The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong

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The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong is a venue for stand-up comedy and improvisational comedy located at 34 Elgin Street, basement, Central, Hong Kong. Founded in February 2007 by Jami Gong, a leading Chinese American stand-up comedian, [1] TakeOut Comedy is the first full-time comedy club in Asia. [2] The club fosters local English and Cantonese-speaking talent [3] and has hosted well-known comedians from around the world, including Tim Jones, Ted Alexandro, Al Ducharme, Butch Bradley Tom Cotter and Paul Ogata. [4]

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