JOKES on Singapore is in. Now that would be the conclusion one could make as the message seemed to ring loudly at 'Com-edy Club: April Foolery and Fun' last week.
Whether the jokes (or bits of reality) were told by Troy Kinne, Mary Bourke or Harith Iskander; it all worked. Who can blame the majority Malaysian crowd? We do love to hear the negative sides of our family across the southern border - and are not reluctant to admit it.
Although the crowd started packing the club way before starting time at 8.30pm, the show only started half an hour later (a case of Malaysian time perhaps).
Hosted by Josiah Mizukami, the show opened with the an-tics of Melbournian funnyman Troy who got the crowd in a" TGIF mood" with his take on Singapore - and promptly got the crowd eating from the palm of his hands from that moment onwards.
Besides the jibe on the Lion City and its citizens, the ex-land-scape gardener got the crowd going with his take on relation-ships - from his ex-girlfriends and parents, a universal problem that we all face and relate to regardless of our nationality, race or culture.
Troy's easy, breezy humour and expressions gave audience a chance to laugh their lungs out many times during his half-an-hour stint, but it was his personal experience entertaining the Aus-tralian Defense Forces troop in East Timor that was among the more memorable moments.
Troy's frolics set the bench mark for the evening and when Mary Bourke came on stage, it was difficult to imagine that she could top the Australian's com-edy routine.
With a name like Mary and her dressed like a proper, ladylike teacher, it felt like she was going to give the audience a lesson in-stead.
Armed with a Dan Brown book and Sudoku puzzle, Mary too jumped on the anti-Singapore bandwagon, comparing 'Kuala Lumpar's Brickfields' to the likes of "Paris in Springtime."
Born in Dublin during a cross fire hurricane, the wispy comedian also shared her thoughts on the com-plexities of relationships - with par-ents as well as partners.
Her love for books (she has also published numerous romantic novels) was ruined by the many 'wikipedia' moments in the routine. The comedian's finest moment was when she gave the audience a quick lesson on 'Yo Mama' jokes - which were intelligent, cur-rent and witty.
It was also amusing to see her play Sudoku everytime the crowd applauded and it was difficult to believe that this comic writer was once an ex-Burlesque dancer and choreographer.
Last (but certainly not least) on stage was Harith, who was the headliner for the April' edition of the Comedy Club. Harith, opened his act with a little anti-Justin Bie-ber sentiment and then went straight into the heart of the mat-ter - Singaporean jokes.
He raved about Malaysians' ability of choice (chaos), versus Singaporeans' need for rules (or-ganisation). As expected, these jokes worked like a charm on the audience, even the Singaporeans in the club looked amused.
Harith's actions and expres-sions were side-splitting for many in the audience especially those who haven't watched his comedy routine before.
For others, it was a sense of 'de ja vu', when the actor, director and writer recycled many of his old jokes. Still, he managed to hit the spot for many at the end of the evening.
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