Indian stand-up comedian Vivek Mahbubani slays with his Cantonese “superpower” | ABC Australia

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Published 2024-04-18

Growing up in 🇭🇰Hong Kong, Vivek Mahbubani was forced by his Indian family to learn Cantonese as a “survival skill”.

Now as a stand-up comedian, it's a superpower that enables him to make people laugh all over the world.

Back for another Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his act — performed entirely in Cantonese — he reflects on the growing Asian comedy scene and what it takes to be funny in another language. 🎤

Video by Jan Villalon.

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All Comments (2)

@northislandguy 12 days ago

I love how in Cantonese if your being sarcastic or have dry humour you really hear it with the tone, good video 🤙🏽