About Dua Leo
Dua Leo arrived at stand-up sideways. He had finished an economics degree and was working at a games company when a clip of the comic Pablo Francisco convinced him that one person with a microphone was a whole show. He spent two years reading whatever he could find, filming himself and rewriting before he faced a room, and gave his first performance in a Ho Chi Minh City café in 2009.
For a time he was the only person in Vietnam making a living out of solo comedy, which meant building an audience and a vocabulary at once. He went through Vietnamese comedy and talent contests, reached the semi-final of a national talent show in 2012, and later performed for Vietnamese audiences abroad. His own definition of the craft is blunt: the comic brings the atmosphere of a drinking table onto the stage, and people come to laugh rather than to be taught a lesson.
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Frequently asked questions
What made Dua Leo want to do stand-up?
He held an economics degree and worked at a games company when a clip of the comic Pablo Francisco convinced him that one person with a microphone could be a whole show.
Where did Dua Leo give his first performance?
After spending two years reading whatever he could find, filming himself and rewriting, Dua Leo first went on stage in 2009 in a café in Ho Chi Minh City.
Was Dua Leo once the only professional solo comic in Vietnam?
For a time he was the only person in Vietnam making a living from solo comedy, which forced him to build an audience and a comic vocabulary simultaneously.
Did Dua Leo compete in talent shows?
He took part in Vietnamese comedy and talent contests and got as far as the semi-final of a national talent show in 2012.
How does Dua Leo define stand-up comedy?
As he defines the craft, a comic carries the atmosphere of a drinking table onto the stage, and people come to laugh rather than to be taught a lesson.
Has Dua Leo performed abroad?
Yes, later on he took his act abroad and performed for Vietnamese audiences outside the country.
