Yes, I know it’s quite late for me to post this, but as the cliche goes, better late than pregnant (when will that be considered hacky?). And since we’re doing a bit of low brow comedy, here’s another clip of lowbrow.

Alright, enough is enough. But let’s have one more.

Let’s have a final one.

So how was the show and the whole trip? It was amazing and a lot of fun. We had 2 nights of sold out shows, thanks to all the hard work of Umar and his peeps. When we found out about the great news, we celebrated. Well, Raffy and GB did.

The show was in the Old Parliament House which is supposedly haunted. We didn’t see or feel any ghosts. But then again, I wasn’t the one who drank beer backstage. The ghosts must’ve followed the violators (and I mean Umar and Sunny). Before the show, I sat in Lee Kwan Yew’s old seat and it felt… like any other seat. The venue itself had a very legislative feel. I felt like drafting a few laws.

old parliament house

GB Labrador

Tim Tayag

Due to the success of the show, there are already talks of doing another one with even more comedians from the Comedy Cartel.

comedy cartel flying on tiger air to singapore

Here we are on the road again. This time I am joined by GB “Noche Buenas” Labrador and Raffy “Massage” Taruc. This podcast was recorded in a mall (surprise, surprise) along Orchard Road in Singapore after we came off from the first night of our 2-night sold out shows Laff off Asia with Comedy Masala.

Thanks to the Pinay lady who served us ice cream and told us her story of how she found work in the merlion city state. Enjoy!

Hello, Singapore comedy fans! Due to your popular demand and my need to eat the best Hainanese chicken, the Comedy Cartel will be back in Singapore this November 18th & 19th to perform with the funny comedians of Comedy Masala at The Arts House on 1 Old Parliament Lane. This will be the first round of Laugh Off Asia with Philippines vs. Singapore. Now, before you get into a frenzy, this isn’t really a battle against the 2 countries as the comedians are performing for the love of comedy and to make you laugh. It’s just a way to rally the troops to support their countrymen.

That being sad, show your support by watching the show. Get your tickets early at BYTES. Tickets sell for S$26 and S$14. Very affordable, lah.

The Comedy Cartel comedians will be me, GB Labrador, and Raffy Taruc. Representing the Singaporean Comedy Masala contingent are Fakkah Fuzz, Rishi, and Jinx. Show some love and be there!

Comedy Cartel Podcast Episode 1

It’s finally out! The Comedy Cartel’s first road podcast is now ready for download. You’ll need iTunes or Quicktime to play this link.

Batangas Coffee Barako and Tea PODCAST

Or you can always just play the mp3 version.

Batangas Coffee Barako and Tea.mp3

That’s Noel Gascon our super host pulling off the jeggings. Or is he?

Those pants deserve a second look.

Alright, while we’re at it. Why not a third look.

Khaki pants, meet jeggings.

This is the typical comedian’s diet backstage.

And now for some shots of comedians giving the students something to laugh at.

Comedy Cartel will be performing the University of the Philippines leg of the Comikazee Campus Tour. Map below.

While waiting for the show to start, Patrick our manager, GB, and I thought of a podcast about a guy who’s engaged, a single guy, and a married guy. Guess who’s playing who. The premise is when the engaged guy gets into a dilemma, he gets advice from the single guy and the married guy. First topic would be, is “spakol” considered cheating? Anyway, I need to visit cdr king soon to look at the recording equipment to do mobile recording for the podcast. It’s time to revive the old podcast that Marlon and I created a few years back, The TT and MOO Show. Or we can get rid of the “and” but that might be too “bastos”.

We made it to Singapore despite the typhoon in Manila. So tonight catch me and GB Labrador at Comedy Masala!

Location
HOME CLUB, 20 Upper Circular Road, THE RIVERWALK

Show starts at 9pm. It’s gonna be packed!

Right off the airplane, the paparazzi welcomed me with their flashing cameras and smiles. Those MASP guys lent their lenses and their inside photography tips on getting “willing” models.

the MASP guys, Renzie, and Frankie Lim-o

And here I thought it was just going to be Renzie meeting us at the airport with his light and camera shouting all by himself, “Tim! Tim! Over here!”

Patrick, Me, and Renzie

From the airport, Frankie took us on a ride in his pimped up van. For all your transportation needs in Sing, Frankie is the man. Frankie Lim should not be confused with the retired basketball player Frankie Lim, even though they have the same height and smell.

We stayed in the new hotel Porcelain, which was conveniently located in Chinatown. Patrick and I discovered this very cool dessert called shaved ice. It’s nothing like Ice Monster back home. This one tastes very different. I’m thinking of franchising it. Another thing I discovered is that Patrick snores like a jackhammer. Actually, I already knew that even before the trip but I was hoping he had the surgery already.

Me at the Porcelain Hotel

The event was a whole day affair with booths, martial arts demos, and even dancing flight attendants from Cebu Pacific making the fair fun and interesting especially for Patrick who was scouting for “talents”. Well, that was the line he used.

Ninong Clive Owen receiving a prize

me getting my ass kicked by a kali expert

As soon as I hit the stage and did my opening bit, I knew the crowd was different. The audience was so receptive, I wanted to dive into them and let them carry me all the way to the back. But safety comes first, so I just let it happen in my imagination. They loved True Faith as they danced along to their familiar tunes. Aizza did 2 encore songs, probably even more if time permitted.

tim tayag performs in pinoy pride fair 2011

Medwin gets the crowd going

aiza performs

It got crazier after the show as the audience lined up to get photos with us. Yes, they lined up. I should’ve sold something like cd’s or dvd’s like the other artists but Singapore doesn’t allow pirated copies.

The whole experience was amazing. We are planning to come back soon for more shows. Thank you to all the people who watched. Thank you to MASP for the photos (the ones posted here are from them) and the company. Thank you TAG Event Concepts especially to Renzie Baluyut for pretty much everything. Thank you to all the sponsors and partners: Cebu Pacific, Cathy Valencia, SMDC, Carlos Celdran Tours, Sun Cellular, iRemit, Bonifacio resto, and everyone else who I might’ve missed.

Hello, Singapore! I will be there this weekend to perform some stand up comedy and host the concert of Aizza Seguerra and True Faith. Please watch the video for details. I’m excited to see all of you!

I can’t wait to eat Hainanese Chicken again. Where is the best place for that? Also, where are the best deals for Apple products? What about for Canon products? Those are not product plugs, I’m really shopping for myself.