Who says Singaporeans don't have a sense of humour?
A quick search online turned up dozens of funny videos, from the Star Wars-in-Hokkien parody which surfaced a few years ago, to the wicked spoof of the Nokia Gary Oldman phone advertisement by local production house The Void Deck.
In fact, the spoof, which was uploaded on video-sharing site YouTube last December, has been viewed almost 30,000 times, overtaking the original Nokia advertisement in popularity.
It has even helped his firm attract customers including Nokia, said Void Deck managing director Gavin Lim, who created the video for a contest last year.
Star Wars Hokkien Parody
Besides spoofs, there are also many voyeuristic, 'reality TV'-like clips available.
They range from people caught in what they thought was a private moment, singing emotionally or dancing vigorously - not unlike the now-infamous Star Wars Kid in the US, to local evergreens like people vigorously digging their noses or doing other gross activities in public areas like MRT trains or buses (search for MRT for more nose-digging and crotch-scratching than you can stand).
Love him or hate him, Steven Lim's (yes, him of the eyebrow plucking and Singapore Idol stripping fame) rendition of Tom Jones' Sex Bomb is funny, if in a cringe-as-you-watch-a-train-wreck-happen way.
