James Roque | BADONG: Live in Auckland | Full Special

[@rainbomg]

What a wonderful show. BADONG! It took me until my 30s to learn how to love the little kid version of me, after realizing that I had protected myself to survive through hating, rejecting, blaming her- believing she was shit, _she_ was the problem, because that was what made sense, that’s all I ever learned growing up. It was easier to believe that they were right. I felt all this pain and anger and it had her face, I blamed her for being the one that gave it to me it, hated her for letting it happen. I thought if I could get rid of her I could be stronger, more lovable, better. I was just so desperate not to _be_ her anymore, not to _feel_ that fire in my throat, that tsunami at my back that scared me because I always felt like if it got out, it would take me and everyone around me under. I wasn’t wrong about the fire tsunami. I struggled a lot in my twenties. I figured some things out around 30, and constantly since, that have been vital in accepting, loving and being my authentic and best self. I still feel things too strongly, and I wrestle with self cruelty all the time. But I’ve come so far, I’ve really made progress, (huge parts due to painting while listening to audiobooks like the 4 agreements and the war of art) and I can count everything back to a starting point: the day that I forgave, accepted, and embraced the child version of myself. I realized that she -was- *is* worthy of love, and respect, and happiness. I am still working on believing that she -was- *is* a valid human being. And so it goes. This reminded me of that. I wish I had a name to call her- I grew up in a Filipino household for many years but I don’t think I ever got a cool nickname. 🤷🏼‍♀️ BADONG! Love yourself, you are amazing, this was truly beautiful. I’m not crying you’re crying

[@cipriantufa5496]

Fantastic story telling! You have a great way of constructing your set. Loved every moment. Keep it up Badong!

[@jumoworks7896]

This is by far the best stand up special by a Pinoy from NZ named Badong that I've ever seen! Love your work man! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@roquecomedy]

I’ll take it! 😂

[@jumoworks7896]

@@roquecomedy wow he replied!!

[@LesterCaraan]

Not just a comedy show. It was aTED Talk!

[@josemarireyes6822]

Indeed!

[@hear4317]

Napakagaling nyo po - halatang napakacreative at talino nyo. Pero bat naiyak ako sa ending. Haha.

[@SteveWrigleyTV]

He even makes a bowl cut look fly. This dude never fails to murder on the mic!

[@chye-linghuang9861]

ExcuseMOI you are good at what you do. PROUD.

[@Aurora-lw1gb]

This was a great, well-written show!!! I love it. You are so inspiring.

[@sb-b3071]

I'm off work sick and the KZbin algorithm popped this special in my feed and 7:14 in and I'm fkn sold. Solid AF.

[@roquecomedy]

Thanks for taking a chance on it! Hope you feel better soon.

[@aryssfar]

As a Malaysian watching this, you're making me laugh my ass off at that part where you talk about the segment where u have to act as the king of Malaysia😂😂 Kudos to u, James! You did really well❤ Please do come visit and do a show at Malaysia too

[@roquecomedy]

Phew! I’m glad to hear I didn’t offend the whole country 😂😂😂

[@creepycast]

@@roquecomedy it tickles me that I cannot find one comment about ‘white face’ Ha ha ha. That was the first thing I noticed, and I couldn’t even get a good look at your costumes because my eyes kept going back to the ultra light face make up. Genius.

[@chominxvlogs]

So good🔥 and we got to watch this for free on KZbin?! We're so blessed 🙏

[@coffeeguyd]

Eyyyyyy!!! I clicked as soon as I saw this on my feed! Congrats and masterfully done, my friend! 👏👏 Chicago show when?! LOL

[@frankmanzano9498]

Got me laughing & then them feels! Related so much to your stories. #filiproud!

[@damagestudiosca]

Great show, you should feel proud. Thank you Badong.

[@jaytimothy3645]

This was great! Also loved the ending! Pretty funny stuff and wish the best for you Badong

[@Guymontgomerycomedy]

Second! Congrats James

[@roquecomedy]

Thank you my friend 🙏🏽

[@angeli5645]

James, I enjoyed every minute of it and I think you’re so smart for using that scene to establish Badong. You made me tear up. Thank you for this. 😭❤

[@abrom253]

This too awesome bro!! Glad you released this. ❤

[@ZeitloseEinsicht]

Wow awesome stand up! Keep up the good work!

[@Pinkbambina99]

Love this!! Such a good stand-up special. Can't believe this is free!! 🥰

[@garylee4315]

Hey James, I have trouble paying attention to things for extended periods of time. But this was really good and your energy is entertaining. I watched the whole thing in a row. Thank you, Badong.

[@roquecomedy]

Thanks Gary this means a lot

[@nightcat87]

15mins in and I Subscribed and saved this to my Comedy playlist. Much Love.

[@arlenesanbuenaventura540]

Saw a clip on facebook and searched the full video here on youtube! I laughed so hard especially the story behind your name 😂😂😂. Thank you !!

