By Nazreen Daud · Published 18 Oct 2026 · Updated 18 Oct 2026 · Originally shared on LinkedIn

Last night I paid to laugh. Fadzri Rashid (formerly Fakkah Fuzz) says some fans at his past Malaysia shows paid RM267 for a RM60 seat.

My first time at a Mad Sabah show live

I went to Mad Sabah's stand-up show, organised by Fadzri.

I've followed Mad Sabah on YouTube for ages, but this was my first time watching him live. Watching a comedian on a screen and sitting in the same room as him are two very different things.

No big setup, just conversation

He handled the whole crowd like a pro, in the most casual way.

No big setup. Just conversation. And suddenly the whole room is crying with laughter.

Every punchline was relatable. Taking a Saturday evening out wasn't easy, but it was worth every penny. Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself is step away for a few hours, something I wrote about in my Jiuzhaigou founder reset, and just be in a room full of people enjoying the same moment, a bit like the lepak profits I keep coming back to.

The bit that cracked me up most

Fadzri told us tickets to his previous shows in Malaysia were originally RM60.

He said a resale platform sold them for RM267.

There are two ways to feel about that:

  • Proud, because people will pay over 4x to watch you
  • Sad, because your audience paid over 4x to watch you

Same number. Completely different feeling, depending on which side of the stage you're on.

I've paid over face value too

I won't call it a scam loosely.

I once paid three times the original price for a Coldplay ticket, and I bought it with my eyes open. Nobody tricked me. I wanted to be there, and I made that choice.

But it's becoming normal, and that's what bugs me.

More of my founder notes.

How do we fix this?

So I'll ask you what I asked on LinkedIn.

Have you ever paid way over face value for a show?

And how do we fix this, as fans and as creators?

Next step

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Nazreen Daud is a Singapore founder who writes about building small businesses, websites that convert and the moments that reset him. More about Nazreen