Malaysians Are Happier Than Singaporeans? ft. HIRZI & Kuah Jenhan | YMWSDFT

We sat down with our favourite Singaporean, HIRZI and token Malaysian, Jenhan to chat about our standup journey and how we formed "The Cross-Causeway Comedy Debates"! And of course, no episode with a Singaporean is ever complete without a good ol' hot takes debate.

0:00 Intro
1:49 The reason why HIRZI is in all caps
2:35 Why our tickets are priced that way
3:46 3A is a Malaysian thing
4:33 Announcing our BIG CROSSOVER show!
7:00 The big label debate
7:52 What constitutes a "comedian" or "stand up comedian"
9:16 Jenhan has beef with people who call themselves authors
10:15 HIRZI cried when he turned 35
11:13 Jenhan went through a mid-age awakening as well
11:47 How HIRZI encouraged Ming Yue's standup career
13:21 Ming Yue wanted people to take him seriously
13:54 Jenhan's attempt at being serious
16:24 How the BIG CROSSOVER came about
17:57 HIRZI's approach to standup
21:50 HIRZI didn't earn money from this show?!
25:52 What it's like working with each other
28:53 Why we were scared to ask Jenhan
31:35 HIRZI loves Ming Han
32:38 Ming Han's journey in standup
34:09 The standup community is more supporting than Youtube's?
35:34 Ming Han mandatory mention of his psychology background
36:29 Jenhan's struggle with debate
37:05 HIRZI loves Jenhan
38:50 Deciding which topics to debate about
43:10 Our different working styles
45:01 If you're deciding whether to get tickets...
47:12 How standups can go international
50:45 DEBATE: Malaysians are happier than Singaporeans
51:44 DEBATE: Singapore is too utopian, it's dystopian
53:05 What do Malaysians love about Singaporeans?
58:00 DEBATE: Having a whitewashed Singaporean partner vs mat rempit partner
1:01:50 Ming Yue's insane Singaporean fling
1:08:49 GET TICKETS NOW

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