Mohammed Magdi
Comedian / Beard Grower / Frequent Blinker
who the F is Mohammed magdi anyway?
Mohammed Magdi is a stand-up comedian currently based in Hong Kong. Mohammed started his stand-up career in 2013 in Shanghai, China where he was a regular feature, MC and headliner at China’s only full-time comedy club, then he went on to headline and perform in other cities all over, including:
Australia: Melbourne, Sydney
Singapore
Russia: Moscow
China: Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan, Xiamen
Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia: Jakarta
Cambodia: Siem Reap, Phnom Penh
South Korea: Seoul
Myanmar: Yangon
Japan: Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka
The Philippines: Manila
Taiwan: Taipei, Kaohsiung
Hong Kong
Thailand: Bangkok, Hua Hin
UAE: Dubai
Egypt: Cairo
Mohammed was the opening act for Jim Gaffigan on his “Quality Time” tour in Shanghai in 2019, and the opening act for Gad Elmaleh on his “Dream Tour” in Shanghai in 2018.
He also worked with Neal Brennan, Joe Wong, Jimmy Shubert, Mark Normand, Zainab Johnson, Kurt Metzger, Ari Shaffir and Kyle Kinane.
Mohammed was featured on the second season of Comedy Central Arabia Stand-up show Comedy Central Presents: Stand Up
He is the winner of the Bangkok International Comedy Festival 2017, the first runner up of the China International Comedy Festival 2016 and a multiple time finalist of the Hong Kong International Comedy Festival.
Live in Hong Kong
Live in Shanghai
Mohammed's been on a mission to confuse the children of China.
Watch more of my stand-up videos:
Locked Out - Short film by Mamahuhu
The Laowai Tea Scammer - Sketch by Mamahuhu
We Used To Ride Horses. A short film by Alex Opdamn
WUTRH is about what might happen when AI makes human labour almost entirely redundant, the owners of AI companies are staggeringly wealthy, and the only way for regular people to get anything more than meal rations is to sell themselves as entertainment for the rich. Shot in Shanghai mid 2016.
Expat For Trump. Skit by The Shanghai Show
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Interviews, podcast BLABBINGS, press coverage and mentions:
“CERTIFIABLY hilarious”
- TimeOut Beijing
"he tries to break through the stereotypes with a performance that is funny but also thought-provoking."
- China Daily