The Future of MAMAHUHU | Where I've Been & What's Next
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- čas přidán 8. 03. 2024
- Hi everyone,
It's Alessio here, and yes, it's been some time. I've got stories to share and exciting news about where we we could go next. Grab a lu cha, and let's catch up!
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You guys are brilliant. Every laowai in China, me included, was addicted to your channel. I pretty frequently reference your episodes with my Chinese and laowai friends - we have these little in-jokes that include screaming out "WAITER" at the top of our lungs in American restaurants in the exact intonation from your sketch, or 猪屁股！ (Man who could forget "NOBODY CARES That You Lived in CHINA"). In terms of what I think about the future of this channel - man, just keep doing what you love, and post without fear of what you think the audience will think. If you just want to post Scottish comedy sketches here from now on out, go for it! I can't tell how many times I've completely pivoted content on my own channel (and even the actual language of the content) - CZcams will find the right audience for your videos, and don't feel like you're tied down to doing exclusively China-expat comedy. Mamahuhu will never die!!!
Hell yea!
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*THANK YOU FOR LAOWAI PARK!*
20th C History teacher, here. I have foreign students from PRC in class every year. Laowai Park is a great way to break the ice, and allow all of my students both Chinese and Western to have a chuckle at our cultural differences and develop understanding of one another. _Your work made/makes a difference,_ and Mamahuhu lives on in my classroom.
I miss the whole crew a lot. Those were indeed good days. Well done, thanks again, and best wishes on wherever the road may take you.
You were my bridge. I worked, lived, and studied in China. Shanghai was one of my many homes, and I recognized many locations in your videos. My friends and I were always watching your videos and comparing them to our lives. Whenever new people came to China, we would always show your videos. When people ask me about my wild life in China, I would show them Mamahuhu then talk about how somethings were not too far off. I can't wait to see your next work! My expat life moved me away from China back to the USA but am going to the UK next. I can't wait to see your work in the UK
That’s so cool to hear!
I also left Shanghai in 2020 (no guesses as to why), but I still revist your videos from time to time. They give me a sense of nostalgia.
I'll be pretty interested to see what you come up with next!
Thank you, Alessio. I stayed in China for close to a decade, and when Mamahuhu was still active and making content I had a lot of fun sharing your videos with friends, both other expats and locals alike. It made life bearable whether I was freezing half to death in Dongbei and when I moved on to Shanghai. I look forward to what you do next, and I hope that China does play some part in it. You will know that feeling--China will always be a part of you, the way it is for me. Glad to see you're still going strong!
I found your channel while I was an expat living in Shanghai from 2016--2018. I taught English at an international high school in the Baoshan district, and I would show my 12th graders some of your episodes from time to time. We all thought they were hilarious. The highlight for me was when I met most of the Mamahuhu staff at a Mexican restaurant that we both happened to be dining at on Christmas Day 2017. I recognized Andy's voice, and sure enough you guys were seated right behind us! Great memories! Glad to see you back.
Mamahuhu was really inspiring for me, also brought me the life in Shanghai a bit closer. Nice to see you back.
Loved your work while I was living in China! Glad to see you carrying the torch of Mamahuhu into other projects too, and excited to see what's ahead!
Awesome! Thank you!
I followed your channel back in early 2015. After 15 years study in US and back to China, your video resonate me with all the multicultural experience I had. And I also had really good time with all the expats friend surround me at Shanghai back day. Although the situation for expats changed over the year, expats have added a new spice into shanghai's life. It is great to have a channel that shows the expat life in China. Great memories! Glad to see you back.
I love Mamahuhu because I believe it is a part of these old good days, where expats and locals do not rush to judge each other, but try to understand the cultural differences between us with curiosity, sometimes make fun of them. Perhaps this channel will not have many more brilliant new ideas for CZcams short films in the future, but I hope we could all keep the spirit of it and embrace new journeys in our lives with jokes and laughters. Thank you Mamahuhu, for everything we’ve had with you.
'Expats' could be a great show! Idk why, but I envision it kind of like Silicon Valley
Oh that’s interesting!
I want to thank you and all the Mamahuhu crew, as I discovered your channel soon after arriving in Shanghai myself in 2019 and your content kept me sane. Now 5 years later as I'm readying to return back to Canada I'm re-watching them all slowly and i feel a huge sense of loss as living in this city is/has been a great part of my life. Back when i first watched I knew zero mandarin, but now that I'm much more fluent I feel that all the stories touch me even closer...Wo ai nimen suoyouren...
