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The most uncensored conversations and interviews from the much-censored country of Singapore. Hosted by Haresh & Terence from the comedy house Ministry of Funny.
Our most popular episodes
As decided by our listeners as well as the feelings deep down inside of us
YLB #125 - Backlash against Dover Forest development & does MOE want …
A viral video of Clementi forest in 2020 shone light on development plans for the Clementi and Dover forests. But do we always ha…
YLB #122 - A mother gets pissed at SAF for making her wait & ALL bicy…
On Jan 23, a mother posted on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page about how frustrated she was at having to wait 2 hours for he…
YLB #111 - MP Shanmugam is unhappy with UN’s decision on cannabis & Y…
On 2 Dec 2020, the UN reclassified Cannabis and no longer considers it a risky narcotic. But MP Shan was unhappy and said it’s be…
YLB #110 - Singapore becomes the 1st country to approve lab-grown mea…
Food tech startup Eat Just got the go-ahead to sell their lab-grown meat in Singapore, which will be a world’s FIRST. But would y…
Recent Episodes
#173 - Is the CMIO model hurting SG, debating Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy & how Chinese people can stop racism (feat. SudhirTV, Part 2)
June 17, 2021
In part 2 of one of our most requested episodes ever, we continue the chat with writer/ commentator…
#172 - Racial tensions in SG, cultural ignorance vs racism & the “PA vs Sarah Bagharib” issue (feat. SudhirTV, Part 1)
June 17, 2021
In part 1 of one of our most requested episodes, we chat with writer/ commentator Sudhir Thomas Vad…
#171 - Academics sign open letter to Lianhe Zaobao’s article on racism & “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon Chu apologises
June 14, 2021
On 9 Jun, Chinese Daily Lianhe Zaobao published an opinion piece on racism in SG after recent event…
#170 - Working with Hollywood’s John Woo, writing & directing our Chinese TV series & filmmaking in China vs SG (feat. Yao Lishan)
June 11, 2021
We talk to Yao Lishan, our writer-director for our Chinese TV series “The Amazing Showman”. We spea…
#169 - Infections disease expert calls out “fake COVID news” & Circles.Life gets backlash for IG post
June 10, 2021
Prof David Lye is back at it again with a message to S'poreans. On 7 Jun 2021, the researcher at th…
#168 - The viral video with racist remarks towards an interracial couple & why Chinese netizens are mocking Singapore
June 8, 2021
Singapore was set abuzz with the racist video that went viral. People were pissed, including MP Sha…
About the Hosts
Haresh Tilani
Co-host, Co-creator, Co-Crazy Person
HARESH TILANI is a Singaporean writer, director, actor and co-founder of Ministry of Funny, one of Singapore's top comedy brands. He was talent-scouted for the starring role in HBO's first comedy in Asia, "SeNT", as Lead Actor and Associate Producer. In 2018, Haresh co-created, co-wrote and starred in “She’s a Terrorist and I love Her”, a comedy TV pilot which won HOOQ’s Asia-wide Filmmakers Guild 2018 and has been nominated for "Best Original Program by a Streamer/ OTT" and “Best Comedy Program” at the Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019. The show was commissioned for a full 8-episode series which was launched Asia-wide in Jan 2020 and quickly became HOOQ's most watched series in Singapore.
Terence Chia
Co-host, Co-creator, Co-Crazy Person
Terence Chia is a Singaporean filmmaker who is known for his work under Ministry of Funny, one of Singapore’s top comedy brands. His series pilot for HOOQ's Filmmakers Guild 2018, "She's A Terrorist And I Love Her", was the winner of the competition, and will be released as a 8-episode TV series in 2020, with Terence as writer-director. He was also Associate Producer on "SeNT", HBO's first comedy TV series in Asia. In the commercial realm, Terence has directed work for clients such as Google, Uber and Kao Corporation.