Short + Sweet Malaysia Festival 2023: Stand-up Comedy and Song

The world’s biggest little festival is back – SHORT+SWEET Malaysia enters its 16th season this year.

As a key driver for the development of new Malaysian works and talent, SHORT+SWEET Malaysia has premiered over 1,000 new works and showcased an astonishing 5,575 talents since 2008.

As one of Malaysia’s longest-running multi-genre festivals, SHORT+SWEET Malaysia 2023 is set to premiere more than 90 new works in six different genres – Film, Stand-Up Comedy, Song, Musical, Theatre and Dance by a wide range of Malaysian artistes and arts groups.

Not only will audiences be the first to view the creation (only new works are accepted), each work must be under 5 minutes. You will get to feast on a sumptuous buffet of 5-minute or less works and, best yet, vote for your favourite! Each team competes to win top honours and prizes including Creative Excellence Award.

Hosted nightly by Festival Director Dato’ Dr. Faridah Merican and Artistic Director Joe Hasham OAM, come celebrate SHORT+SWEET’s 16th season with us!

Stand-Up Comedy – Shortlisted Works

Max Choong
by Max Choong

Fatty-fatty Bombom
by Ais Isaac

We Put The Fun in Orphan
by Danial Sham

I hate children
by Vio

The Sotong from Soton
by Christie Grattan

Dirty but honest
by Marissa Wong

Ceritera pendek tentang #manibuatstendup
by Kanmani

EVERYTHING RATHER NOISY EVERYWHERE ON THE MALAYSIAN FRONT ALL AT ONCE
by Andre D. D’Cruz

Ugo Temple stand up comedy
by Ugo Temple

Nature Isn’t Funny
by King

DON’T BE A THINESH!
by Piravina Ragunathan

Not So Special
by rasydan sani

Teoh ais satu
by Yash

GRAB AND GRABBERISMS
by Abbey Thangiah

Hack
by Garu

LEARNING CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH…THE MALAYSIAN WAY.
by Khairish Hashim

Selling Insurance
by Wendy Chiam

Mental Hospitals Could Be Fun?
by Jes from Bipolar Comedy Club

Highly Rejectable
by James Soo

The Ex-man
by Serene C

Song – Shortlisted Works

Feeling Enthusiastic
by Band : Aristars Atrias

Baby Why
by Ibby and The Gypsies

Turning lemons into lemonade
by Karynn & Gwenaelle & Shin Yi

Snakes and Ladders
by Sam Chang

Mental
by Aydrus

Benned
by Feyee Bethany

Fear
by Tharwa Karina

All This Time (Slow Down)
by OneBrainCell

Where Memories Go
by Ellie Su

“Persimmon Tree” – original song
by Billie Blue Blackstone

How To Fall In Love
by YesNoMaybe

TICKETS

THE TEAM
Festival Director & Executive Producer: Dato’ Dr. Faridah Merican
Artistic Director: Joe Hasham OAM
Short+Sweet International: Mark Cleary
Advisor: Easee Gan
Lighting Designer & Operator: Boy
Sound Operator: Helmi
Production Manager: Yeo
Stage Managers: Agnes, Ke Lynn, Nanda
Assistant Stage Managers: Agnes, Nanda, Yeo
Technician: Yogesh