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    The Fairly Current Show

    The Fairly Current Show : What is it?

    The Fairly Current Show is a 7-minute web talk show that focuses on current issues in Malaysia. Anchored by Fahmi Fadzil and creative produced by Mark Teh, the show has featured a diverse range of guests in its over two years and 100 episodes of existence.

    Past guests include politicians, lawyers, civil society activists, artists, journalists, bloggers, writers, fishermen, SUHAKAM commissioners, economists, fortune tellers, students, political commentators, phantom voters, Santa Claus, and even a cow!

    The Fairly Current Show aired its first episode on 12 June 2008, and airs weekly on Thursdays.

    The Fairly Current Show : Who is behind it?

    • Fahmi Fadzil is a performer and writer. He received his Bachelors' degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, USA, but has since left that profession to work in the Malaysian arts and culture scene. He is a member of arts collective Five Arts Centre, a principal coordinator for wayang experimentation group Projek Wayang and helps run Bright Lights At Midnight, a graphic design and multimedia studio. He maintains columns and contributes articles to various print and online publications, including KLue magazine, TheSun daily, arts and culture portal Kakiseni.com, and news site TheNutGraph.com.

      Fahmi has performed in numerous award-winning theatre productions, including Second Link: Riding the Nice Bus (2006) and Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari (2007), and was the recipient of the Mandarin Oriental Fan of the Arts Most Promising Artist Award at the 5th Annual BOH Cameronian Arts Awards 2006. He was also a finalist in the theatre section for the 2008/9 cycle of the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative.

    • Mark Teh (creative producer) is a theatre director, researcher and educator, whose diverse, collaborative projects are particularly concerned with the issues of Malaysian history, memory, youth and participation. Over the past few years, he has directed Gostan Forward, Dua, Tiga Dalang Berlari and Baling (membaling), co-curated the Emergency Festival and Asian Youth Artsmall, and co-produced 10 Tahun Sebelum Merdeka, Project Angkat Rumah, The Fairly Current Show and That Effing Show. He is a member of the Five Arts Centre and PopIN collectives, and teaches at The One Academy of Communication Design and the Department of Performance & Media, Sunway University College.

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