There are separate English and Chinese language competitions with the latter having only a few participants so is substantially tinier.[7][5] The festival also includes a weekend featuring improvisational comedy.[3] A panel of judges determines the winner based on three categories: how innovative the material is, how the listeners respond, and the quality of their stage presence.[3] The prize in 2013 was US$5,000 and three performance opportunities.[8]
On 31 August 2014, journalist Linda Kennedy's profile of the festival was broadcast on the BBC's The Arts Hour television programme.[9]The Straits Times in 2016 called it "one of Asia's largest comedy festivals".[7] In 2016, the 22-year-old Malaysian comedian Hannan Azlan became the first woman and the youngest person to win.[10][11]
WinnersEdit
Hong Kong International Comedy Competition (English Competition)[12]
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The Hong Kong International Comedy Festival traditional Chinese 香港國際喜劇節 simplified Chinese 香港国际喜剧节 is an annual comedy festival in Hong Kong It was founded in 2007 by the stand up comedian Jami Gong Contents 1 History 2 Winners 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe festival was founded in 2007 by the stand up comedian Jami Gong who is the founder of the The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong 1 2 As he was in an airplane he thought of the idea of creating a film festival and wrote his thoughts on a sickness bag 3 The first competition featured 20 Hong Kong comedians 1 The festival has expanded to include comedians from all over the world 1 Participants in the film festival include the American Tom Cotter the American Chad Daniels South African Barry Hilton the Hong Konger Vivek Mahbubani the Briton John Moloney the American Paul Ogata the American Dwayne Perkins and the American Tom Segura a There are separate English and Chinese language competitions with the latter having only a few participants so is substantially tinier 7 5 The festival also includes a weekend featuring improvisational comedy 3 A panel of judges determines the winner based on three categories how innovative the material is how the listeners respond and the quality of their stage presence 3 The prize in 2013 was US 5 000 and three performance opportunities 8 On 31 August 2014 journalist Linda Kennedy s profile of the festival was broadcast on the BBC s The Arts Hour television programme 9 The Straits Times in 2016 called it one of Asia s largest comedy festivals 7 In 2016 the 22 year old Malaysian comedian Hannan Azlan became the first woman and the youngest person to win 10 11 Winners EditHong Kong International Comedy Competition English Competition 12 Year Host Winner 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up2007 Paul Ogata Tom Schmidt Chris Musni Dean Rainey2008 Tom Cotter Vivek Mahbubani2009 Kerri Louise Ashley Strand Stuart Schofield Umar Rana2010 Shecky Wong Andrew Chu GB Labrador Chris Musni2011 Butch Bradley Tama Churchouse Jinx Yeo Alex Milner2012 Ruben Paul Rishi Budhrani Joanna Sio Turner Sparks2013 Paul Ogata Jason Leong Jim Brewsky Ryan Hynek2014 Tom Cotter Jim Brewsky Alex Milner William Childress2015 Gina Yashere Drew Fralick Turner Sparks Garron Chiu amp Benjamin Quinlan Tie 2016 Paul Ogata Hannan Azlan Ben Quinlan Garron Chiu2017 Ahmed Ahmed Ben Quinlan Andrew Chu Garron Chiu2018 Barry Hilton Garron Chiu Storm Xu Andy Curtain2019 No show held due to Hong Kong protests2020 No show held due to Covid 19 lockdown2021 Jami Gong Pete Grella Steve Lee Kari Gunnarsson2022 No show held due to Covid 19 lockdownHong Kong International Comedy Competition Cantonese Competition 12 Year Winner2007 Vivek Mahbubani2008 Fab2009 Yebi Hu2010 Chris M2011 Chan Lok Tim2012 Fab 2012 was the final year for the Cantonese portion of the Comedy FestivalFootnotes Edit For Tom Cotter 4 For Chad Daniels 4 For Barry Hilton 1 For Vivek Mahbubani 5 6 For John Moloney 3 For Paul Ogata 3 7 For Dwayne Perkins 3 For Tom Segura 4 References Edit a b c d Lord Richard 2018 10 08 Comedians from around the world to perform at Hong Kong International Comedy Festival South China Morning Post Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 Parkes Douglas 2016 10 12 Preview Hong Kong International Comedy Festival 2016 Time Out Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 a b c d e f Ng Abigail 2013 08 27 Interview Jami Gong Hong Kong International Comedy Festival Time Out Archived from the original on 2015 08 17 Retrieved 2023 05 06 a b c 爛玩精 2014 09 23 第八屆香港國際喜劇節 The 8th Hong Kong International Comedy Festival U Lifestyle zh in Chinese Hong Kong Economic Times Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 a b Morin Clare 2008 The joker is wild Jami Gong is on a mission to make Hong Kong Asia s capital of comedy writes Clare Morin Time Out Archived from the original on 2008 11 20 Retrieved 2023 05 06 香港國際喜劇節 笑聲震天 Hong Kong International Comedy Festival loud laughter Oriental Daily News in Chinese 2015 09 12 Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 a b c Yong Nicholas 2012 09 30 Agenda The Straits Times Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 Hebert Sean 2013 08 28 The 7th Annual HK International Comedy Competition Sep 26 Oct 5 HK Magazine Archived from the original on 2013 09 05 Retrieved 2023 05 06 Kennedy Linda 2014 08 31 The Hong Kong International Comedy Festival Linda Kennedy reports from Hong Kong BBC Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 Watt Jarod 2016 10 30 A Malaysian walks into a bar with a ukulele asks for Singaporeans and South China Morning Post Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 Graham McLay Charlotte 2017 10 14 Heard the One About Asia s Comedy Scene First You ll Need a Permit The New York Times Archived from the original on 2023 05 06 Retrieved 2023 05 06 a b Schedule Hong Kong International Comedy Festival Archived from the original on 2019 10 26 Retrieved 2023 05 06 External links EditOfficial website at the Wayback Machine archived 2 November 2017 Official website of The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HK International Comedy Festival amp oldid 1169791912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
