The Class Clown Podcast With Chino Liao

Chino talks about crowd work, why it works, the many nuisances involved, and the difference between crown work vs insult comedy

Chino talks to 2 winners of the Comedy Manila Open Mic competition in Marvin Tumon and Sherwin Aguilar. They talk about discovering stand up comedy, preparing for competitions, and writing for competitions vs regular shows. They also talk about the idea of comedy as a competition and what they've been able to do since then.

Chino talks about comedy competitions on this week's solo episode. He talks about it's brief history then goes into detail about the many competitions he's joined. He talks about losing multiple times, gaining experience, and other things comedians can learn from joining them.

Wanting to learn more about content creation, Chino welcomes Pencil Box Comedy's JP Aguilera and Charuth. Charuth tells Chino about her beginnings as a content creator and how she's evolved from tiktok lipsyncs to actual joke writing. JP talks to Chino about beginning as content creator, how he translates his dark jokes into content, and the benefits of uploading content on social media.

Don't call it a comeback (you can if you want to, you're free to do whatever you want); it's the return of the solo episodes! Chino will explain why. It won't take long.

Chino welcomes Jet Israel from Agik-ik Comedy Club. Based in Davao, Jet talks about starting in comedy, starting the scene, and juggling responsibilities of being both a producer and performer. He also talks about the current scene in Davao City and their comedy audiences.

Chino is joined by the founder of Up North Baguio, John Racho. John tells Chino about his start in Bicol, moving to Baguio, and the growing pains that come with restarting a scene. They also talk about the growth of the Baguio comedy scene and its differences from previous comedy scenes in the region.

Chino is joined by Comedy Oragon founding member Anthony Diaz to talk about how he started the scene in Naga, the growing pains that come with it, and how unique Bikolano comedy is.

Chino is joined by Tim Ng, owner of one of the country's hottest music venues, Mow's. He talks about the early days of the bar, how they came to work with Comedy Manila, it's significance in the independent music scene, and how it's evolved over the years. He also talks to Chino about how he got into wrestling, how music and wrestling meet, and why it's important to find your people.