Still here. Will watch anything you put out.
I recall coming across Mamahuhu during my first stint in China (2011-2016) and loved it! Was sadden when the world shutdown and the content stopped. Glad you've been able to find your footing. Will check out the stuff you've mentioned working on as well as the new stuff. Personally, I'd like to see individual vids from the staff about their experiences as part of the MMHH crew and what they've been doing since.
I also, like many other commenters, found your channel while living in China between 2016-2019. I lived in Gansu, but when I did move to Suzhou and spent a bit of time in Shanghai, it was your videos that helped me figure the city out! I’ll be honest - I haven’t been the most consistent in watching CZcams content over the last few years with the rise of other platforms, BUT I do get the most nostalgia from here and will always keep coming back. In the times that I do return, I notice that the quality and direction of your content changes but the intent of bringing life to your visions remain the same. I hope you’ll continue creating - it’ll be here long after we’re gone! 加油吧！
Welcome back to Scotland! I spent 8 years in Spain and and discovered your channel when I tried to learn Chinese. I laughed when your Young Da series popped up i ln my feed not only because it's funny but also because I thought "yous are Chinese, what are yous doing in Glasgow?" Loving to hear your personal story and looking forward to see what you do next.
I'd be down to watch whatever you make next, you guys made me laugh so hard so many times. I myself moved from China to NYC (I'm Russian). So, let's all move on and see what is out there.
Absolutely brilliant to see you are uploading to this channel again. Looking forward to seeing you guys all working together. Stay blessed guys
You captured every emotion I had and encapsulated my heart. It’s depressing that the cast I grew up with has dissipated but that’s life. Even Friends and Seinfeld couldn’t go on forever. You ended on a high note. I am holding out for a reunion. As bonkers as China felt to me at times, it’s where my heart lives though I’m now half way across the world. If you’re ever in Austin, Tx. Hit me up.
Oh man, mamahuhu resonates with me on such a deep level, it is so relatable and the nostalgia that your videos spark I am sure move every Shanghai expats heart. The implications of expat life, the diverging paths and finality of change can make sad, your videos always make me a little sad - but only because the memories they bring up are so beautiful. Looking forward to your upcoming projects, all the best!
The international content was your gold standard and I would lie nothing more than to see more of it.
I am personally not as interested in smaller local sketches. The emphasis on international experiences, cross cultural interactions and comical take on these is what has made and will hopefully continue making this channel shine in the future.
Oh it is so nice to get an update from Mamahuhu. You guys gained fans for life in the expat community. A quick thought for you Alessio and request for feedback: understanding, “getting” international interactions is a rare thing, and you guys got it right. As much as I wish you good luck in any project you decide to take on, I cannot help but hope you will find a way to bring back more cross cultural content and perhaps consult on bigger projects. For those of us who forever are in a multicultural environment, there is very little out there that approaches all the weirdness and humour of it. Have you considered also looking in the weirdly complicated European relations between neighbouring countries. Perhaps a channel like Arte or a European art program would sponsor comedy around European cultural weirdness and mishaps. No matter what you do in the end, I’m hoping to see it. Thank you for making our expat years in China so much funnier. 🎉
Thank you for all those videos about China/Shanghai, they are the best reminder of the peculiarities of life in China, especially for those who grew fond of it but as you mentioned correctly has been taken elsewhere...
Hey Alessio. I still quote your videos to my Chinese and expat friends. I loved the cinematic style and comedy based on life in China. I've managed to return to China after Covid and still recommend your channel to friends. Your journey very much reminds me of my own. I am excited about what's to come. It doesn't matter if it's not the same style or same topic. Content evolve. Times change.
“I believe the essence of what made you laugh is still at the heart of what I do”
That sentence captured perfectly how I feel! Your humour and comedic timing, cinematography etc etc are all what makes this channel one that I think about from time to time during these past 4 years! Missed it so much and can’t wait for what’s to come
This is so nice, thank you. I have new stuff coming soon.
好久不见! I'm glad you are continuing to make content and I look forward to seeing what you do next.
Great to see an update on this channel. Some of these sketches certainly brightened some tough days one inevitably has living in China for 15 years. I moved away from Shanghai about 2 years ago. Having this multi-cultural upbringing there is definitely the biggest and coolest takeaway for me.
