What do you get when you bring together the who’s who of Singapore‘s local Malay comedians like Suhaimi Yusof, Alias Kadir, Zaleha Hamid, BJ Kadir, Hamzah Adon, Arif Esa, Sahfuddin Mahfudz, Zainal Ihim, Husin Saaban along with our legendary national comedy icon, Kumar and Malaysia‘s world-renowned chef and funnyman, Dato’ Chef Wan under one roof? I am sure the roof will fall, literally so to speak, as these legends of comedy will tickle your bones and fancy in a two and a half hour extravaganza dubbed “Komedi Vaganza 2019“! What’s more, there will be special appearances by Ustaz Zahid Zin, no stranger to our Malay community, as well as a mystery entertainer. Your guess on the identity of this mystery person is as good as mine, but I kind of have an inkling who it is, which I will not spoil for the sake of maintaining that element of surprise.
A show that promises and guarantees to be a laugh-a-minute event, Komedi Vaganza 2019, is brought to you by local beneficiary organisation Jamiyah Singapore and will be held on 30 November 2019 at the Shine Auditorium from 7:30pm-10:00pm. Tickets which can be bought from SISTIC, are priced at $48, $68 and $88 and proceeds go to supporting Jamiyah‘s nursing home for the aged, food bank for the needy, orphanage home and halfway house for drug offenders. Do give this event your utmost support! Be entertained, for a good cause!
It was a hard fought and close fight between the Mats and Minahs in Episode 7 of Te:RaSeh! 2.0, even though the eventual scoreline betrayed what transpired throughout the hour-long show. Yes, the guys were simply brilliant, led by celebrity-of-the-match Suzairhe Sumari, but so too were the ladies, who fought with every sinew and guile within them. I was with the participants backstage prior to the show and the din they created gave me goosebumps, which made it feel like a carnival atmosphere or even the Grand Finals itself. I knew for the first time, this was not gonna be like any of the first six episodes. There was banter and mickey-taking all round, some friendly exchanges of thrash talk between both teams. There was certainly an adrenaline rush felt by everyone and I just knew the night was going to be a bit special as war was about to break out live on national television!!!
Viewers at home and at the Mediacorp TV Theatre were not to be disappointed. Everyone onstage played their parts well and contributed to a very entertaining and humourous show. Everything we saw last Tuesday night (20 May 2014) was a mixture of planned skits and a spontaneous reaction to what went on. Both teams gave as good as they got. Those that were not slated to battle lent their support and just let their hair down as evident when we saw the Final Face-Off (Te:Ra! Habis – Boria). I personally think every episode should have been like this, with everyone enjoying themselves and making us forget for awhile that it is a competition. Even the judges were not spared from being surrounded and “manhandled”. In the case of resident judge Rilla Melati, she was yanked up to the stage by the ladies. Guest judge, BJ Kadir had his shirt accidentally stained by Mastura Kumari‘s (a.k.a. Mastura Ahmad) make-up. It was extremely hilarious and everyone was buzzing right up till the post-show interview over at Warna 94.2FM was done.
For the sake of interest in the competition, I would really, really hope that those who are not slated to battle it out for a particular episode, to come down and lend their support for their colleagues and create an absolute corker onstage. Unanimously, people I spoke to from the audience, to viewers at home and even those behind-the-scenes agreed that it was the most entertaining episode to date. Evidently, everyone made the most of their presence onstage, some I have been told, had lost their voices from all the cheering, whooping and singing. Who can blame them??? My only regret is that the personalities involved in this competition would not be able to go on a road tour like last year due to logistical difficulties. We had so much fun last year atop the Hippo Bus and it’s just disappointing that the same could not be replicated this year, seeing how everyone enjoyed themselves this past episode.
All the contestants played their parts well, immersed themselves in their respective characters and were more confident as compared to the qualifying rounds, where some were seen holding back. Tomorrow, 27 May 2014, the eighth episode of Te:RaSeh! 2.0will have Den Sabari once again going head-to head with his wife Huda Ali. Joining Den will be Hasif Nasir and RIA 89.7FM‘s Dzar Ismail. Huda herself will be joined by Izyan Mellyna and Seriwahyuni Jaes. Another intriguing battle will resume and both sides will have experienced Dikir Barat enthusiasts for the Final Face-Off. After the euphoria of the past episode, I hope and anticipate for another repeat. If they can even get those who are not involved in the semi-finals to support, all the better. As they say, the more the merrier. Indeed it was a merry affair and long may it continue till the series end in less than a month’s time…
