The Noose was Singapore’s first and only parody show that poked fun at public office holders, accents, condo names and even why noodle stalls only serve five fishballs. But not everything was fair game. In this episode, creator and head writer Prem Anand takes us behind the scenes of Singapore’s most iconic satire show. He walks us through submitting every script to the censors, standing their ground on jokes they wanted to keep and getting nominated for an International Emmy, which took the team to the awards ceremony in New York. He also reveals that the show never received a complaint from anyone in government, and explains why he thinks satire can still work today without making fun of accents.
Tell You First is an original podcast produced by Mediacorp and Ministry of Funny (@ministryoffunny).
Credits:
Hosted and Produced by Terence Chia (@tchia) and Haresh Tilani (@hareshtilani) Guest - Prem Anand Sound Engineering - Tristen Yeak (@yeakstreet) Production Manager - Z’en Peck (@peck.takes.photos) Commissioning Editor - Danny Koordi
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Podcast artwork by Denise Nicole Yap, you can reach her on Instagram @deniseardenise
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