HK International Comedy Festival
The HK International Comedy Festival is an annual comedy festival in Hong Kong.
Founded by The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong in 2007 for English and Chinese-speaking comedians resident in Hong Kong, the festival has expanded to include comedians from all over the world. There are separate English and Chinese language competitions. The festival also includes a night featuring improvisational comedy.
The 2016 festival will take place between October 13 and November 5.
Winners
| Year | Host | Winner | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Paul Ogata | Tom Schmidt | Chris Musni | Dean Rainey |
| 2008 | Tom Cotter | Vivek Mahbubani | ||
| 2009 | Kerri Louise | Ashley Strand | Stuart Schofield | Umar Rana |
| 2010 | Shecky Wong | Andrew Chu | GB Labrador | Chris Musni |
| 2011 | Butch Bradley | Tama Churchouse | Jinx Yeo | Alex Milner |
| 2012 | Ruben Paul | Rishi Budhrani | Joanna Sio | Turner Sparks |
| 2013 | Paul Ogata | Jason Leong | Jim Brewsky | Ryan Hynek |
| 2014 | Tom Cotter | Jim Brewsky | Alex Milner | William Childress |
| 2015 | Gina Yashere | Drew Fralick | Turner Sparks | Garron Chiu & Benjamin Quinlan (Tie) |
| 2016 | Paul Ogata | Hannan Azlan | Ben Quinlan | Garron Chiu |
| 2017 | Ahmed Ahmed | Ben Quinlan | Andrew Chu | Garron Chiu |
| 2018 | Barry Hilton | Garron Chiu | Storm Xu | Andy Curtain |
| 2019 | *No show held due to Hong Kong Protests | |||
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Vivek Mahbubani |
| 2008 | Fab |
| 2009 | Yebi Hu |
| 2010 | Chris M |
| 2011 | Chan Lok Tim |
| 2012 | Fab |
| *2012 was the final year for the Cantonese portion of the Comedy Festival |
References
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