I started making music for film and video games while living in Shanghai and I'm still doing it, and it's always great to see other creatives getting started in China and then transitioning to other locations and continuing their creative adventures. The "Expats" concept will definitely be something near and dear for many of us that shared the China experience over the years. Looking forward to what you guys come up with next! And if you ever need original music from a fellow ex-expat - hit me up )
Can't wait to see some new content! And while I'm here it's time to watch the classics on this channel
I've lived in Shanghai for 10 years (also left in 2020) and I attended some of your comedy shows. It was so much fun!!! Thank you for all the videos you created and for always finding the perfect and funny way to describe our exciting life in China. Can't wait to see what is next. It will be epic just like MAMAHUHU!!
Maan, this makes me so nostalgic. I've also lived in China for a while, always wanted to get to Shanghai, but ended up all around it. And Also was starting to learn filming and you were a huge inspiration for me back then. Than that big virus hit and I had to go back home. Oh my do I miss those times and that special creative vibe expat life was giving me. I'm still kind of broken hearted about that even 5 years later.
Thanks for the update brother. Amazing memories for sure!
Mate we came for the expat humour we all related too, but we stayed for you and your talent, this is your journey and I'm glad the rest of the world will get to see your work outside of the China bubble we got to experience. I'm sure I speak for most when I say we're excited to see more of you and your work, regardless of its format, JiaYou!
Love your work, I'll continue to watch anything new you make. Been in China since 2005, we all watched and shared mamahuhu
We're so back baby!
Hey! Thanks for this update video. Myself ( American) and wife (China born) watched this channel all the time back in 2015-2019. It'd be great to revisit some episodes and talk about the inspiration and script writing then and compare it to how things are now in Chinese/Expat situations. And bring back Kate and the old cast for a sitdown 'reunion' interview.
Love you guys! Although new MMHH content is always my main hope, even if you all work on other projects which need to be uploaded/released elsewhere, please do at least drop a teaser/trailer for that on this channel, with a link in the description, so that we can shuffle over to that content each time something related to the gang releases!
Still in China, no matter what you make I'm ready to watch. It's all good.
I miss mamahuhu girl and my favorite video was" Every City in China Is Famous For Beautiful Women"
Ayyyyyy, I wrote that. ❤
@@charliecooper3030so many metaphors that all sounded like real Chinese sayings when the Chinese actor performed them 😊
happy to watch the new content!
Can't wait. Good luck!
Thanks for the laughs. Can't wait to see what's coming!
Thanks for watching!
hey, big up, whatever you are doing now we will support you. was nice to hear from you
Really enjoyed your videos! Glad to see that you've been doing great! Covid was difficult times. Hope to see new videos on this channel soon!
Mamahuhu left an indelible mark on expats living in China at that time. But it will also be passed on to new generations of expats. It's timeless, and borderless, filled with so much heart and love that it transcends the pre-covid era. Thank you, all of you, for the fantastic stories you created. And even though the future might look different, we'll always be grateful.
Alessio! It’s so wonderful to hear what you’ve been up to and what may lie ahead. Mamahuhu will always hold a special place in my heart, not only as great entertainment, but also as an important inspirational milestone in my Mandarin learning journey. I have tremendous faith in your ability to inspire us all well into the future with new stories and characters. Good luck with Mythic Picnic!
They were incredible times! Good luck brother, cannot wait to see what comes next
Lived in Shanghai before the pandemic during your time as well for 2 years. You guys were a big part of the expat community back then and will still be! Thank you for this update! Was just thinking about you guys the other week when I came back to visit Shanghai! All the best!
I love rocking my 上海老外公园 shirt! You guys have done so much to make me laugh and improve my Chinese at the same time. I look forward to seeing what you guys do next on this channel. Definitely good to keep it going even if it's a new chapter of 马马虎虎!
I love you guys so, so much!! ❤ I’m from China and came across your channel in 2015. Been watching it while I moved to Toronto and New York in 2016 and 2018. Before I met my boyfriend and moved to Shanghai in 2019, believe it or not, as a Chinese I also checked your Shanghai guide for help as I’ve been living overseas for many years and everything’s changing so fast in China. 😂 Now I’m living in London with my boyfriend and I still talk about your Laowai videos from time to time with the locals. So happy to see all of your achievements and journey during the years!! Look forward to new contents & a trip to your hometown someday in the future!!
