The queens of comedy
Four female stand up comedians from four different countries brought the house down at their recent show in Kuala Lumpur
FOR the longest time, the stand up comedy scene has been a maledominated industry all over the world. But over the years, we have seen the rise of female stand up comedians who are successfully making the world laugh.
The Queens Of Asia Comedy special which took place at HGH Convention Centre in Sentul last Friday can certainly attest to the statement.
The show featured four female comedians from four different countries: Aditi Mittal from India, Yumi Nagashima from Japan, Sharul Channa from Singapore, and our very own Joanne Kam.
Nagashima, who is currently based in Canada, kicked off the show. Besides her work in comedy, Yumi also has numerous acting credits to her name, most notably on HBO’s The Man in the High Castle.
One of the highlighs of her set was when she told the story of how creepy old white men tried to pick her up in the streets of Canada, in the most cliché manner, and her unforgettable reply to their indecent proposals.
The second comedian to make an appearance was Aditi. She was rated by The Times of India as one of its top 10 stand-up comedians. She even has her own Netflix show, Things They Wouldn’t Let Me Say.
She had the audience in stitches when she imitated the crude wolf whistling sounds Indian men would make when they see any woman they fancied.
Malaysia’s very own comedy queen, Kam, was the third comedian to take the stage. For her set, she invited four random men from the audience to join her.
She then proceeded to give them an embarrassing introduction, made them wear bras stuffed with balloons over their clothes, and shake their butts to a sexy song.
Amazingly, the guys were sporting enough to play along with her.
Her routine