Growing Singapore's funny bone: Laughing in the face of dangers, pitfalls and politicians

• Main Author: Singapore Management University
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Education Policy; Political Science; Social Influence and Political Communication; Social Media
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/pers/363; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1367&context=pers

There was once a time in Singapore when the mocking of authority figures would be regarded as a no-go zone. Leaders and politicians were rarely subjects of comedy for such jokes would be considered too distasteful and disrespectful for mass consumption. Acceptable local comedy, as such, was limited...