What a wonderful show. BADONG! It took me until my 30s to learn how to love the little kid version of me, after realizing that I had protected myself to survive through hating, rejecting, blaming her- believing she was shit, _she_ was the problem, because that was what made sense, that’s all I ever learned growing up. It was easier to believe that they were right. I felt all this pain and anger and it had her face, I blamed her for being the one that gave it to me it, hated her for letting it happen. I thought if I could get rid of her I could be stronger, more lovable, better. I was just so desperate not to _be_ her anymore, not to _feel_ that fire in my throat, that tsunami at my back that scared me because I always felt like if it got out, it would take me and everyone around me under. I wasn’t wrong about the fire tsunami. I struggled a lot in my twenties. I figured some things out around 30, and constantly since, that have been vital in accepting, loving and being my authentic and best self. I still feel things too strongly, and I wrestle with self cruelty all the time. But I’ve come so far, I’ve really made progress, (huge parts due to painting while listening to audiobooks like the 4 agreements and the war of art) and I can count everything back to a starting point: the day that I forgave, accepted, and embraced the child version of myself. I realized that she -was- *is* worthy of love, and respect, and happiness. I am still working on believing that she -was- *is* a valid human being. And so it goes. This reminded me of that. I wish I had a name to call her- I grew up in a Filipino household for many years but I don’t think I ever got a cool nickname. 🤷🏼♀️ BADONG! Love yourself, you are amazing, this was truly beautiful. I’m not crying you’re crying
As a Malaysian watching this, you're making me laugh my ass off at that part where you talk about the segment where u have to act as the king of Malaysia😂😂 Kudos to u, James! You did really well❤ Please do come visit and do a show at Malaysia too
@@roquecomedy it tickles me that I cannot find one comment about ‘white face’ Ha ha ha. That was the first thing I noticed, and I couldn’t even get a good look at your costumes because my eyes kept going back to the ultra light face make up. Genius.
found u on ig thru reels and HAD to check out the free show. hope u get to come over to the us !!! the opener had me down fr, great work kuya badong !!! (my filo nickname growing up was momo!)
Hey James, I have trouble paying attention to things for extended periods of time. But this was really good and your energy is entertaining. I watched the whole thing in a row. Thank you, Badong.
Badong! Ana galing nang level of wit ng comedy mo dude! There is something wrong with this crowd but youare killing it! Galing ng set, cant' wait formore of your content!
I enjoyed this so much! Especially as a raised in a Filipino household here in the states. I hope you get to tour this over here man. I'll make the trip just to see it
This was so great!! I saw on instagram that you're in Toronto now, if you ever come out west to Vancouver I hope you post a lot about it so I can go see your show ! Awesome stuff dude
Glad I saw one of your reels in IG. You're shit is fire "dong" not literally but this set its like a trevor noah, hassan minaj and jokoy mixed together. Keep it up "insong" nga pala ng Marikina hehe
Please let me know if you ever come to Oahu Hawaii to perform stand up. My beautiful Filipino wife and I will be front row. P.S. The Blue Note is a good venue to book at. 🤙
Really well done;the Outro skit and photo diary were surprisingly charming. And, Oh my gosh, I don’t pay much attention to the credits nowadays because I’m too busy multitasking other things but I knew that there was something important in yours and so I spent a good 10 minutes scrolling back and forth thru the timeline on my tiny tablet and angrily cursing my big 6’1” Amazon girl hands for the poorly orchestrated fat-fingering. (Of course I know I should not be so hard on myself. My hands are perfect at basketballs, hockey sticks, steering wheels, boxing rings, and power tools lol.) well, I’m glad that I did follow my instincts and I was pleasantly surprised by your closing credits. Is there a very clever and heartwarming at the same time? Thank you for the smiles in my otherwise movie of the week horror story type life.
This is not a comedy. This is pep talk. Your motivational speech inspires me to be proud of my accent who just moved here in NZ since Dec. 2023. Hope we will meet you in person.
Hi kuya james! aka badong, i find your videos very interesting and fr i watched it first time in tiktok and y'know t'was only a short clip so i managed to find it here in yt hahaha.
