Comedian Joanne Kam grateful for pandemic side hustles, preps big stage return

‘I am so excited to be back on stage with friends old and new and of course working on the The Big LOL Show ... You will be getting the ‘Kam Treatment’ for sure and some surprises as well. This is going to be lit,’ says Kam. Photo: The Star/Kamarul Ariffin

Who would imagine that Malaysia’s Queen of Comedy Joanne Kam would roll up her sleeves and make roast pork in her home kitchen, to sell at food fairs? Yet, that is exactly what she did to make ends meet during the pandemic.

With no live shows and a subsequent drop in income, she had to find a way to pay the bills and keep the lights on.