By now, you’ve probably heard of the Singapore-born ‘comedienne’ Jocelyn Chia.
For all the wrong reasons.
And while it seems like she (still) doesn’t quite grasp the fact that she’s been cancelled, others like Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Vanu Gopala Menon, Malaysian media personality Kudsia Kahar and Malaysian comedian Harith Iskandar have definitely called her out over the past few days.
And if you’ve been living under a rock, here’s why brief TL;DR regarding why Chia, a naturalised American citizen, got cancelled last week.
She performed a stand-up comedy routine at Comedy Cellar in New York, with her jokes being about Malaysia and her relations with Singapore.
But what angered people the most was when she started making jokes about the MH370 flight, which went missing in 2014.
Many slammed her for being insensitive and making fun of the tragedy and trauma others had to endure.
And here’s her ‘comedy’ routine if you haven’t watched it yet:
And while she continues to live in a land where she believes that she didn’t get cancelled (even though UMNO Youth literally held a protest march to the US Embassy in Malaysia), it seems like other Singaporeans working in comedy have caught onto what happened.
Kumar Posted Instagram Video and Apologised to Malaysians, Highlighted the Importance of Not Venting Anger Through Stand-Up Comedy
On Saturday (10 June), Singapore comedian Kumar posted a video on his Instagram account to apologise to Malaysians on behalf of Chia.
In the short clip, he started by saying that he was apologetic for Chia’s inappropriate content from her show in New York.
“I really think people shouldn’t use stand-up comedy as a tool to vent out your anger and hatred. Please learn from this,” he added.
He then assured Malaysians that Singaporeans enjoy visiting Malaysia for fun, food, leisure and even work.
Kumar also echoed the same sentiment in the caption of the video when he wrote, “Please don’t spread hatred under the pretext of ‘freedom of speech’.
Sorry for the hurt that has been caused to the families of those who have lost their loved ones.”
After speaking to the Malaysians in his video, Kumar went on to say, “Jocelyn Chia, if you’re watching this video, I really think you need to seek help.”
Well, given that her Instagram account has been suspended, I’m not sure if she’ll ever watch the video.
He added that Chia “really [has] some issues” before concluding his video with a firm “thank you”.
So, while Chia might not know if she’s gotten cancelled or not, it’s clear to say that Kumar definitely does.
