In 1970s Hong Kong, the variety show seemed the way to go for popular entertainment. The television show Enjoy Yourself Tonight achieved mass ratings with its winning combination of modern dance and Canto-pop, spiced with stand-up routines, sit-coms and general nonsense.
In the 90s, things are more subversive.
Zuni Icosahedron's gay and lesbian revue, Good Evening Comrades, is enough to strike terror and disdain in the hearts of conservatives in the territory.
That aside, the idea of grouping 11 gay and lesbian directors and associated performers in an open show can either be read as a demonstration of comradeship and solidarity, or, in the worst reading, a kind of 'ghetto-isation' of an already marginalised community.
Working to a tight format of 10 minutes for each segment demanded focus and discipline. Sadly, clever ideas were thin on the ground and mostly the components were solipsistic and indulgent. The multi-faceted Kary Kwok hosted the evening in platforms, black and white long check gloves and a beehive.
Death of the Crap Writer featured a video which was largely a parody of the movie Chungking Express.