Can't wait for what is to come. Keep it up! Love the Mamahuhu stuff. Gonna watch that goodbye short film and get ready to cry again.
We all MISS mamahuhu. On to new content, can't wait
Yeah man, I definitely support this! I met up with Joe Schaefer a couple of weeks ago, and we were reminiscing about some good good times making our videos. Would be great to do more of those!
So glad to hear the mamahuhu spirit is still alive. I followed you while living in Shanghai and went to a couple of your live shows too. Your take on multiculturalism was spot on and always full of kindness to both cultures on top of being very funny. In a world where our leaders want us to hate and blame the “other” your mutual understanding contribution is vital. So yes, more of your joyful, bridge building and educational content please! 😊
Hey, I am glad you guys are still active. Looking forward to future adventures
A blast from the past. Love your work. And keen to see whatever you do next.
I really missed watching this when I was living in Chongqing in 2014-2016. I thought of you guys not long ago and was rewatching some of the old stuff. Such nostalgia!! I've been watching Expats with Nicole Kidman to kind of relive it recently.
Dawn Wong deserves fully featured movie star role - she is really good and very beautiful ❤
I loved the many artistic spin-offs you've made through Mamahuhu channel, in definitive your filming signature is pleasant to watch, please, feel free to follow your art, and people will always keep joining you
Thanks! More exciting news coming, so stay tuned!
I cant wait. Go for it!
Whatever you make, I'll check that out. Thanks for the update!
I'm still here in China and your sketches resonated so much with me, I have also showed them to so many people, especially the ESL to life sketch. Thanks so much to the whole team for all your hard work and all of the laughs. I can't wait to see whatever you end up making next!
When I moved to China as an ESL teacher, Mamamhuhu was one of the first channels that really did a great job of having fun with cultural differences without being derogatory to either side and I loved it. I can't imagine not being pumped about any future projects you create. Even if the projects are different from previous material I'm sure they'll still carry the same balance of depth and levity that made me appreciate it from the start.
Thanks to the Mamahuhu team for your years of comedy. I have missed your sketches dearly, which in many ways reflected the humor of my own life in China. Just as Mamahuhu ended, my own life also took me away from China, and although I miss it, I - just like you - had to move on and China no longer has the same significance in my life it once did. Hope all turns out well for your team as you do bigger and better things. Your work will certainly be remembered as a part of a great time in my own life.
I'm no longer in Shanghai, but have an interest in the types of comedy that Mamahuhu expressed.
I was Wuhan in 2015-2020 but for reasons I left at the end of January 2020. Loved the channel the entire time. I have lived in three other countries since but I am looking forward to more videos in the future!
I found out about this channel because of Adam Hamilton. Was glad I did.
Big mamahuhu fan! I still wear my shirt anytime I can!!! You guys always gave me a laugh and made me feel good when it was hard being an expat in Shanghai. I live in New York now and honestly any content you choose to make, I'd still be a fan! And please keep the name!!!
I'm down for whatevr dude, I enabled the little "bell" thing for new updates since that wasn't around when I watched you guys ;)... would love an update of all the old cast! I met Donnie a bunch of times and my wife even made out with him once.
Alessio, you and the crew achieved something very special with Mamahuhu - it captured a very special moment in time from a unique perspective, and without you, it would have been lost. You and the Mamahuhu team gave us, among other things, hope about people, both Chinese and foreigners, and seeing the best in all people, regardless of how weird they may seem or where they come from. I sincerely hope that you are successful in your upcoming projects. One word of advice: PATREON. I think you would find quite a bit of support. Keep pushing onwards and upwards!
Huge applause for this channel and good luck to what's next.
Always loved your work. Pls keep at it!
I used to spend a lot of time in China for work, going there for five years, and I must say, Mamahuhu was a big part of that experience for me. Your content always brought a smile to my face and helped me feel connected to the culture.
Now, I’ve been living in Lisbon for 1.5 years, embracing the expat lifestyle here. It’s vastly different, but change is good, and I’m loving the journey.
If anyone is curious about life in Portugal, I’d be happy to share my experiences!
Keep up the amazing work, Alessio!
I really want to visit Lisbon.
@@studiomythic it's a fantastic city and you definitely should visit once there's an opportunity. It's probably one of the most vibrant places in Europe right now.
I lived in SH during your time as well, leaving in 2019 before Covid hit.
When I was studying Mandarin, I often used your videos during my cultural exchange reports and also to show my local Shanghainese friends.
