Medicine’s loss, but the world’s gain!
Can you believe this? After watching Dr Jason Leong’s Stand-up comedy show last night, my wife informed me that it was her very first time attending a live Stand-up comedy show! I was like “no way!” But sure enough, we popped her live Stand-up comedy cherry last night, and the man to do the honors was Dr Jason Leong!
I’m not too sure how much of a global superstar is Dr Jason, according to him, he’s freakin’ huge! And I think he might be right (not exaggerating), as he has 2 Netflix specials which can be viewed by the world’s audience! But for those who are less familiar with the Malaysian Chinese Comedian- Dr Jason Leong was a bona fide medical doctor back in Kuala Lumpur, who turned his back on medicine (after practicing for 5 years) and became a full-time Comedian. And because of this single fact, he has cornered a particular segment of the market, and developed a bit of a cult following for himself among Asian doctors (and they’re all around the world!). So, as our med friends first introduced us to his Netflix special a couple of years back (#Blessed), they too invited us to join them when they learned that Dr Jason was coming to town ( Sydney) for his ‘Why are you like this?’ 2024 global tour.
The Friday night show that we attended was at Chatswood Concourse, so no surprises there,…….. There was wall to wall Asian people! And as Dr Jason’s comedy made fun of Chinese, Indians (his wife is Indian), Christians, doctors etc. So, let’s just say everyone in the audience last night was on the receiving end of at least one of his jokes, leaving us laughing nervously as our own backgrounds were being made fun of. And don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a bad thing, as now and again, you have to lighten-up and have a laugh at yourself which reminds one to chill-out a bit.
But what is evident about Dr Jason (and all Comedians that matter), is that he’s a darn good story teller. And what I particularly like about Dr Jason’s style is the fact that he loves to place his stories into context (something I like to do as well). So, he spends much time painting the picture for us, so much so that you can almost clearly see it in your mind’s eye, before he unravels his tale and reveals the humorousness of this real-life situation for him. And what I do like about his show is the fact that you can tell that all of his stories are genuine (well, I’d hope so), events which have occurred to him in the recent past as he travels the world (all year long) doing his comedy. And like me, he’s around 40 years old, so he’s also getting reminiscent about his teenage years, so the funniest story for me which he told last night was when he recounted his days at an all-boys Malaysian high school. “Mr. Argus!” All of his tales were relatable to probably 95% of his audience last night, so you can say he hit and scored with everyone last night- even with my wife!
So, previously my wife was hesitant to attend live Stand-up comedy shows, as she didn’t like gratuitous swearing and crudeness (which all Stand-up Comedians are). And Dr Jason was no exception last night, but it’s all in jest, so hopefully now that she has experienced her first, she might be willing to attend more Stand-up Comedy shows with me (and other friends) in the future.
To catch Dr Jason Leong’ on his Why are you like this? Tour, just Google him for dates and locations, there are several more Sydney shows scheduled and many more as he travels the world in 2024. So, you can probably tell what he tossed for when ushering in the new year! Fame! Fortune! Success! Now, that’s a well tossed salad!
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