If you’ve been following us for awhile, you might know Ming Yue from the good ol’ Youtube days but since then he has blossomed from his cocoon to venture into stand up comedy! We dived deep into how he got his start,

0:00 Intro

0:15 Quick ghostie recap

4:04 Different formats of live comedy shows

6:50 How the sales are like

11:33 Cute brotherly moment

12:20 How Ming Yue ended up doing stand up comedy?

16:50 We were nervous for Ming Yue?

20:47 Can influencers be stand up comedians?

25:20 Ming Yue’s emo “I don’t wanna be funny” phase

29:23 Dealing with hecklers

31:37 Will there be an additional show?

32:28 Dealing with self-esteem and ego issues

37:23 Was there a time when no one laughed?

39:14 YouTubers gatekeep more than comedians?

43:49 Does Ming Yue script or improvise his jokes?

46:10 How to start in stand up comedy?

47:36 What were the steps taken to prep for this solo show?

52:30 Where else to catch Ming Yue’s stand up sets

53:40 What to expect from “What Would Yue Do?”

54:10 How to chase a guy?

55:58 Why is PJ better than Subang?

57:50 How does Ming Yue take care of his hair?

59:25 How to identify if you’re aging

1:02:07 Which country would Ming Yue migrate to?

1:03:11 How many cucumbers can be go up his buttocks

We're not playing around, this episode is not meant for the faint hearted. You may know Norreen and Ili as jokesters but we got them on this episode to share their real life haunting experiences. You NEED to sit down for this.

0:00 Intro

0:50 Say hi to Norreen

2:04 Say hi to Ili

2:57 How this gang came about

4:06 Ming Han’s primary school toilet was haunted

11:00 Who woke Norreen up to mandi?

16:35 A little boy in Narita hotel

22:45 Knock knock who’s there?

27:26 The exorcist but irl

32:00 Norreen’s rasuk story

43:45 Ili was almost a ghost bride?!

54:00 TW: We had to pray after this story

You've either had the best first job or the worst and in our case, it's a mix of both. In this episode, we shared what our first jobs were and the different part time gigs we've had before landing on our current job. Find out who was trapped in the store room of a retail brand, who was a green tea master at a Japanese restaurant and who met some of your favourite influencers before they were even influencers!

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0:00 Intro

0:21 Shoutout to Jobstore!

0:44 Episode starts

3:53 Ming Han's academic background

4:35 The start of dmingthing

5:40 Sophira's academic background

6:46 Sophira worked at Seventeen magazine!

7:30 Do you recognize these pre-debut influencers?

10:33 Sophira's experience in the publication industry

16:12 Would Sophira go back to publication?

17:00 Other industries Sophira worked in

18:07 Caleb's academic background

18:35 Caleb's first job which lowkey tricked him

20:00 Caleb confronting his interviewer for tricking him

20:56 Caleb's trauma at an advertising agency

23:45 Caleb was part of the marketing team for MTV World Stage

24:40 Caleb got into filmmaking

27:19 Mings emceed Caleb's college prom (crazy)

27:38 Ming Yue's career journey

29:57 Young Ming Han worked at McD's kiosk

32:34 Bald man Karen who Ming Han has beef with

34:50 Young Ming Han's sad working condition at a retail store

36:58 Young Sophira's stint at a retail store

38:38 Young Caleb got "struck" by lightning

43:49 Young Mings worked at a bakery

45:00 Young Ming Yue was too good at making green tea

46:36 Young Mings used to make live jingles?!

47:56 Young Sophira taught kids dance class

48:35 Young Ming Han got paid to try food

49:29 Don't hire Mings to wash your car

51:00 Ming Han prophesizing his video career

51:50 Go check out My Career Fair!

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 authors10:15 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

For Malaysia’s birthday, we take a trip down memory lane to share our most memorable moments from school—covering everything from the kind of students we were, to the snacks we loved, the fights we witnessed, and the unforgettable core memories that made our experience quintessentially Malaysian. 