World class comedy. I grew up in Auckland and was the token white kid in a group called 'The Asians'. In high school, I'd get made fun off for my white person lunch alongside other white person things. I was so jealous of my friends with their noodles and rice and felt very self-conscious eating my peanut butter sandwich lmao. Thank you so much for sharing your story
My older sister her real name is Robyn, but in our family her nickname is Bujoi, apparently Bujoi is a character from I think it’s a movie or a tv show, and we just can’t find that show or movie wherever Bujoi came from
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Napakagaling nyo po - halatang napakacreative at talino nyo. Pero bat naiyak ako sa ending. Haha.
Fantastic story telling! You have a great way of constructing your set. Loved every moment. Keep it up Badong!
Not just a comedy show. It was aTED Talk!
Indeed!
Wow awesome stand up! Keep up the good work!
This is by far the best stand up special by a Pinoy from NZ named Badong that I've ever seen! Love your work man! 👏👏👏👏👏
I’ll take it! 😂
@@roquecomedy wow he replied!!
What a wonderful show. BADONG!
It took me until my 30s to learn how to love the little kid version of me, after realizing that I had protected myself to survive through hating, rejecting, blaming her- believing she was shit, _she_ was the problem, because that was what made sense, that’s all I ever learned growing up. It was easier to believe that they were right. I felt all this pain and anger and it had her face, I blamed her for being the one that gave it to me it, hated her for letting it happen. I thought if I could get rid of her I could be stronger, more lovable, better. I was just so desperate not to _be_ her anymore, not to _feel_ that fire in my throat, that tsunami at my back that scared me because I always felt like if it got out, it would take me and everyone around me under.
I wasn’t wrong about the fire tsunami.
I struggled a lot in my twenties. I figured some things out around 30, and constantly since, that have been vital in accepting, loving and being my authentic and best self. I still feel things too strongly, and I wrestle with self cruelty all the time. But I’ve come so far, I’ve really made progress, (huge parts due to painting while listening to audiobooks like the 4 agreements and the war of art) and I can count everything back to a starting point: the day that I forgave, accepted, and embraced the child version of myself. I realized that she -was- *is* worthy of love, and respect, and happiness. I am still working on believing that she -was- *is* a valid human being. And so it goes.
This reminded me of that. I wish I had a name to call her- I grew up in a Filipino household for many years but I don’t think I ever got a cool nickname. 🤷🏼♀️
BADONG! Love yourself, you are amazing, this was truly beautiful. I’m not crying you’re crying
Second!
Congrats James
Thank you my friend 🙏🏽
This was a great, well-written show!!! I love it. You are so inspiring.
This too awesome bro!! Glad you released this. ❤
Eyyyyyy!!! I clicked as soon as I saw this on my feed! Congrats and masterfully done, my friend! 👏👏
Chicago show when?! LOL
He even makes a bowl cut look fly. This dude never fails to murder on the mic!
You are a star!!
I'm off work sick and the RUclips algorithm popped this special in my feed and 7:14 in and I'm fkn sold. Solid AF.
Thanks for taking a chance on it! Hope you feel better soon.
This was great! Also loved the ending! Pretty funny stuff and wish the best for you Badong
ExcuseMOI you are good at what you do. PROUD.
Got me laughing & then them feels! Related so much to your stories. #filiproud!
So so good!!!!! 🙏
🎉🎉🎉
Sobrang solid. Proud of you, kabayan!
Salamat pare! 🎉👊🏽
Great show, you should feel proud. Thank you Badong.
