Camp Comedy

I just got back from Camp Comedy with Jobeth, Max, and her friends. It was a great show! The finale night had Rick Lau from Aussieland, our very own Broadway Beng, and our based-in-USA Lounge-zilla! Three acts leh! (Supposed to be only 2, but Lounge-zilla was asked back due to popular demand!) The whole thing was held at Zouk, and tickets cost $42 (inclusive of one drink), but dearest of dears, Beth, got them for free for us...bless her soul!

Well, let me first admit that by going for this event, I've broken three important rules set by the doctor. One, no staying out late. Two, no smokey environments (everyone at Zouk practically lights up...it's a freaking chimney in there). Three, no alcohol (remember the one free drink?) So yeah, I've been a bad boy...sighz...

Irene Ang hosted the show, and boy, did she look slim! She began by sashaying onto stage, and asked everyone, "大家，你们说我瘦吗？" Of course, everyone agreed, and she then unabashedly thanked Marie France Bodyline for "wrapping, slapping and electrocuting" her twice a week. And she said all of this in a Malaysia-Chinese accent, which was super accurate too! ^_^

So we begin the evening with Rick Lau...born in Hong Kong, and lived in San Fran, and eventually Australia I presume. He was my least favourite act, but I totally loved when he went into Cantonese mode lor...super super farnie...even though my Cantonese is only mediocre, I could understand smatterings of it here and there I guess. His singing was okay...but I think I still loved his sharing of Mrs Lau's, Mrs Ouyang's, Mrs Ma's, and Mrs Fan's musings when he was a kid the funniest, cos' he would imitate everything they said.

Broadway Beng, Sebastian, was next! I did not like his opening number...it was little too long, and slightly pretentious. Almost like an excuse to show off his talents as an aspiring bard, and fairly wide vocal range. But he soon won my heart over, when he really began to speak Hokkien with such flair, and well, let's just say that it wasn't as rehearsed as I expected it to be. He even sang a Hokkien song with Irene Ang's father who was in the audience. Mr Ang's voice is superb I tell you...everyone in the audience really got into the whole Hokkien singing, and all of Sebastian's jokes about 七月getai, and people making out "in the jungle" and other people who make it their business to 'lia kow' (catch monkeys in Hokkien, meaning to catch these lovers going at it). It was really good, unadulterated fun! ^_^

The final icing on the cake was from Lounge-zilla. He's basically the Asian version of Jack McFarland ('d' added courtesy of Beth) from Will & Grace. Very VERY CAMPY, very very flambouyant, and VERY VERY GAY! Hahaha...he doesn't look like one, but he behaved totally like a queen/princess/makcik/diva/any-noun-meaning-female-authority-figure.

And here's what happened: He dragged ME on stage! He was like, "YOU!" And I was like (silent scream:OH FUCK...), "ME?!?!?!" But of course, I've always been generally sporting, and tonight had been a fun night so far (or you could always blame the mix of vodka lime, and my medicine...oops), so I hopped onto stage, and let him have his way with me. Of course, I was humiliated, and Beth and Max laughed their heads off (twice or thrice I think), but I had a lot of fun. I danced (to It's Raining Men some more), made silly faces (unforced errors, all of them! I swear!), and yeah...it was ALL GOOD. ^_^

Oh Beth took pictures, and I am SURE that she has no qualms about posting them on her blog.

[Note to self: Never sit near the front of the stage while wearing a NUMtee, especially when one of the performers is a campy gay man who has no qualms about humiliating poor unsuspecting audience members]

We ended the evening at this very cosy place where they served sinful thick, Hong Kong style toast (doused in sweetened, condensed milk and peanut butter). I only had a hot honey lemon drink...didn't want to be too adventurous.

When we were leaving the place, this guy came up to me, slapped me on the back, and said, "Great show man!" I was flabbergasted...Beth and the rest laughed...and I grinned like an idiot...haha

That was my amazing night at Camp Comedy...I think I will go next year. Worth the money man... (when I actually pay for it next year lah..haha)