00:00 - Intro

00:28 - Happy Birthday Malaysia

01:40 - Koreans love east malaysia

02:10 - Minghan doesn’t eat peepee taugeh

02:58 - KK to Labuan bridge when finish 

04:00 - Uniquely Malaysia school stories

05:07 - Graeme’s expensive school 

07:58 - Going to SJK(MOMMA)

10:38 - Mingyue dropped out at STD5 

11:55 - Schools always have weird class names

13:25 - Being a lower chinese

14:20 - Going to chinese school without speaking 

16:45 - Unpacking our teacher trauma 

18:00 - Applying leave in Chinese Independent Schools 

19:20 - Making deals with the Ketua Kelas

20:45 - Graeme isn’t scared of guns

22:54 - Minghan was his generation’s Wong Fei Hung

25:35 - There’s no one to fight in homeschool 

26:10 - Trendsetting Princess Dinosaurs 

28:57 - Sof was banned from saving money 

30:55 - Mingyue peaked in highschool

34:40 - Hunting bears, moose, and bullies

39:00 - Best canteen food

40:55 - 20 cent allowances 

46:18 - Mom always packs the same shit 

49:00 - 2 story canteen, 7 story school

51:40 - Wantan Hor monopoly 

53:35 - The 4 types of eggs 

55:00 - This toilet doesn’t smell like pee?

57:45 - Gamebooks and conning money 

59:33 - Playing Counter-Strike in class 

1:03:45 - Joining a cult for steamboat 

1:06:50 - All chinese boys think they can play basketball 

1:07:30 - Getting mugged at school 

1:08:40 - Is it period or strawberry jam 

1:12:55 - Tell us your core memories

This episode is definitely not for the faint hearted! We shared our spooky supernatural encounters and might have peed ourselves just a little. Make sure to tune in until the end cause we've got a very special segment with local band, RESORT! Stream Young on all audio platforms now.

0:00 Spooky Stories

43:52 Young - LIVE

45:18 Get to know RESORT! Follow RESORT on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/weareresort/?hl=en

As the saying goes, “real eyes, realize real lies” but half the guys here have bad vision so that explains a lot. Today we have Prakash Daniel, Brian Tan and Keren Bala Devan who are the hosts of Kopishop Konversations, a comedy panel show. We unearthed lies we’ve been told by our parents, lies we tell ourselves and discovered a lot about why we’re like this today.

0:00 Intro

3:50 What's Kopishop Konversations

7:00 Brian's furchild's origin story

8:40 8 mins in we still haven't start on the topic

9:30 How we disappointed Keren

12:10 Prakash's Youtube past

12:55 Lies our parents used to tell us

13:25 If you're naughty dogs will chase you

15:18 Ants are good for your eyesight

17:25 Understanding Chinese herbal shops

20:45 If Keren opens a kedai ubat cina

21:49 Therapists please analyze Keren's generational trauma

23:11 How Keren is gonna break the cycle

24:43 Popo said lightning will strike you

26:45 Therapists please analyze Keren pt. 2

27:45 "On the way" is the biggest lie

28:45 Ming Han has to lie to his kids

30:08 Don't whistle at night

30:33 Mings' dad is a man of principle

31:28 Mings' dad's legendary best hit

33:26 Ming Han's ecosystem of truth

35:08 How Ming Han stops his kid from eating chocolate

36:46 Kids should always be in fear

38:44 Prakash's encounter with WWF

39:43 Donations are a scam?!

44:35 Brian's desire for a 6 pack

45:51 Prakash's fishnet chronicals

46:38 Why do men always keep boxes?

49:32 Keren's car is a recycling centre?!

51:03 Therapists please analyze Keren pt. 3

51:35 Heartbreaks are real, man

53:40 Therapists please analyze Brian

54:25 Brian <3 Keren

57:24 Check out Kopishop Konversations

It's about time we got Datuk Seri Tan Sri Prof. Sir Mr. Dr. Jason Leong on the podcast! We chat about the budding comedy scene in SEA, how he went from doctor to comedian, why he uprooted his family to Australia and because he's a well learned man, we had to quiz him on his knowledge on Gen-Z/Alpha slang!

Catch him live on Aug 2nd and 3rd at EX8, Subang! Purchase tickets here https://www.cloudjoi.com/shows/dr-jason-leong-waylt-kl

0:00 Intro

1:18 Why Jason is on our show

2:40 Jason's love-hate relationship with Ronny Chieng

5:42 Jason's doctor to stand up comedian pipeline

6:30 Pay Malaysian doctors better!

8:15 Why Jason made the decision to do stand up full time

9:10 Behind "Why Are You Like This

"10:00 The REAL reason behind his comedy show title

11:00 Jason's love-hate relationship with Ming Yue

14:30 Perth has worse drivers than Malaysia?

