This week, Persis and Raven try to search for their missing guest Joanne Kam in her dressing room but fall through the rabbit hole instead and ended up on the wrong side of her wardrobe. Narnia it’s not, but the hapless duo discovers a whole new world of sequins, fabulous clothes, killer heels, cool shades and lots and lots of hairspray, ruled by none other than the one and only Joanne Kam herself who is indisputably the comedy queen of Malaysia.
Going by her stage moniker Joanne Kam Po Po, Joanne is one of the funniest and best loved comedian on the Malaysian stage with her girl power and acid-tongue brand of humor. Since her big break in the legendary Boom Boom Room on both sides of the causeway, she has established her self as a comic with attitude and character, complete with fabulous costumes. For the past decade, she has been pushing the comedy envelope while being actively involved in the local television, theatre and standup scene.
The talented, multi-tasking performer is also a theatre producer, sex columnist for the Malaysian Esquire and runs her own events and entertainment company, Earlier in March, she returned to the stage again with her own show Super Kam 2: The Second Kam-ming, the sequel to her acclaimed Super Kam show staged in June 2012. Joanne is currently a radio DJ on Malaysia's Red FM 104.9 "The Really Really Late Breakfast show" and you can listen to her from 2 – 5pm on weekdays.
It’s all about the sex, baby, this week on Tirade’s “sexiest” episode as of yet. How is it like to row around in a vagina shaped boat? Why is Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi ‘s 3-D data of her vagina more offensive than hentai? Why does the society worship the penis but is so terrified of the vagina?
The 50 shades of Grey trailer has been released recently but nobody is impressed. It’s as sexy as a … corporate video.
The Tirade hosts learns the secret to Joanne’s showgirl make up and how she got her start in comedy & devloped her distinctive style. What is the clubbing scene like in the 90s Kuala Lumpur before the infamous “black out”? What is the difference between the audiences in Singapore and Malaysia?
The hilarious and larger-than-life Joanne shares how she deals with detractors, the double standards for male and female comedians, advice for aspiring comedians, what is like being a sex columnist and whether Malaysian men make good lovers.
All good things have to come to end, even sex, but Joanne Kam is not letting the Tirade tomboys leave that easily. The diva has plans which involves looking for new assistants to help her shine the sequins and dust the feather boas. Will Persis and Raven escape from her glamourous clutch or will they be buried under her fantabulous wardrobe? Find out in a brand new episode of Tomboy Tirade where wardrobe malfunctions and hairspray is aplenty!
Joanne is also on social media. Like or follow her on Facebook and Twitter.
Check out the full video of Joanne's talk at TEDxKLWomen, including how she got to where she is today, her background, her 5 pillars of success, her personal mantras and what stand up comedy can teach us all.
Also a HUGE, MASSIVE shoutout to a favourite talented, young musician we have been listening to the last 2 years, Bearhead/Alexander Aultman who has generously allowed us to use some of his music on this week's awesome music jingles between stories of our News Highlights. The first track after the 3D vagina kayak story is a track called 'Echo Love' (Beat Battle 68) followed by Darker (fast version).
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