LaughterLaughs @ the Aftermath: Independence Day Special

An All-American stand-up comedy showcase celebrating Independence Day by trading Boston Harbor for Victoria Harbour. The jokes are red, white... and a little blue. Featuring Garron Chiu, Pete Grella, Dannie Aildasani, Rose Rage, Lilit Marcus, and Steve Lee!

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Garron Chiu is an American born stand up comedian based in Hong Kong. A mainstay in the Hong Kong comedy scene, he was featured on Comedy Central’s “Stand Up Asia!” season 2, and was the winner of the 2018 Hong Kong International Comedy Competition. He has made people laugh on stage in 37 cities across 18 countries, mostly in Asia. He has performed with world class acts such as Jim Gaffigan, Hannibal Buress, Ari Shaffir, Tony Woods, Roy Wood Jr., Pete Lee, Alonzo Bodden, Paul Ogata and many more. On stage you will find him talking about his wife, his dog, which one he loves more, as well as if he is too Asian or not Asian enough. All while making people laugh along the way. Oh, he also rocks the best eyebrows.

“Garron is a powerhouse on stage. He grabs the audience upfront and smashes." - Andy Curtain, Founder, Kung Fu Komedy

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Pete Grella, winner of the Hong Kong International Comedy Competition, is a comedian and improviser who has been cutting up audiences around Asia for over 11 years. In addition to being a regular performer in Hong Kong, Pete has performed in New York City and all over Asia. He has also hosted or opened for a long list of visiting international comics, including Tom Cotter, Paul Ogata, Tom Segura, Ruben Paul, Barry Hilton and Ari Shaffir. Pete’s sets often dissect life as an expat (and just trying to fit in, in general), though he’s never afraid to poke fun at himself and his own bad habits. He also likes to engage the audience, so if you're sitting up front, be ready to chat! When he’s not performing or teaching, Pete has been known to live on an abandoned oil rig in the North Sea raising sea monkeys.

“Pete Grella is one of the shining stars of the Hong Kong comedy scene. Stand-up, improv, sketch, Pete does it all!” - Paul Ogata (International Comedian and Porn Star)

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Rose Rage has been doing comedy in Hong Kong since what seems like the beginning of time, but is actually only 13 years or so, mostly in pants. She’s a founding member of People’s Liberation Improv, and has performed with them in Beijing, Seoul, Manila, Macau, and Hong Kong, in pants. Although she never won, she was a finalist in TakeOut Comedy’s Funniest Person competition and has opened for Paul Ogata and Tom Cotter, in pants. Recently she decided to shake things up a bit and do standup without pants, but the horrified reaction of the audience led her to believe that performing in a dress would be…better. She hasn’t actually been on TV, but has watched more than nine programmes, both with and without pants.

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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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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.

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Steve Lee (李世扶) is a disabled stand-up comedian and motivational speaker. Steve’s Stand-Up Comedy has an expanding fan-base on two continents. He is a staple at comedy clubs in L.A., San Francisco, Hong Kong, Shanghai ,Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, and has opened for headliners like Tony Hinchcliffe (Kill Tony), Tom Rhodes, Tom Cotter, Brad Williams and Brent Weinbach. He is also a winner of the Hong Kong New Cantonese Stand-Up Comedian, a runner-up of the Hong Kong International Comedy Competition, invited to perform at the Burbank Comedy Festivals ‘Best of the Fest’ show, part of the San Francisco SketchFest and was on the World Series of Comedy Final Week in Las Vegas.His stand-up comedy and motivational speaking is in English, Cantonese or Mandarin.