Singaporean comedian Kumar has joined a list of fellow comedians and politicians in criticising the comments made by Jocelyn Chia
Chia, an American citizen, had joked about the MH370 tragedy during an April 7 stand-up comedy show in New York that poked fun at the rivalry between Singapore and Malaysia.
“And like, ‘Yeah I tried, but you know, my airplanes cannot fly,” she said, to laughter and audible gasps from the crowd.Other Singaporean entertainers such as Selena Tan and Sebastian Tan, and UFM100.3 radio DJ Huang Wenhong had also weighed in on the issue. Actress Selena Tan told the Chinese Daily that comedy is about making observations about real but sensitive issues, which is why there is often a fine line between funny and offensive content.
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