Monday, 08 February 2010 12:11
In this first episode, fictional Brent slings IELTS lessons on the street, but worries about his future as the Chinese New Year approaches.
Thus, he seeks out the help of a midget fortune teller/ Amway salesman (the fortune teller is real – he works Monday to Friday during business hours on Shigu Lu, 5 minutes west of Jimmy's).
Also starring in this video:
- Jamie (office Manager of Coast English): a helpful citizen
- Maxim Hua: a thrifty IELTS student
- Potato Lady: a fictional version of herself
- The fortune teller: a fictional version of himself
- Dude the dog: 'dog'.
Brent Smith is the co-founder of Coast English, a school that provides language and culture lessons in the Hanzhongmen area. Beyond their paying customers, Coast also serves up lessons for those less fortunate. Says Brent: "Real life, real culture, real communication – that's what we're about.
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written by Bjoern, February 08, 2010
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written by Frantastic, February 09, 2010
I have never heard that much laughter from both the locals and the laowai's at Jimmy's before ... so if you wanna see Brent in full action and on big screen u only need to head to Jimmy's
oh, and if you fancy putting some money on the bar staff to do something crazy you should go as well. Tonight could have been another "HN video" just watching a bunch of Irish chopping off Leroy's hair for a 1000 rmb ... woth it I'd say. Although he looks like he is undergoing chemo-therapie now.
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written by Anil, February 10, 2010
Every 'laugh out loud' moment we'd planned got exactly the intended reaction, from Chinese and laowai alike.
Also, I think every one of the actors did really well in their roles, Potato Lady especially!
The only problem now is how to keep it going, because if the next episode misses the mark, then it's all over.
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written by Frantastic, February 10, 2010
you could also make a forum topic out of it to get some ideas for part 2 of the 'Brent as Brent' show ... those with the best ideas could win a few prices. oh well, don't mind me, I am just suggesting away.
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I am especially impressed with Brent's performance, I used to associate Brent with drowsiness but he really offered some smart humour there, he seemed in his element and he seemed really convincing in his role. So, I guess I have to up-grade the 'dude' on my list from "sleeping pill" to "humourable" (self-made word, copy right belongs to 'me')
way to go, looking forward to watching part 2 (if there is a part 2).