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"Big In Asia"
"Filmed live in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, “Big In Asia” is the first stand-up comedy special from internationally acclaimed comedian Brian Aylward. A Newfoundland native with the gift of gab, Brian shares a huge sack of hilarious stories from his adventures throughout Asia. Brian is a former Canadian Comedy Award winner for “Best Stand-up Comic.” It’s all original, brilliantly observational comedy that bridges the cultural gap. Expect the unexpected from one of stand-up comedy’s new breakout stars."
- Comedy Dynamics
Brian has been a Comedian for 21 years, performing in 43 countries. Aylward is a former Canadian Comedy Award winner for "Best Standup Comic."
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Aylward's stand-up special “Big In Asia” is available on Amazon Prime Video. His latest special “Bangkok Brian” is now streaming on YouTube.
Brian headlined the Best Kind Comedy Tour, one of the biggest annual stand-up comedy tours in Canada. In February 2017, Aylward's solo show “Big In Asia” was nominated for “Best Comedy” at Fringe World in Perth, Australia.
In 2014, Aylward set the unofficial Comedy World Record, performing twenty-one different 10-minute sets in one day at the Haebangchon Festival in Seoul, South Korea.
Based on a bet made back in 2005, Newfoundland native Brian Aylward stepped on stage for the first time at a rowdy expatriate bar in Anyang, South Korea. Aylward went on to pioneer the English stand-up comedy scene in South Korea, officially establishing Stand Up Seoul in 2009, and turning the country into a legitimate destination on the international comedy circuit.
Upon returning to his native Canada in 2010, Brian went on to become the twice finalist in SiriusXM Radio’s “Canada’s Top Comic” (2011/2013), a national headliner with Canada’s Yuk Yuk’s comedy clubs and he headlined theaters across Canada.
Brian has performed at many festivals around the world, including Just For Laughs 42, Halifax Comedy Fest, Hong Kong International Comedy Festival, Johannesburg International Comedy Festival and Fringe World in Perth, Australia. He has also appeared several times on Canada's hit CBC Radio show "The Debaters."
Aylward’s numerous social media rants and sketch comedy characters Fadder, Aunt Brian, MC Mincemeat and life coach Jason James have garnered millions of views online.
Brian is also Founder of Mad About Comedy (Bangkok) and Creative Director & Producer of "Your Hood's A Joke" (South Asia)
"One of Asia's most influential stand up comedians." - The Korea Times
"One of Canada's funniest." - The Telegram
VIDEOS
SKETCH
FADDER
AUNT BRIAN
MC MINCEMEAT
STAND UP
A LAZY EYE // JUNGLE JUICE
SPAIN VS NEWFOUNDLAND
Asian Insult Diet
