Ladies and gents, Ryan Stout is coming to Hong Kong. Why is this notable? Well, if I were a betting man, I'd say that the next opportunity you'll have to see him in this city will be on television or in a film, because his career is on the cusp of blowing up. A comedy festival winner at the age of 22, the smirking, smart Stout is a regular on "Chelsea Lately," has his own "Comedy Central Presents..." special, and has appeared on "Conan," HBO, MTV, and at...

So you've been caught re-quoting the same joke from John Mulaney's latest special around the watercooler, and your office is beginning to roll their eyes at your amateur attempts at comedy. Why not check out what it takes to try it in front of a real crowd? TakeOut hosts three nights of English stand-up, featuring Vivek Mahbubani, Gary Jackson, Alex Milner, Ryan Hynek, Pete Grella, Jim Brewsky, Mahesh Mansigani, Alun Harford, Pok Fu-tung, Kenneth Kwan, Big Ben, Andrew Chu, Sunil...

It seems like there isn't a venue around town these days that isn't trying to sell drinks off the backs of local comedians (not literally, I hope), and Rula Bula followed suit a few months back by announcing their monthly comedy night. June's line-up happens to be rock solid top to bottom, with Jim Brewsky, Ryan Hynek, Garron Chiu and HK Mag's own Sean Hebert serving up an hour of laughs to get the LKF faithful over the work-week hump. Did I just write "hump" and...

So you live in a city that doesn't have democracy or a comprehensive plan to tackle its crippling pollution, and yet citizens weep when a duck deflates in the harbor? Well, no one dishes out much-needed perspective like comedians. TakeOut hosts two nights of English stand-up, featuring Pete Grella, Jim Brewsky, Ryan Hynek, Garron Chiu, Andrew Chu, Pok Fu, Steven Ng, Nick Milnes, Gary Jackson, Diane Huntoon, Mark Kendall, Tamby Chan and Holden Mann. Students get in for $50 on Thursdays,...