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a promising future. Most comedians bread. It’s always important to believe
in Hong Kong are part-timers, do- in your ability,” she says.
ing it as a full-time job means Ng has “You only live once, so everything
more time and resources to work on is valuable. No matter how much you
her performances. “Same as comedy earn, if you aren’t doing what you are
films, even though the jokes are funny, passionate about, then everything is
it doesn’t mean they are carelessly cre- in vain,” she adds.
ated. The crew behind pays great ef-
fort to every idea,” she explains.
Looking back at her life, Ng says
she always follows her heart whenever
she makes any decision. She never
thought of pursuing a career in stand-
up comedy. “Life is about groping all You only live once, so
along the way, instead of doing the
thing you have always dreamed of,” everything is valuable
she says.
For future plans, she intends to
continue to do stand-up comedy,
teach kids as well as expand the Main-
land market. Having worked as a full-
time stand-up comedian for about a Edited by Tommy Yuen
year, she is still unsure whether she
can earn a living with this job. But she
does not feel worried at all. “If I can’t
work this out in two or three years,
I can try other things. I can go sell

Ng invites kids to get on Ng has never thought of being Ng takes a selfie with a poster
stage in her show a comedian promoting her class
Photo courtesy of Ng Ting-ting Photo courtesy of Ng Ting-ting