16:57 Of course we gotta mention Singaporeans for a bit

18:24 Singapore has the best comedy scene in SEA now

21:10 Jason is Singapore's mascot

22:10 How Jason bumped into this huge Hollywood comedian

23:09 Comedians are always polishing their work

25:00 How Jason influenced Ming Yue as a stand up comedian

27:18 Jason vs Gen-Z/Alpha slang

39:11 We're too old for this shit

40:24 How Jason makes his material accessible to all

41:40 Why Jason uprooted his family to Australia

44:11 Millennials trying to understand "all fax, no printer"

45:47 Ming Yue reminds Jason of when he first started out46:14 Someone stop these millennials

47:17 Roasting comes from a place of love

51:16 The unseen hustle of stand up comedy

54:00 Go catch Jason's show!

We're back from our super eventful trip to Singapore! It was the Takeaway team's first work-group trip abroad and we had such memorable time...for many reasons. Check out this episode where we shared highs like shooting Sip and Spill, exposing each other's pooping habits. good food we had and lows like Ming Yue's villain origin story and an unfortunate experience on our last day.

0:00 Intro

2:00 Why we went to Singapore

2:30 Driving > Flying

5:10 Experiencing Inside Thoughts

7:16 Ming Han exposing Graeme as a roommate

9:05 Graeme sings in the toilet to cover his pooping

10:43 Graeme exposing Ming Han as a roommate

13:55 The silent fart debate

14:41 We got invited to a radio station in Singapore?!

17:15 Ming Yue's villain origin story

18:30 Spending RM1200+ on breakfast

20:30 Shooting Sip and Spill in Singapore

23:20 Hirzi's birthday show changed lives

25:15 This cafe was a HDB flat

27:07 Ming Yue's fever brain during his standup show

30:40 A teaser of what we shot in Singapore

31:37 Best noodles we had

33:40 Jeremy was lowkey stalking us

34:06 Our Grab uncle was a grassroots leader

37:52 An unfortunate experience

49:46 A wholesome ending

3 Malaysians vs 1 Singaporean - sounds like an unfair combination but hey when it's 3.5x, we gotta play the game right. In this episode, we have Darren (@thepantryboy) who's a food content creator from Singapore and Jenhan (@kuahjenhan) a local standup comedian! We critiqued each other's food, unearthed mommy issues and talked about our unconventional jobs, so yeah you definitely wanna sit down for this.08:05 PM
0:00 Intro 1:58 Making a Singaporean eat Malaysian food for 4 hours 3:32 The validation we wanna hear 3:50 Darren (The Pantry Boy) worked in a Michelin starred restaurant?! 5:33 Darren's tumultous childhood aka his mum calling him a dumb b!tch 7:30 How a slip disc switched his career 10:50 This is why we don't have a medical degree 11:35 Why Darren's ah ma is alive and ours isn't 12:30 The sickest self burn starts here 12:44 Actually Singapore got nice food (macam yes la) 14:29 Singaporean food is engaging 15:34 Darren standing up for Singapore 16:55 Shiok vs Syok 17:34 National anthem and NDP song is not the same 17:45 The iconic Wild Rice theater 19:13 Jenhan's comedian pipeline 22:40 Will comedy shows be the next thing? 24:24 Do our parents approve of our jobs? 28:00 Darren making us question every food creator 30:00 The struggles of being a comedian 33:30 How Jenhan ended up in a marketing agency 36:26 Darren's mom might have built him a prison cell 37:20 Presentation is EVERYTHING 38:15 What exactly is western food? 42:05 Do we regret this career path? 43:30 Darren advicing Jenhan on content creation 47:25 Darren's mom possesed him 48:11 Jenhan advicing Darren on his stand up comedian dream 49:30 Darren's mom possed Jenhan 52:36 Go to Jenhan's show! 52:55 Has anyone realized Ming Yue and Jenhan look alike yet 53:47 Sorry back to Jenhan's show 54:14 Follow @thepantryboy 55:16 Malaysia vs Singapore Hot Takes 59:19 Recommending Singaporean food

Everyone is travelling again and we’re back with another episode where we dished about our travel adventures and nightmares! From the land of sausages to the craziest Airbnb experience and to buying peach flavoured soy sauce, it’s never a normal trip with us.