BANGKOK — Veteran comedian Mum Jokmok has revealed he quietly left Workpoint Entertainment nearly a year ago and is now working as a freelancer, saying he felt it was time for a change after decades in the industry.
Speaking to reporters, Mum said his final recording with Workpoint was in October, making it approximately nine months since his departure. He said he had not publicly announced the move and was unsure whether his two former co-hosts had renewed their contracts.
“I have been a freelancer for a while now. We were together for a long time — not just by sentiment but by contract. Do I miss it? Yes,” he said.
The comedian said he had reached a natural point of saturation, admitting he once questioned why fellow entertainer Thep Po-ngam had retired, only to understand the feeling himself. “Sometimes I feel I have talked too much, performed too much my whole life,” he said. “It is not something you can just stop — I have been at it since Ching Roi Ching Lan.”
Mum said his relationship with Workpoint remains warm, with the channel still sending crews to film and interview him.
Looking ahead, he said several channels had expressed interest in working with him, but he would only return if offered something new. “If it is a game show or talk show, it has to be a fresh format. Content has changed and you have to keep up,” he said.
He also revealed a Chinese production company had approached him about making vertical short-form videos of three to five minutes. “Money is not the main issue — it is about how the creator feels. Teenagers watch this format, though people in their 40s and 50s might find the screen too narrow. But if I wanted to do it, I think I could — crying, laughing, all within three minutes,” he said.
