As if taunting an entire nation once isn't enough, Jocelyn Chia is back with more. Earlier this month, the New York-based stand-up comedian enraged Malaysians when she made a joke referencing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in 2014, in a show. But it appears like bad publicity is still publicity to Chia. On Thursday (June 15), she retweeted.
SINGAPORE – Singaporean comedian Kumar has joined a list of fellow comedians and politicians in criticising the comments made by Jocelyn Chia about Malaysia and a missing Malaysia Airlines plane during one of her stand-up shows. In a video uploaded to Instagram on Friday, he apologised to Malaysians over Chia’s comments. “I really think people shouldn’t use stand-up comedy as.
Jocelyn Chia's now viral stand-up performance continues to make rounds on social media and has now even fuelled local comedians to weigh in on her words. In a Facebook post last night (June 8), Malaysian former badminton player Lee Chong Wei called it a "low joke" and that "Malaysians and Singaporeans always love each other". The 40-year-old also tagged Singaporean.