadly i've moved away T.T and not much Chinese ppl from HK around here....so....kinda losing my canto T.T

[vivekmahbubani]

Ah that sucks :(.. but ah well just watch more chinese movies :) it'll keep u up to date.

[JRuki]

whoa sweetness...i didnt even get the slangs and stuff down till i was in F.1 xD

so lame!

[vivekmahbubani]

Heh, just surround yrself with Chinese people for a month, ull get a load of it :D

[JRuki]

Hey Viv, you are friggin awesome! The whole "accuse me may i held you" is so true xD hahaahaha! Totally did a flashback when i was in HK!

Loves ya man!

Keep it up! n love ur accents! <3

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaha totally!! That happened to me, at that moment I was like "what?!!? what are u saying?" Ahah :D

Being born and raised in HK, I picked up the truly local accent along the way :)

[JRuki]

How long have you been there? coz ur canto's so good! i've spent 9yrs there and im still a bit sucky xD hahaha

Sad child

[vivekmahbubani]

i was born here so its 25 years already :) + i went to a local school so i had to learn cantonese as a kid! Along with all the other HK students, so i got the real local package growing up.

[XBOXisCHEAP]

looks like scripted..

[vivekmahbubani]

Well, it technically was, since this is my material I wrote before hand.... + I was so nervous, I'd only been doing stand up for less than a month!

[XBOXisCHEAP]

hmm.. okay..

[dcdel2000]

i am listening to your radio show at the moment, you are one funny guy and i can sense a bit of british humour in you lol!!!

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaha, thanks! The radio show was funny even when I heard it again ahah :D Glad you had a good laugh, as for british humor, I suppose I'm a mix of both american and british after all..

[Charlene570126]

Vivek in radio show? Which channel? I really love his talk.

[250208cnl]

i m not surprise ! Any show coming up?

[250208cnl]

"exs--kill-me"....haha....remi­nd me of someone i know...there is way too many of those 'name' 'game' 'z'......

[vivekmahbubani]

This was literally a true story that happened to me :P The lady really said "accuse me may I held you".

[LamiaHeart]

HAHA VIV, I actually know someone called Cash. Scream Hard's ex-guitarist?

Sue

[vivekmahbubani]

Wow, you're right! I was reading the band's bio, Cash was their ex guitarist! Sue, you know your HK bands way too well :P

[thatslore]

hahah good job.

wait so you speak english at home? it's funny how you have a mixture of accents.

[vivekmahbubani]

Yea, it's a mix of accents from TV from all around the world, so some words come out with a british accent, others in an American accent and every now and then an Indian accent or Chinese accent :P

[ohyeahxy]

by any chance you speak a little bit of mandarin?

[vivekmahbubani]

I speak a bit, but not enough to have a decent conversation :\ (yet)

[leungsz]

"accuse me, may I held you?" LOL

[totyluhk]

it suck`s

[netvigat]

vivek dost, you should call yourself molocha

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahahaha Molocha will probably need an upgrade of that joke alongside it :P

[iHateUcuzUsuck]

can any1 tell me wut's the difference between viet's cantonese and honk kong's canto???

[tonbogori]

viet's canto? malay canto? Singa canto? China canto? Philli canto? HK canto?

[NewGunner84]

lol scare the chinese out of her!

[icebeaver]

hey Vivek good job man. way to represent the indian/chinese crowd. good comedy man, goes out to the chinese/english speakin community

[herenthere]

haha-"Cash only" good stuff!

[IcyCleme]

Hey Vivek, great stand up comedy there and all your other ones.

You should come to Australia and do some shows here. We need someone like you to entertain us.

[avinash49]

Hey Vivek - that was pretty funny! :-) Great to see you 'live' on here... -Avinash

[brillytsang]

Hey Vivek, you do can change your race... like Michael Jackson. ;)

[chinesebear]

no its just the skin color thats it but within u u cant deny what u r ur dna is going to show what race u r

[moto815]

are you the real person or just a fan...

[moto815]

yo he is better than russle peter they both indian..

[gkircheis]

You remind me so much of Jerry Seinfeld

[SantomPh]

he resembles Jerry doesn't he?

[dorami3]

i have a chinese friend 'cache' which sounds like 'cash'

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaha do people call him/her "catch-ee" sometimes?

