Vivek Ashok Mahbubani ( sd, وويڪ محبوباڻِي; born 25 September 1982) a.k.a. Ah V (), is a

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

in Hong Kong,"How to write a joke in China", ''Time''
15 November 2007 a musician and an award-winning new media designer.

Biography

Vivek is a Sindhi of Indian descent and was born and raised in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. He grew up in an Indian household where he spoke English and says he faced a lot of cultural challenges because he was surrounded by non-Indians. He graduated from Diocesan Boys’ School and

City University of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a world-class public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. Currently, CityU is ...

with a degree in creative media in 2005 and currently runs his own design firm. Vivek is also a stand-up comedian in Hong Kong, performing in both English and Cantonese. He is a regular headliner and host at

The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong The TakeOut Comedy Club Hong Kong is a venue for stand-up comedy and improvisational comedy located at 34 Elgin Street, basement, Central, Hong Kong. Founded in February 2007 by Jami Gong, a leading Chinese American stand-up comedian, TakeOut ...

. In 2007, Vivek won the Cantonese-language category of the competition to find Hong Kong's funniest person and was a finalist in the English language category. In 2008, Vivek won the English language category of the competition. Vivek is the drummer and an original member of Eve of Sin, a Metalcore band based in Hong Kong. As of September 2016 the band is on a hiatus. In 2008, Vivek was hired by

Citibank Citibank, N. A. (N. A. stands for " National Association") is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City ...

to endorse its mobile financial services in Hong Kong."Citibank launches mobile financial services", ''Brand Republic''
December 2008 In 2010, Vivek was the official announcer for Hong Kong's first Mixed Martial Arts event hosted by Legend Fighting Championship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahbubani, Vivek 1982 births Living people Indian stand-up comedians Hong Kong people of Indian descent Hong Kong people of Sindhi descent Hong Kong Hindus Sindhi people Hong Kong stand-up comedians

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