Canadian comedian Sean Hebert on why his upcoming Hong Kong shows will be ‘like a musician playing back a hit’, and walking the ‘invisible line’
- Sean Hebert, who lived in Hong Kong and met his wife in the city – after making fun of her on stage – will return for two shows at TakeOut Comedy in March
- He talks about revisiting old material for the performance, working within the parameters of local laws, and why Tom Segura returning to Hong Kong gave him hope
If someone had told Sean Hebert that he would return to Hong Kong in 2024 to record a live comedy show dedicated to his daughter, he probably would have laughed in their face.
But that’s exactly what the Canadian comic will be doing when he hosts two shows at TakeOut Comedy in Central on March 1 and 2.
Titled “The Trashpacker”, the show is a trip down memory lane for Hebert, who will dust off old material sourced from 20 years trotting around the globe.
“A lot of the stuff I’ve long retired from my act because I’ve moved on – it’s like a musician playing back a hit from the first album,” Hebert says.
Revisiting the material, he says, has been akin to an out-of-body experience. “It’s like you’re no longer the person who created this material. Like when you see a picture of yourself from years ago and think, ‘Who is that person?’ It’s you, but it’s not you.”