I still sometimes look back at your videos for the nostalgia and to show my friends now what Shanghai was like pre-Covid. My special favourite is the one where you guys filmed at Pocho on Jiangguo Xi Lu (RIP) - my local haunt!! Jake did always say that you guys looked a lot alike haha
Wishing you all the best in your UK journey! I’m sure you’ll be producing so much more and even better content. More power to you and the team!
You guys are hilarious!!! Such a part of Shanghai, please come back!!
You guys where hilarious & insightful and I think you'll be that wherever you are so I'd love for you to keep this channel alive with new content even if its not China-centric. A lot of us have also left China for various reasons, so it's a bit like a journey we can be on together too! I would LOVE an update video on the other cast members though, even if you can't work with them anymore due to distance.
This will happen
I found your channel during COVID-19, as a foreign Chinese from Indonesia I found your channel hilarious and educational since I was planning to move to China someday. Sad to see you not do things in China anymore, but whatever you do in the future I am sure most of the community will support you.
Hi Alessio! Thank you for the update. I'm a big fan of your work and am very happy to keep following your future work. Wishing you all the best and I hope you can get your first feature film going. Let me know if you need pointers to get your started. All the best!
I am up for any type of videos. Thank you.
I'm 67% sure you don't remember me, but I got together with you and the entire gang at Laowai Park back in 2018 for an evening of giggles and drinks. Good times!
Absolutely love your show and watch it with nostalgia now that I moved back to Europe over a year ago! ❤
Haha same!
Loved watching you all. Hilarious !😂
Yes Alessio! Yes! 🫶🏼
Was just reminiscing with a friend here in Shanghai about the good ol’ days. Looking forward to seeing what comes next
See you soon Jorges!
LAOWAI BAOAN - The Movie.
Can‘t wait!
I remember watching your videos every week when living in china .
“Eat Pray Vlog" is one of my favorite ones you guys make, it ages very well:)
Charlie and Matt are great in that, brought to you by Chinese Medicine!
I was in China at a similar time to yourself, also back in Scotland now. Interested to see what comes next.
I'll still listen, my guy. Not many people understand life as an expat and if you can roll that into another channel, I am with you. I am interested to see where you go from here, even if it is not called MamaHuHU
you are an inspiration, would love to see all your work, please share links
Like for so many others, Mamahuhu was an important part of my life in Shanghai and I remember being super excited when I got tickets for the short film screening.
I'm now living in the UK, working on becoming a screenwriter, and while I of course miss mamahuhu content, I would definitely like to see where your journey leads you next - and who knows? Maybe we end up working together one day 😁.
Definitely let me know what you’re doing!
this was my favorite channel after otgw
the cross cultural content is always exciting, wish you can make more of them
Been watching you since your prank skits on Youku, I think they went under the name Monkey Kingz back then. But, only after watching the sketch about how Matt helps janitors to clean the streets on SH, I became a fan. I remember thinking to my self, "Jokes aside, this is a great video and an amazing idea".
Damn, now I want to find it and watch it again 😅
Thanks! All our old (mostly embarrassing) pranks are available on this channel under membership tier.
One of my biggest regrets is not asking to be in a Mamahuhu Sketch. I was performing comedy with many of the comedians from the videos. One evening Mamahuhu filmed a sketch after the comedy show. I was too nervous and intimidated to ask to be an extra in the video. I looked up to all the comedians and actors from the shorts and didn't think I was good enough to be in the videos. I have gone on to make many sketches with the Mamahuhu cast(Adam, Jorge, Dawn and Norah) But still regret never been in a Mamahuhu Video.
Legends
I would never miss a posting of Mamahuhu, after all, it helped me to cope when my Chinese wife left me, and our daughter. This was certainly a time when I needed a really good chuckle. Now, I have a lovely mixed daughter with me while her mom has become an illegal immigrant in the US. The only thing I really miss through all of this time is, Shanghai, and Mamahuhu.
the last bit at the end of "Western Couples vs Chinese Couples" is legit still a running joke in our family. "妈妈，给“ CLASSIC
China was in a completely different place back when you started making these videos. They were much more open and way less sensitive to anything and everything. I left China back in 2022 after 8 years there, no guesses as to why, it's pretty obvious. I used to love your videos during my stay there.
Wow❤
My favorite series was the 90s China vs today
Because of you guys, i got into a mandarin course and got a chinese girlfriend. 😃