Comedy: The Business Not Everyone In Malaysia Finds Funny

Kavin Jay, Comedian

01-Apr-24 08:45

Comedy: The Business Not Everyone In Malaysia Finds Funny

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Not everyone has the same sense of humour but comedians playing to sell-out shows has a certain allure to the business of comedy. However, in Malaysia, local comedians have to navigate racial, religious and political sensitivities while figuring out how to pay the bills. Comedian Kavin Jay shares with us what the local scene is like and is there money to be made by being funny.

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Produced by: Irfan Mansor

Presented by: Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: economy, performing arts, culture

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