Over the weekend, I went to Orchard Towers to watch Kumar perform.
As usual, his jokes were racist, sexist, anti-establishment and peppered with innuendo.
However, it was a far cry from his days of Boom Boom Room. Although 3 Monkeys, where he performs now was full, it is a restaurant foremost, and hence although every table was occupied, there was a sense of emptiness in the room. The crowd, made up of geriatrics and tourists were not ones who broke into rapturous laughter, perhaps due to the fact that they possibly did not understand his off-colour jokes made with local references.
Kumar (or Kum-sies as he calls his female alter-ego) was clearly disappointed, and showed it. He kept telling the stupid ones who didn't understand the jokes to leave. The stand-up was made up of recycled jokes from his previous revues and some I've read of the internet.
But one thing he said stayed on my mind even after I left. No, it was not his "go home and have sex", or "horny men, please go upstairs later". It was his constant reminders to live life fully, cos we never know when we might go.
I applaud Kumar. For having not being afraid to be who he is, and for adding a little colour to the otherwise dull local society.
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P.S. Yes, there were a lot of whores (female and semi-female) at Orchard Towers.
As usual, his jokes were racist, sexist, anti-establishment and peppered with innuendo.
However, it was a far cry from his days of Boom Boom Room. Although 3 Monkeys, where he performs now was full, it is a restaurant foremost, and hence although every table was occupied, there was a sense of emptiness in the room. The crowd, made up of geriatrics and tourists were not ones who broke into rapturous laughter, perhaps due to the fact that they possibly did not understand his off-colour jokes made with local references.
Kumar (or Kum-sies as he calls his female alter-ego) was clearly disappointed, and showed it. He kept telling the stupid ones who didn't understand the jokes to leave. The stand-up was made up of recycled jokes from his previous revues and some I've read of the internet.
But one thing he said stayed on my mind even after I left. No, it was not his "go home and have sex", or "horny men, please go upstairs later". It was his constant reminders to live life fully, cos we never know when we might go.
I applaud Kumar. For having not being afraid to be who he is, and for adding a little colour to the otherwise dull local society.
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P.S. Yes, there were a lot of whores (female and semi-female) at Orchard Towers.
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