Hungarian loses appetite at Taiwan breakfast shop

By Frank V., for The Wild East Offering my Hungarian-Jew-style comedy to Taipei Comedy Club guests for the third time some weeks ago, I felt the support of the local audience again, which is the best drug for a comedian. I always wonder why comedy has no tradition in Taiwan,

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Amazing lineup of comics @ Taipei Comedy Club

TAIPEI COMEDY CLUB’s English Language Comedy night is on Saturday, July 14th at 9pm. No.20, Ln. 553, Sec. 4, ZhongXiao E. Rd., Taipei City (MRT Taipei City Hall Station EXIT 1) 台北市忠孝東路4段553巷20號(市政府捷運站) Come watch some people find their seats, piss themselves with laughter, and struggle to find their way in

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‘Stranger in Taiwan’, by Hartley Pool: BOOK REVIEW

Stranger in Taiwan, by Hartley Pool (Revenge Ink, 2011) Buy it here on Amazon.com RATING: QUITE GOOD, FUNNY Hartley Pool is a comedian I used to see performing at The Living Room Taipei, about 5 or 6 years ago. He’d claim the stage like a pro for Zach Touzin’s Open

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Comedy makes a comeback in Taiwan

Trista di Genova, The Wild East September 3rd was a proud moment in time, for all of us. Eleven local comics from the UK, South Africa, USA  – including myself – congregated at a Sports Bar on Wen Lin Road in JuBei for ‘Hsinchu’s First Comedy Night!’ It was billed

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