Australian stand-up ready to make Seoul laugh
Marcus Ryan has performed comedy in 56 countries, and Korea is looking to be his 57th. "I'm told I must have soju and Korean BBQ," the 44-year-old Australian told the Korea Times, adding, "Or do you just call it BBQ?" Having enjoyed a baseball game in Japan, he wants to experience one in Seoul as well and sheepishly admits to looking forward to visiting the DMZ. And, obviously, he's enthusiastic to make people laugh. "I'm excited to do a couple of shows and see what local audiences are like!" Ryan has been doing stand-up for nearly 25 years. He started out living in a small town, driving more than two hours each way to deliver a five-minute set. And yet he knew that he couldn't give it up — "Comedy was in my blood, and I didn't really have a choice!" he said. At one of the shows he will perform in Seoul, titled Eat, Pray, Walk, he will touch on the time he walked the Camino De Santiago, a famous pilgrimage. Although he wasn't really sure of his motivation to do the walk and sometimes questioned why he was doing it, he said the 1,000-plus kilometer-long route only provided two difficult
Aug 27, 2024By Rory Kelly
