TimTayag

Is better eyesight always a good thing? I think not.

Being the first point of view comedian in the Philippines, I see a lot of newbie comics making rookie mistakes or breaking golden rules thinking that they know everything on how to be funny. I can’t really blame them since this type of comedy is so new, they don’t know any better. I was lucky [...]

Judging the final 20 (actually only 19 since one contestant didn’t make a video due to a board exam, talk about priorities) contestants for David & Goliath’s Army got me thinking of 2 things: 1. What funny things can I write on a shirt besides “my dog gets more bitches than me” and 2. Would [...]

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!

For every pair of Comedy Cartel flip-flops you buy, you help donate P100 to a struggling comedian from the Comedy Cartel, who will donate P5 to a needy child on the street so that child can buy P1 worth of rugby to help him forget the hunger. So do your part and buy a pair [...]

Huli ka, GB Labrador! Catch me and GB at the anniversary of Comedy Masala at Home Club, Singapore on Sept. 27, 2011.

The first time I went to Shanghai, I was greeted by the hot humid weather and a thousand Chinese people rushing through Nanjing road. This time around, it was just a little bit hotter and more humid. However, the Bund was clear of construction and I found a new appreciation for this growing city. I [...]

The bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai takes 5 hours. Unlike the MRT, emperors and concubines stay in the same cabins.

That is the famous Lei Feng Pagoda behind me in the romantic city of Hangzhou, which is a few hours drive from Shanghai. The legend of the Lei Feng Pagoda goes like this, if I can remember it and translate it correctly (our tour guide was Chinese so there are some expressions lost in translation)… [...]

The first time I was in Beijing was about a decade ago. That time, I could count the number of cars with my fingers, the Olympics did not invade the capital yet, and communism was still in fashion, but dentistry was not. Now, you can count the bicycles with one hand and most locals are [...]