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He is used to performing in front of noisy crowds across several bars and clubs at Boat Quay so when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of such entertainment venues across the island, local stand-up comedian Jacky Ng found himself in an unfamiliar position.  “My biggest fear at the start was about staying relevant to the audiences. I was worried that if we were to go through the circuit breaker for too long, people will start to forget about me. And when I resume doing live shows after this pandemic, people might not want to come down to watch anymore,”…

He came armed. The laughter ricocheting the stadium as Russell Peters fired one joke after another is not for the faint-hearted. Comedian Russell Peters performed in Singapore for the fifth time this year in his new world tour, DEPORTED. As usual, Russell Peter ad-libbed his material to suit Singapore’s multicultural society so no one was left spared! The night opened first with legendary Jake Johannsen with his usual weird stories that kept us in fits of laughter. Johanssen’s 30-minute of the limelight was warmly received, but he hardly brought the house down. That glory was reserved for the night’s headliner,…