Broad Appeal: All-Woman Stand-Up Comedy Showcase

A very special comedy show featuring the top femme acts in the scene. Featuring Maitreyi Karanth, Cassi Thomas, Vanessa Wong, Dannie Aildasani, Bianca Lau, & Lilit Marcus!

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Maitreyi Karanth an actor, producer took up stand-up comedy as just an extension of her real life persona, at the age of 44. Being married and having lived outside India for 22 years, first in the Middle East and now in Hong Kong, she has collected a treasure chest of funny experiences across different geographies and cultures.

After her very second open mic she was spotted by Saurabh Pant who was then touring Hong Kong and asked to open for him. Since then she has opened for Tom Cotter, Gina Yashere, Atul Khatri, Amit Tandon, Tom Rhodes, Paul Ogatta and Sean Patton. She has also performed in Bangkok, Singapore and India as a featured comedian, and starred in the film My Indian Boyfriend (2021), now available on Disney+.

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Founder of Chaotic Hong Kong Expats, Cassi FM chooses not to use her real last name because her family are already ashamed of her enough. Born and raised a Hong Kong "gwai mui", Cassi's number one interest in life is a bar in Lan Kwai Fong called Stormies. Other interests include ranting to people on a range of issues that that pretty much always fall on deaf ears such as: Hong Kong politics, feminism and the correct way to eat hairy crab. She can be seen around town performing stand up comedy or on one of her hit web shows, You Can't Sit With Us or Excuse My English and is usually being mobbed by a crowd of adoring fans.In her spare time, Cassi enjoys making memes about english teachers on the internet. Cassi is a Hong Kong local though you wouldn't be able to tell it looking at her face and ability to wield an umbrella without poking out someones eyes. Her comedy style has been reviewed in quotes such as "abrasive" and "i wasn't aware there was even a show going on" and "that girl seemed really sad".

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Vanessa Wong is an actress, living in a rom-com... but lacking the romantic part. Her picks in food are as suspecting as her picks in men.

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By day, Dannie Aildasani is an editor for a youth publication in Hong Kong. By night, she takes picture after picture of her cat. She’s the former organiser of Varietea Party and Broad Appeal, winner of multiple Bushiroasts and has been featured in Time Out magazine as one of “5 Comics Defining Stand Up in Hong Kong”. Her most recent accomplishment is finally clearing out her inbox.

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Bianca Lau is an actress and comedian and she loves the industry! She started her career on stage and improv before falling in love with the camera. It started as a secret affair and now they’re engaged.

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Her comedy journey started on the mean streets of NYC. As one of Hong Kong’s funniest comedians (according to THE BEAT ASIA), She blends humor, wit, and raw emotion into her comedy. She has been featured on TATLER, TVB HK, HK LIVING and THE BEAT ASIA.

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As an actress, Bianca recently appeared in Ferrari’s 75th anniversary short film La Prova. You can watch her in her Korean feature film debut playing a ruthless investment banker, coming out on Netflix and cinemas in 2024.

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Lilit Marcus is from New York City. She is not an English teacher, she does not work in finance, and she does not like Bali.