[@reymondpepito4117]

funny 😂😂 great job badong. THIS IS FREE ❤❤❤

[@Trizonify]

KZbin algorithm brought me here and I don't regret a single minute of it. Thanks for the stories shared

[@chelseaphilice7458]

Right ?? I’ve my pinot brothas

[@BlackstoneJ]

I enjoyed this so much! Especially as a raised in a Filipino household here in the states. I hope you get to tour this over here man. I'll make the trip just to see it

[@bridgetjohnson7904]

You are a star!!

[@wanpawlo]

this is a really good special..... I hope you get more.... hopefully soon on Netflix and that would be a full circle

[@roses2ndborn]

This was so funny- can’t wait to see more 😂😂😂

[@regiasama3565]

Badong! Ana galing nang level of wit ng comedy mo dude! There is something wrong with this crowd but youare killing it! Galing ng set, cant' wait formore of your content!

[@MilkySoup]

Saw his show at Toronto Fringe and just had to come see this one 🎉 great sets

[@calixton]

Great special-well done! Cheers from a kababayan in Northern California.

[@diegobaraga9648]

Sobrang solid. Proud of you, kabayan!

[@roquecomedy]

Salamat pare! 🎉👊🏽

[@christinabarrett]

13:28 He was one of the cutest kids I've ever seen!!

[@himurasigre6588]

Hoping to see more Badong! Keep up the good work and a good laugh mate! Love from PH Brooo!

[@ate_momodachii]

found u on ig thru reels and HAD to check out the free show. hope u get to come over to the us !!! the opener had me down fr, great work kuya badong !!! (my filo nickname growing up was momo!)

[@roquecomedy]

Thanks for comin to check it out Momo!

[@OneRequiem123]

So so good!!!!! 🙏

[@roquecomedy]

🎉🎉🎉

[@dawnprencesscaburog4475]

NAAAAAAAAAH 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 THIS IS COMEDY MAN WHY AM I CRYING 😢

[@DuchessPinkbunny]

A clip of this was just on my FB feed soooo here I am, ready to watch some Pino stand up comedy. Represent, bro! (my Filipino name is Aying)

[@roquecomedy]

Welcome! 👊🏽

[@mariuspopescu5865]

Great special, I really enjoyed it

[@pjmariano6848]

Soo good!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@DavidParker]

Loved this so much!

[@Mamamoblue08]

Wow this is comedy gold! You got me quietly sobbing in the end. Such a a genius!

[@roquecomedy]

Thank you! ❤🎉

[@magnoliapitiquen3098]

Fantastic show! Congrats

[@voltairemadic6164]

Mate that movie at the end cracked me up! Good stuff

[@LilachLavy-Emanuel]

You're great in story telling.

[@luiscmyk0824]

Good thing saw this on reels. Mabuhay ka badong!

[@roquecomedy]

Salamat! Thank you for watching po! 🎉

[@chieranara186]

nadaanan ko lang to randomly sa FB.. it's worth my almost an hour watching you. God Bless and More Power po! :)

[@roquecomedy]

Salamat po! Appreciate you

[@nightcat87]

Appreciate this video bro. It was very funny.

[@mikothevirgo]

This made me laugh and cry at the same time. There's so much warmth woven into all those punchlines.

[@brendamorris7882]

🤎👍🏾🤎BRILLIANT! KZbin recommended and I'm SO glad I clicked! 🤎👍🏾🤎

[@riamanaois]

Inspirational!

[@regiasama3565]

The timing of your punchlines are like a boxing combo from Pacquiao! Bam, bam, bam....Boom!

[@akosikurdapyo1016]

Nailed it!!!!!❤

[@lynea5526]

THIS IS SO GREAT BADONG. GREAT JOB!!

[@roquecomedy]

Salamat!! Thank you!!!

[@declanktownsend]

eyyy saw this at MICF and I'm back for seconds

[@davidpostoffice7870]

Cheeeeers Kuya!

[@roquecomedy]

Yesss debbiiiddd

[@stiemogo]

Ok that was great!!! ❤

[@edgarpayne8673]

The English language idiom example was clear and an excellent story telling technique!

[@manscharmmsn9414]

Nice one Badong ❤

[@ThoughtsonThoughtsandFeelings]

Amazing and beautiful set. Even if there weren’t any badonkadonk puns. And so happy i watched to the end - worth it.

[@josephbernardo159]

Nice set! Hope you come to LA sometime soon!!

[@roquecomedy]

One day! Keep an eye out (or sub to my mailing list/social media to find out when I finally do!) 👊🏽🇵🇭

[@mariajojivillaseca9738]

Dang you are so good and spontaneously hilarious.Congratulations.

[@ezekielpareja3252]

Solid set! Perfect ending idol!

[@jinroh516]

Looking forward to the next special

[@TheKb117]

Most of the best comedy bits are experiences, told in a comedic perspective. Good bits, Badong!!!👍😁

[@yuekanezawa6720]

LOVE IT! cheers from "kulit" here in PH !

[@roquecomedy]

Salamat Kulit!!

[@krisjonathangorre5081]

never had seen a performance like this, very unique, using a projector and sound effects.. impressive...