[accy87]

hahaa you crack me up big time

[NatsDj]

hey viv u r so cool! love your performance both in cantonese & english, keep it up the good job. look forward for more in future ! :-)

[joetjiam]

Not being sarcastic, but you still lack of self confidence and charisma, i think a few more years of practise, you should be good :)

[rmdort]

totally agree ..:)

[conquistadorsREPBLC]

spot on

[vivekmahbubani]

Yes, I agree with you lol ;)

[RasoolBv]

Hi, just a comment on the "Gals going to toilet and companion". Well, it is because they go to separate cubicle that they go togather. If guys go togather, well figure it out the reaction from their friends :)

[MissJulze]

hahahaha you're so funny! the impression is hilarious :) i watched the other videos u have posted tooo and i really look forward to more! keep it up!

[cantjumpforcrap]

LOL i loved the "racism" part, I do the same thing when I go around to the cantonese areas in Brooklyn or in Chinatown. It's great, hahaha. Keep it at man, you're awesome.

[remixedme]

you are phenomenal. i watched both the cantonese and english stand-ups. i'm in colorado but my home is in HK and i would absolutely love to go back and see you perform. keep it up!

[cpswyl]

Viv, presuming you havent just been pulled up for anything (choi!), you're where you belong - on stage making people laugh. Great job - comedy's certainly one of your talents (guess the ladies will be the judge of the rest, lol!).

[rathlone]

love your impression of the hk sales lady speaking english! prefecto!

[jookbot]

I'm with t33m, come to Toronto. :)

[lookitscarolx3]

you amaze me. i was born/raised in america and your cantonese is SO much better than mine! i love this skit, i was laughing so hard. thanks for being funny

[judy231]

lol this is sooo true~XD

[noemia1025]

You are awesome!!!

keep it up, look forward for your next performance =)

[Maxxum7D]

Great show viv, my friend sent me the link of your Chinese comedy show, and I was so impressed. Both of them are just awesome. Great work and keep it up. Looking forward for your other performance.

[vivekmahbubani]

Thanks a lot :) Glad you enjoyed it, more will come in time! I love doing stand-up comedy! :D

[hahohaho2004]

u're really awesome

[t33m]

LOL viv! Haven't seen this one yet. This one's funny too lol too jokes. Hurry up and come to Toronto. We are all waiting for you. haha

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahahha, just a matter of time now :) Thanks for your support!

[wibbley]

Love it. 

I was watching your Chinese one and was being impressed with your Cantonese pronunciation. Then I stopped and thought, "Hang on, he's born and bred in HK, of course he's good. That's kind of like someone being impressed with my English skills although I was raised in the UK."

Then I started being impressed with your English. :P Certainly much better than most people I've met from HK. How did you learn English (with an American accent, even)?

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahaha well said, but you'll be amazed at how many people were born and bred in HK but still can barely speak a word of Cantonese. :P

I learnt my English through a heck of a lot of television (yay for American shows on local TV!) and I speak English at home so that became added practice. So it was Chinese outside with friends, English at home with family so I got a good mix :)

[wibbley]

Ahh... that seems somewhat like my own upbringing, Cantonese at home, learning English from the TV and speaking Welsh in primary school. (Although my knowledge of Welsh is practically non existent now.)

Sounds like you're a natural linguist, though.

By the way, 恭喜發財 !

[vivekmahbubani]

Ahh well I dont know about being a natural linguist but it sure helps being bi-lingual! :D

Kung Hei Fat Choi to you too (ahah I can write but not type Chinese :\..)

[Jennytwchung]

great work~

[jsw663]

Actually you can 'change' your race... do a Michael Jackson

[vivekmahbubani]

Aahha, that's actually part of my set now, I say I tried to do an MJ and I'm still brown :P We think alike lol

[turdmonkey56]

that was HK's funniest... that was crap, PURE CRAP if you find this funny please go listen to Jim Gaffigan, Arj Barker, Louis CK or someone who actually has SOME COMEDY

[doomwrap]

omg brilliant hahah! what occasion was this and when will we get to see more? you're brilliant!

[blossomloveboa]

i like the "cash Only" one

[519573]

I am not a gwai lo, I am a cha!

[elkayem]

Hahaha funny shit bro...

good luck with the rest of the shows

[RajuChina]

Good Indian!

[claraloh]

that's so funny, you rock man!!!

[slowdownau]

This is so funny!!! I'm starting to subscribe your viedo right after watched this~~

[shazbaby]

Viv, my boyfriend said u look like Jerry Seinfield - Indian version!

I LOVE YOU LONG TIME!

[coolisabella]

GREAT!IT'S FUNNY!

[streetballabs]

i saw u on scmp the other day

thats why i searched lol

[sunsetconmartini]

Hey Vivek, pretty awesome and funny man. Keep up the good work

[Tommy12435]

so funny! he should be in TVB or something lol!

[jamigong]

vivek is a star!!!