Episode 1 of my Mental Ideas Podcast, a new weekly strand on the fantabulous Noreen Mir‘s 123 Show, aired April 2, 2020 on RTHK Radio 3!

Depression. It’s no laughing matter. Or is it? Why are so many of our best loved comedians depressed? I trance in and out exploring this tragi-hilarious topic with award-winning cartoonist, depressed humorist and best-selling author, the irrepressible Larry Feign: creator of the iconic Lily Wong comic strip published in the South China Morning Post. Larry was the first cartoonist to have a full-page spread in Time Magazine, worked in animation for Walt Disney Studios and is the international best-selling author of 15 comic books and children’s book series The Fart Brothers, which he sensibly writes under the pen name M.D. Whalen because he doesn’t want to be too closely associated with flatulence.

The Mental Ideas Podcast will be back on RTHK Thursday April 9 @ 2.30pm!

The Depressed Comedian on RTHK Radio 3

Larry Links!

Larry’s website

The World of Lily Wong

Larry on Wikipedia

Larry Interview – LA Times

The Fart Brothers on Amazon

Farty Facts

More Links!

The Depressed Comedian on RTHK Radio 3

Mental Ideas Podcast in the SCMP

Mental Ideas Podcast in Hong Kong Buzz

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Nigel, Trump and a chlorinated chicken (Miss Adventure)

So, Fake News may have had its ‘Brexit Day’ broadcast date rescheduled thrice, thanks to chaos in Westminster, but you can still feast your ears on the Fake News theme! Composed by the incredible Nick Samuel, an artist and a gentleman. It’s been a 3 year labour of love/ hate (mainly hate). But the wait could be nearly over.

FAKE NEWS THEME

The Mental Ideas Podcast is a series of podcasts in which my shady second cousin, twice removed, Sadie Kaye explores innovative approaches to tackling mental health with an eclectic mix of local and international guests, many of whom are from the worlds of entertainment, film, the arts & charity. The podcast launches as a weekly strand of RTHK Radio 3‘s 123 Show in 2020. Gentleman juggler and showman Mat Ricardo presents a number of intriguing slots!

https://mentalideas.org

https://rthk.hk

 Mental Ideas Podcast (2019) on IMDb

As Bad As It Gets is my second doc about mental health since my AIB award-winning radio doc Bipolar Express. It airs for the first time on RTHK July 13, 2019 @8.30! Stand by for trailers and teasers to be released later this month! The doc’s broadcast will be closely followed by the launch of my Mental Ideas Podcast on RTHK Radio 3 in 2020!

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RTHK’s Miss Adventure 香港電台冒險小姐

https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/asbadasitgets

Sadie Kaye’s New RTHK Program Airs July 13, 2019 – Hong Kong Buzz

As Bad As It Gets - Sadie Kaye - RTHK
As Bad As It Gets – RTHK

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RTHK’s Miss Adventure 小姐 冒险

Miss Adventure is a completely made up fictional character. She was born in 2012, when New York indie Summerhill TV produced an improvised skit with rock band Motorhead at Madison Square Garden. The episode aired on Funny or Die, where it (briefly) became FoD’s ‘Highest Rated Video – All Time. For the past few years, ‘Miss Adventure‘ has shambled her way through regular comedy broadcasts on RTHK Radio 3. Any resemblance to Sadie Kaye is purely in your head, although they did meet once at a riot in Repulse Bay.