In this episode of The Rishi Report, I sit down with Fadzri Rashid (aka Fakkah Fuzz) — one of the first people I met when I started doing stand-up in Singapore. So yes, there are friendly jabs, but we get into the real stuff: what it means to build community in a place that’s constantly changing, and why Singapore can feel like a global city that still reacts like a small town. We talk about how that “everyone knows everyone” energy shapes how people see comedy, criticism, and even each other. We also dig into comedic responsibility — not in a preachy way, but in the practical “what are you doing with the mic?” sense. From moving past stereotypes into something more authentic, to why positive comedy can still have bite, Fadzri and I unpack what creative freedom actually looks like here. We even take a nostalgic detour through Queensway Shopping Centre before zooming out to the future of Singapore’s stand-up scene: what needs to grow, what needs to change, and what we hope the next wave of comics will do better than we did.