ThE hoSSan LeOng ShoW

Had a good dosage of scarsam and witty fun on Saturday.
Was at the Drama Centre at the National Library Bugis with the BF and his pals from SIM. The event?

The Hossan Leong Show!

Peppered with a variety of comedy and paraody such as the Iron Chef (with a true blue japanese theater actor) and a motley crew of contestants (maids) hailing from China (sultry, high pitched complete with moss thick underarm hair), Thailand (a 'kup ka' sprouting ladyboy played by Chua Enlai), Indonesia (an ironing fanatic who loves her k-drama) and the Phillipines (played by Hossan Leong sporting a bowl haircut with a penchant for fist fights and instant mee).

'Can you tahan..ahan..ahan' is a spoof the real-life Subaru Challenge where contestants brave day, night, sun and rain with their palm plastered on a car to outlast each other. At the show, the contestants are down to a yoga guru and a straitlaced accountant firmly fixed to an electric motorbike (a prize that went to a lucky audience in the show via a random lucky draw) while the tired host just wants to go home and came up with wacky ideas to make one (or both) contestants to simply just give up.

Other highlights include the huanted IRAS tale where restless spirits are shown the light to heaven and Hossan's brand of stand-up comedy that was brillantly satisfying.

The little segment which pokes fun at a new MP in the marine parade GRC line up got a little tiresome towards the end. The Chestnuts (another theatrical comedy) version of the retro-ish Ribena advert was much more refreshing. As with a lot of such theatre drama, politics is topic that is being mocked up endlessly but still at the Hossan Leong show, a couple of gems shone through.

Well worth the tix price though the aircon seems a little on the light side or was it 'cause we were luffing too hard?