RUclips algorithm brought me here and I don't regret a single minute of it. Thanks for the stories shared
Right ?? I’ve my pinot brothas
Saw his show at Toronto Fringe and just had to come see this one 🎉 great sets
So good🔥 and we got to watch this for free on RUclips?! We're so blessed 🙏
As a Malaysian watching this, you're making me laugh my ass off at that part where you talk about the segment where u have to act as the king of Malaysia😂😂
Kudos to u, James! You did really well❤ Please do come visit and do a show at Malaysia too
Phew! I’m glad to hear I didn’t offend the whole country 😂😂😂
@@roquecomedy it tickles me that I cannot find one comment about ‘white face’ Ha ha ha. That was the first thing I noticed, and I couldn’t even get a good look at your costumes because my eyes kept going back to the ultra light face make up. Genius.
found u on ig thru reels and HAD to check out the free show. hope u get to come over to the us !!! the opener had me down fr, great work kuya badong !!! (my filo nickname growing up was momo!)
Thanks for comin to check it out Momo!
Hey James, I have trouble paying attention to things for extended periods of time. But this was really good and your energy is entertaining. I watched the whole thing in a row. Thank you, Badong.
Thanks Gary this means a lot
Love this!! Such a good stand-up special. Can't believe this is free!! 🥰
Saw a clip on facebook and searched the full video here on youtube! I laughed so hard especially the story behind your name 😂😂😂. Thank you !!
Hoping to see more Badong! Keep up the good work and a good laugh mate! Love from PH Brooo!
Great special-well done! Cheers from a kababayan in Northern California.
15mins in and I Subscribed and saved this to my Comedy playlist. Much Love.
Loved this so much!
Soo good!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
NAAAAAAAAAH 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THIS IS COMEDY MAN WHY AM I CRYING 😢
James, I enjoyed every minute of it and I think you’re so smart for using that scene to establish Badong. You made me tear up. Thank you for this. 😭❤
Good thing saw this on reels. Mabuhay ka badong!
Salamat! Thank you for watching po! 🎉
Mate that movie at the end cracked me up! Good stuff
Wow this is comedy gold! You got me quietly sobbing in the end. Such a a genius!
Thank you! ❤🎉
this is a really good special..... I hope you get more.... hopefully soon on Netflix and that would be a full circle
nadaanan ko lang to randomly sa FB.. it's worth my almost an hour watching you. God Bless and More Power po! :)
Salamat po! Appreciate you
A clip of this was just on my FB feed soooo here I am, ready to watch some Pino stand up comedy. Represent, bro! (my Filipino name is Aying)
Welcome! 👊🏽
Great special, I really enjoyed it
Cheeeeers Kuya!
Yesss debbiiiddd
This was so funny- can’t wait to see more 😂😂😂
Badong! Ana galing nang level of wit ng comedy mo dude! There is something wrong with this crowd but youare killing it! Galing ng set, cant' wait formore of your content!
You're great in story telling.
THIS IS SO GREAT BADONG. GREAT JOB!!
Salamat!! Thank you!!!
Fantastic show! Congrats
funny 😂😂 great job badong. THIS IS FREE ❤❤❤
13:28 He was one of the cutest kids I've ever seen!!
The timing of your punchlines are like a boxing combo from Pacquiao! Bam, bam, bam....Boom!
Nice one Badong ❤
Inspirational!
Ok that was great!!! ❤
Nailed it!!!!!❤
Nice set! Hope you come to LA sometime soon!!
One day! Keep an eye out (or sub to my mailing list/social media to find out when I finally do!) 👊🏽🇵🇭
This made me laugh and cry at the same time. There's so much warmth woven into all those punchlines.
Appreciate this video bro. It was very funny.
Thanks Badong! ❤
You’re welcome 🎉✌🏽
eyyy saw this at MICF and I'm back for seconds
I enjoyed this so much! Especially as a raised in a Filipino household here in the states. I hope you get to tour this over here man. I'll make the trip just to see it
Badong you’re on 🔥🔥🔥😅😅😅
Ig reels brought me here 😂 So good!
🤎👍🏾🤎BRILLIANT! RUclips recommended and I'm SO glad I clicked! 🤎👍🏾🤎
That was awesome mate. 👏👏
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
The English language idiom example was clear and an excellent story telling technique!
Solid set! Perfect ending idol!
I watched this on premiere - the jestoni alarcon referrence is GOLD!
