Jacky Ng is a self-deprecating, storytelling, observational humorist. He doesn’t rely on audience participation and taking the Mickey out of his paid punters. Ironically, the entire front row was vacant- you needn’t worry.

Instead, he meanders from Australian quirky cultural observations to smart and side-splitting takes on his home country, Singapore.

There are some fantastic sets on the Singaporean armed forces and how he, like all citizens, has to do two year’s military service. He takes a very serious subject to a level of ridicule, leaving you thinking, what’s the point of armies anyway.

He does a similar thing with his short stay in Australia. From a lost dog to a man with healthy legs using a motorised wheelchair. His keen optics on how our culture works puts a weird and quirky perspective on Australia and Australians- without humiliating, degrading or being abusive. That takes a lot of skill, and Jacky seems to be blessed with this keen eye for detail in his humour.

What makes the whole show lah-ughable out loud is his ability to then juxtapose Aussie culture with Singapore's culture by pointing out how ridiculous everyday life really is, and if we all take the time to observe, there is a lot of funny stuff going on out there.

His style is a lot like Aaron Chen, the famous Chinese/ Australian comedian. Similar to Chen, he is laconic and cute, but he does use some well-timed expletives to give him a harder edge than Chen.

Not all the stories and jokes land, so for this young comedian, he still has a long way to go to become truly polished as a stand-up performer. However, you will definitely leave wiping the tears off your face from gut-wrenching laughter. 

Book a ticket now; watch this space because this kid will be big.