Do you know that ...

1) More than 68% of all CBK shows involved 'Dance History 101' aka 'The Cockroach Dance'!

2) The CBKs have a clean record of 2 wins out 2 talent competitions! They bailed out on the 3rd - A singing competition!

3) The CBKs currently have 5 members but they had a 6th member for some time and previously had as many as 3 stand-ins! Originally, The CBKs were a group of 4!

4) The first ever CBK performance, Dance History 101 back in 2004, is also their first full rehearsal!

5) In grand total, inclusive of live performances and internet TV scripts, The CBKs have written close to 40 scripts!

6) In The CBKs' first non-comedic performance, The Kings acted as police detectives and CSIs!

7) The CBKs have performed in 3 other states outside the KV, namely Penang, Perak (TWICE!) & Pahang!

8) Did you know that the oldest CBK is also the only pure Chinese in the group?

9) The CBKs have never deployed 'push' or 'pull' strategies to market themselves! In a sense, all their clients 'found' them!

Be back soon for more updates and reports of previous performances PLUS pictures!

Labels: FlashBack

Sigh. There are some things in life you can't let go. So, as an informant for/of the group, I find that I should return (for the time being while King Ron, King Matt and King Jon ponder over what to write). And I'll start with a rather distant flashback...

It's no joke that comedy improves one's well being medically! That's why laughter is 'infectious' and 'the best medicine'! Why we all have 'funny bones' and find humour 'contagious'! Despite that, mental health is a subjective thing - you either get a joke or don't know shit!

Such is a tale of two events. The setting was quite similar; same amount of people attended, same performers and same performance. The only difference is, in one event, the attendees were mostly from the media industry whereas the other, the attendees enjoy kara... OOOOKKKAAAAAYYYY...

At the BRDB Media Appreciation Night in 'Work In Progress', Bangsar Shopping Centre, KL, on 13 December 2007, The Kings dazzled with their 'you-know-what' skit that sent the crowd into rapturous fits of laughter. Later, The Kings found themselves mingling with the crowd, exchanging business cards and indecent glances before ending the night in a drunken haze. Clearly a good night. And if that's not enough, weeks later, The Kings earned themselves a mention in The Sun newspaper. SEE! >>>

Tetapi, two nights later, The Kings found themselves clawing for response when they confronted a rather 'tough' crowd courtesy of RK Group's annual dinner @ JW Marriott, KL. For one, karaoke was on the menu and each of The Kings have their own dreaded experience with Japan's most influential cultural import after sushi and schoolgirl nymphos. However, this time its a joint experience. On stage, The Kings saw droopy-eyed-jaw-jagged-tilted-heads looking back at them like a remake of MJ's Thriller.

Plus, the event was our first under a man named Andy, a man high on our 'manager wish list'. WHAT AN INTRODUCTION! Sigh.

Well, as the saying goes, one man's teh tarik is another man's susu basi.

Labels: FlashBack

There is one thing good money can't buy in Malaysia- broadband Internet that doesn't give you problems. And for that, apologies for not updating our blog as we should, fellow readers ... (If you're out there, drop us a message on our Chatbox! Thanx!).

Oh, and another thing, King Niggy's computer ran into some trouble with the Lumut pictures locked inside sooo . . . here's are a couple of FlashBacks that deserve 'Kingly' mention.

6 June 2007

9.30pm - Kings Niggy, Chi Ho and Ronnie arrived at Bojangles Pub for their 9pm stand-up show in typical Malaysian timing. However, its not until 10 (something) before they started their show with a few rounds of drinking games.

10.40pm - And when King Chi Ho started his show, it was all havoc after that. Waves of hecklers made their presence known but what could more worse than a female heckler hoping to instil some biological balance after a barrage of sexist jokes from the King. Kings Matt & Jon with Rachel and Leon had just arrived to stand as witnesses. But then again, its an open mic session.

11.30pm - The DJ crashed into the mood to counter the hecklers with his rendition of how a party should be. And that is when it come to Kings senses that if they'd partied longer, it would King Matt's birthday. So, a quick check in their wallets and the party is to go on.

June 7 2007

12.00am - We spilled the beans to King Matt and embraced in a typical 'brudders' fashion. King Matt was doing his very best trying to convince the rest how surprised he was. Now, what kind of a birthday party is this without a 'flaming lambo'?! So out pops one, courtesy of the Kings and King Matt sipped the sucker down as if he was born behind a bar. And what kind of a King Matt's birthday party is this without a 2nd 'flaming lambo'!!! So out pops another and King Matt downed it as if he was born drunk, eyes half open, with bottles of vodka tucked beneath his armpits. But HECK, no King has ever seen King Matt drunk as he gloriously sunk these buggers with the classic 'I Will Survive" on the background.

1.30am - With the DJ still spinning crowd favourites of the old and young, the King's troupe danced along with the 'Can Can', the 'Locomotive', even some 'Dondang Sayang' and broke our vocal cords replicating the pitch of Beyond's most famous song. The pub owner Skin was kind enough to offer a bottle, a sign that this party is not going to end this early. But this blog has to though, for I can't remember anything after that...

Labels: FlashBack

Hi', said the man with his right arm extended. I greeted it with a firm shake as my eyebrows crumpled together as I looked at him from an angle. A natural technique deployed to remember things.

Oh no', I thought, 'not one of those awkward occasions when a person actually knows you and your usually dependable memory failed on your complacent-lazily-dependant self!'

'You came for the launch, right... in Bangsar Village?', said the man while pointing at me with his less busy hand, as I haven't allowed him to have his other hand back.

'Celebrity Fitness launch in Bangsar Village?', he added.

'Oooh,' I said in my head, 'one of those people who've watched our performance. Good. F@#* my memory, one can depend on the memory of others! HAH!'

Now, if only I can remember the gentlement's name and his designation for Celebrity Fitness, he went on about the CBKs.

Well, actually, it was mostly about me. =)

‘You guys are the best man. Especially you! I remember you coz’ you were in the middle. You were the funniest. You were so funny.’

While he went on, I thought, ‘Say, this is point when Ronnie will rub his slightly-protruding chest and say, ‘Oh welllllll…’ with an artificially wide smile on his face.’

‘So,’ I continued thinking, ‘this is how it feels like to be Ronnie. In the spotlight. In the limelight. In the middle … of the Old Intro Dance. HAH!’

(Sorry Ronnie. By the way, I told this to Nigesh and we both had a good laugh about it. Tee hee.)

Coming back to the subject, The Celebrity Fitness launch in Bangsar Villagewas quite a success. It was the first time we did a gig in a gym!

It also marks the debut of my sweety-sweet Mun Mun as our sound-cum-photographer girl! Besides us, it was a great performance from her as well – no mistakes, all cues on time, pictures and video taken during our performance! Girls ARE made for multi-tasking! HEAVEN SENT!

Initially, the Kings were supposed to represent The Actors Studio but somewhere along the way, the Celebrity Fitness people opted for us as The ComeBackKings only, under no particular banner.

The Kings clearly enjoyed themselves that night; mingled with the hot and the muscular, caught glimpses of Amber Chia and questioned how ‘bones’ can be ‘fit’, had unlimited beer from the tap, counted the amount of people with cleanly shaved armpits, fooled around with the gym hair blowers, etc. Also, the venue and all meant that our Nigesh never felt more at home!

Labels: FlashBack