This was so great!! I saw on instagram that you're in Toronto now, if you ever come out west to Vancouver I hope you post a lot about it so I can go see your show ! Awesome stuff dude
Excellent ! Proud of you Kabayan ! More power Badong !
Thank you! ✌🏽
Dang you are so good and spontaneously hilarious.Congratulations.
Glad I saw one of your reels in IG. You're shit is fire "dong" not literally but this set its like a trevor noah, hassan minaj and jokoy mixed together. Keep it up "insong" nga pala ng Marikina hehe
Salamat pare much love to you! This means a lot
LOVE IT! cheers from "kulit" here in PH !
Salamat Kulit!!
Please let me know if you ever come to Oahu Hawaii to perform stand up. My beautiful Filipino wife and I will be front row.
P.S. The Blue Note is a good venue to book at. 🤙
Thanks for the love Steve! You can subscribe to my mailing list - if I ever head that way you'll be the first to know!
Really well done;the Outro skit and photo diary were surprisingly charming. And, Oh my gosh, I don’t pay much attention to the credits nowadays because I’m too busy multitasking other things but I knew that there was something important in yours and so I spent a good 10 minutes scrolling back and forth thru the timeline on my tiny tablet and angrily cursing my big 6’1” Amazon girl hands for the poorly orchestrated fat-fingering. (Of course I know I should not be so hard on myself. My hands are perfect at basketballs, hockey sticks, steering wheels, boxing rings, and power tools lol.) well, I’m glad that I did follow my instincts and I was pleasantly surprised by your closing credits. Is there a very clever and heartwarming at the same time? Thank you for the smiles in my otherwise movie of the week horror story type life.
Amazing and beautiful set. Even if there weren’t any badonkadonk puns. And so happy i watched to the end - worth it.
never had seen a performance like this, very unique, using a projector and sound effects.. impressive...
This is not a comedy. This is pep talk. Your motivational speech inspires me to be proud of my accent who just moved here in NZ since Dec. 2023. Hope we will meet you in person.
Looking forward to the next special
Hi kuya james! aka badong, i find your videos very interesting and fr i watched it first time in tiktok and y'know t'was only a short clip so i managed to find it here in yt hahaha.
This is the best stand up comedy that ive ever seen in my entire life love your work man really enjoyed it.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching
@@roquecomedy your welcome and btw I'm elijah paul but call me eli nice to meet you
Man, that was fucking beautiful. Salamat, Badongski.
Most of the best comedy bits are experiences, told in a comedic perspective. Good bits, Badong!!!👍😁
World class comedy. I grew up in Auckland and was the token white kid in a group called 'The Asians'. In high school, I'd get made fun off for my white person lunch alongside other white person things. I was so jealous of my friends with their noodles and rice and felt very self-conscious eating my peanut butter sandwich lmao. Thank you so much for sharing your story
It all interconnects 😮🤯
Galing!😅❤ tnx for the laugh. Great work!
thank you! :)
My older sister her real name is Robyn, but in our family her nickname is Bujoi, apparently Bujoi is a character from I think it’s a movie or a tv show, and we just can’t find that show or movie wherever Bujoi came from
Funny and cute 😂😂😂
Hell yeah
The last part was so funny 🤣🤣🤣
Great story teller.
Hi James! You gained a new fan here :) BTW, why don't you consider changing all your social media names to BADONG? Naisip ko lang hehe.
taga cebu ako. dodong gyud ang tawag sa cebu sa little boy
Proud to be Asian. Proud to be Pinoy.
❤❤❤
Good luck Barong!
Tiktok brought me here. I love the show. The ending was epic! :)
THIS IS SO FUNNY. 😭 METHINKS YOU DESERVE A BIGGER CROWD (A MORE ENGAGING CROWD) BUT THIS IS SO FUNNY THE STORY IS SO RANDOOOOM LMAO 😭😭😭❤️
Hi James’ Dad! 👋
Dude my real name is Lester and my nickname is Banong and I used to live in Auckland.
Man, this Ted Talk type of comedy special is awesome.
gwapo ka n kuya,di k na mukhang tae😂😂😂
😅😅😅