Jun 25 | FRESH OFF THE BOAT COMEDY JAM | An EXCLUSIVE Interview with FOB ALLSTARS at Schema : more than ethnic

Jun 25 | FRESH OFF THE BOAT COMEDY JAM | An EXCLUSIVE Interview with FOB ALLSTARS

Yep, it's a Friday night. There's absolutely no doubt you can spend it getting drunk with your friends and hitting up a club only to go home with memories you can only remember through photos on your camera phone. Sure, you could do that...OR you could spend the majority of your night laughing rather than puking by heading down to the FRANKLIN ROOM to see some of Vancouver's greatest comedic talents. Join DJ Ziatix and the talented Filipino comedy sketch team of David Dimapilis, VJ Delos-Reyes, and Christopher Casillan for a night of improv, sketches, and digital shorts! Partial proceeds are going to the Bulancan Community Project. So come on down, support a good cause...and laugh while you're at it.

All the rest of the event information can be found here.

*EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW*
I had the opportunity to ask the talented Filipino crew some questions - here are some of the highlights:

How did Fresh off the Boat Comedy Jam start?
We had been talking about doing a collaboration for a few years but it was difficult for all three of us to do it especially since Chris was working out of town. VJ and I (Dave) performed together regularly with "Sketch" comedy groups. Last year, we finally were asked to do a show at chapel arts for a festival. We had so much fun we decided to do more of them.

Where did each of you grow up and what is your definition of "home"?
Chris: Richmond
VJ: Toronto
Dave: North Van
Home is where you sh*t.

Who/What inspires your sketches?
We just sit and talk about what we think is funny and something always comes out.

What separates you guys from other comedy shows?
We are multi-talented comedians. We can all sing and dance and improv is our specialty. We think of ourselves as a bunch of talented peeps who happen to be Filipino.

How much does your culture and ethnicity affect your sketches?
We love to hit up on our culture. We poke fun at our sad attempts to hide our culture from our white friends in highschool. We also want to give Filipinos an identity in mainstream media. We want to be cast as a Filipinos who aren't janitors with an accent.

Anything else you guys want to add?
Watch the show. Check out our sketches on Youtube. Spread the word!