Standing Up!
A collective stand up comedy series that which invites different comedians in Singapore to tackle various issues of discriminations head on.
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Singapore is a multiracial country and will continue to be one for the remaining years of its existence. However, being multiracial does not mean a hundred percent of acceptance and tolerance between the difference races. There are still subtle stereotypes and acts of racism that still linger in our beautiful country. Through comedy, I wish to tackle this issues of discrimination head on. There is no better way than through comedy to talk about societal problems.
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In order to hire my comedians and begin on this project immediately, I would need to money to pay them for their livelihood. This money calculates to $1500 per comedian, per month. For a total of 4 comedians for 4 months. I would also need to rent the black box which costs $500 per rental.
The problem with comedy is that it is not a fully recognised and paid profession in Singapore unlike in countries such as Taiwan or the United States. Nobody pays to watch a comedian speak in bars or clubs. I wish to change this by paying my comedians the proper salary. My team and I wish to embark on this project with a 100% focus and not have to deal with our work on the sidelines. As such, we intend to take a 4 months hiatus from our work. However, we will all be living together in a shared apartment to save cost. We also wish to rent a black box at the NLB building at Bugis in order to have the full experience of a proper stand-up comedy. Rental also requires money and we wish to rent the actual black box at least 3 times for a full run rehearsal in order to give the best performance possible.