The two owners of Crackhouse Comedy Club obtained court leave to proceed with their legal challenge against a blacklist against them registering any business in Kuala Lumpur and to reinstate the club’s business licence.

The High Court in Kuala Lumpur this morning granted leave for Mohamad Rizal Johan Van Geyzel and Shankar R Santhiram to commence their judicial review over the blacklist that came on the heels of a controversial stand-up routine at the...