Funny Fridays (LIVE): Ministry of Funny | Kumar
Funny Fridays is a live-comedy series where stand-up comedians share more about how they have adapted to the new normal and found humor in today’s world. Join us as our line-up of comedians make their exciting return to the live stage, spinning tales that are sure to entertain and amuse!
Spotlights will be used on stage.
Kumar is a Singaporean comedian, drag queen, and entertainer, and has been active in the scene since 1987. Kumar is known for his risque humour and is arguably Singapore’s most well-known drag queen. His material involves caustic and biting observational comedy about life in Singapore, especially when it comes to politics, race, and sex. Kumar has performed at the now defunct Laughs Comedy Club, Boom Boom Room, Hard Rock Café, and is a regular feature at numerous night clubs and bars on the island. He has also performed on-stage in musicals like Kumar: A Life Alive, in stand-up shows abroad and at home including Kumar Unmasked (2021), hosted travelogue programs, and appeared in numerous television shows in both English and Tamil.
Ministry of Funny is a Singapore online comedy group comprising Haresh Tilani and Terence Chia. They combine comedy and technology to produce satirical content and comical debates about current affairs and viral news.Their podcast Yah Lah But, where they engage in uncensored banter over Singapore politics and news, has over 1.3 million streams and downloads. Additionally, they have also produced longform content like Chinese TV series The Amazing Showman and Tamil TV series Mars Poiyi Sernthuttom for Mediacorp in 2020. In 2019 and 2020, their series She’s a Terrorist and I Love Her was nominated for “Best Original Program by a Streamer” and “Best Comedy Program” at the Asian Academy Creative Awards.
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