[@azeryanching4479]

Badong you’re on 🔥🔥🔥😅😅😅

[@haroldsandiego9975]

Excellent ! Proud of you Kabayan ! More power Badong !

[@roquecomedy]

Thank you! ✌🏽

[@theodorethethird]

I watched this on premiere - the jestoni alarcon referrence is GOLD!

[@johnjeffersongarygaryv.6971]

Glad I saw one of your reels in IG. You're shit is fire "dong" not literally but this set its like a trevor noah, hassan minaj and jokoy mixed together. Keep it up "insong" nga pala ng Marikina hehe

[@roquecomedy]

Salamat pare much love to you! This means a lot

[@Harloha]

Please let me know if you ever come to Oahu Hawaii to perform stand up. My beautiful Filipino wife and I will be front row. P.S. The Blue Note is a good venue to book at. 🤙

[@roquecomedy]

Thanks for the love Steve! You can subscribe to my mailing list - if I ever head that way you'll be the first to know!

[@RajKiiBaat]

That was awesome mate. 👏👏

[@roquecomedy]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@AybVentures]

Ig reels brought me here 😂 So good!

[@nuka-luca]

This was so great!! I saw on instagram that you're in Toronto now, if you ever come out west to Vancouver I hope you post a lot about it so I can go see your show ! Awesome stuff dude

[@herbertchristy1965]

This is not a comedy. This is pep talk. Your motivational speech inspires me to be proud of my accent who just moved here in NZ since Dec. 2023. Hope we will meet you in person.

[@furgyfurgnz3582]

Thanks Badong! ❤

[@roquecomedy]

You’re welcome 🎉✌🏽

[@janetgust]

Galing!😅❤ tnx for the laugh. Great work!

[@roquecomedy]

thank you! :)

[@elijahpaulyutiampo]

This is the best stand up comedy that ive ever seen in my entire life love your work man really enjoyed it.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@roquecomedy]

Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching

[@elijahpaulyutiampo]

@@roquecomedy your welcome and btw I'm elijah paul but call me eli nice to meet you

[@emolyn5091]

Funny and cute 😂😂😂

[@Seinski]

Proud to be Asian. Proud to be Pinoy.

[@shanai5381]

The last part was so funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisflow4024]

Hi kuya james! aka badong, i find your videos very interesting and fr i watched it first time in tiktok and y'know t'was only a short clip so i managed to find it here in yt hahaha.

[@creepycast]

Really well done;the Outro skit and photo diary were surprisingly charming. And, Oh my gosh, I don’t pay much attention to the credits nowadays because I’m too busy multitasking other things but I knew that there was something important in yours and so I spent a good 10 minutes scrolling back and forth thru the timeline on my tiny tablet and angrily cursing my big 6’1” Amazon girl hands for the poorly orchestrated fat-fingering. (Of course I know I should not be so hard on myself. My hands are perfect at basketballs, hockey sticks, steering wheels, boxing rings, and power tools lol.) well, I’m glad that I did follow my instincts and I was pleasantly surprised by your closing credits. Is there a very clever and heartwarming at the same time? Thank you for the smiles in my otherwise movie of the week horror story type life.

[@sendoh7469]

It all interconnects 😮🤯

[@jorgiakelsey5644]

World class comedy. I grew up in Auckland and was the token white kid in a group called 'The Asians'. In high school, I'd get made fun off for my white person lunch alongside other white person things. I was so jealous of my friends with their noodles and rice and felt very self-conscious eating my peanut butter sandwich lmao. Thank you so much for sharing your story

[@Ddal0ceano]

Great story teller.

[@dubi_wolf]

Tiktok brought me here. I love the show. The ending was epic! :)

[@raindrainxi]

Man, that was fucking beautiful. Salamat, Badongski.

[@guitarpraiseable]

Hi James! You gained a new fan here :) BTW, why don't you consider changing all your social media names to BADONG? Naisip ko lang hehe.

[@benmacgougan4123]

Hell yeah

[@zd1027]

I saw some clips of this on TikTok! Glad that I saw the whole performance here! Salamat Badong!

[@TheMeldingMuse]

tremendous.

[@watchinyouwatchme]

Hi James’ Dad! 👋

[@kyleg.macatuno2946]

My older sister her real name is Robyn, but in our family her nickname is Bujoi, apparently Bujoi is a character from I think it’s a movie or a tv show, and we just can’t find that show or movie wherever Bujoi came from

[@dawnprencesscaburog4475]

THIS IS SO FUNNY. 😭 METHINKS YOU DESERVE A BIGGER CROWD (A MORE ENGAGING CROWD) BUT THIS IS SO FUNNY THE STORY IS SO RANDOOOOM LMAO 😭😭😭❤️

[@carloangelo323]

Good luck Barong!

[@kinggab4744]

Filipinos love basketball and im full filo but when i send this coment i am 11 yr old and im 5’8 its crazy already in average adult size around the world

[@kei9002]

Nice one Badong! Respectfully, Balong