Best Singaporean comedy series

The Noose (2007)

The Noose is an Emmy-nominated Singaporean comedy television series produced by Mediacorp Channel 5 that parodies local news programmes such as News 5 Tonight.

Slow Dancing (2021)

The story arises from the aftermath of a catastrophic car crash that has temporarily blinded the billionaire Kaden. Isla has been smitten with Kaden since his masterclass on slow dancing at her sixteenth birthday event. In the present, Isla attends to the ailing Kaden with a dose of deception.

Heroes in Black (2000)

Just in Singapore (2008)

The story is set in a block of government-rental HDB flats and revolves around its occupants. Everyday, heartwarming scenes of tears and laughter take place in these humble settings.

Getaway (2022)

After his coming out goes horribly wrong, Singaporean Sam jets off to Bangkok to search for his exiled gay uncle, where he stumbles upon Top, a hopeless Thai romantic unlucky in love.

Teenage Textbook (2021)

Jump! (2012)

Xiao Chunli (Jeanette Aw) is a passionate teacher in a neighborhood secondary school with rock bottom performance, both in academic results and co-curricular activities. Yan Tianfa is the KPI-driven principal newly posted to restructure and revitalize the under-performing Blue Sky Secondary. Chunli has to prove the gymnast team under her charge is worth keeping. Together with Speed, an unconventional relief teacher and five plucky students, they embark on a quest to win the first medal for the team in a national Double-Dutch competition.

Money (1999)

MONEY is a fast paced yet pensive drama about Singapore’s Generation X. It combines a gorgeous-looking cast with witty script and a generous dose of humour.Sonny Lim is the confused, novice stockbroker who actively pursues his dream of having a good job, friends, a good woman and loads of money, His darkest secret is the crush on this best friend’s girl, Stephanie, played by MTV host Donita Rose.

Together (2009)

Together is a Singaporean Chinese drama produced in 2009. It was telecasted on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It is MediaCorp's 46th anniversary year-end blockbuster drama, and was sponsored by the Media Development Authority of Singapore. It made its debut on 30 November 2009 and ended on 18 January 2010. This drama serial consists of 36 episodes, and was screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.The series also utilized the writer and some cast members from The Little Nyonya, a 2008 production by MediaCorp that went on to become the highest rated Singaporean TV series in 15 years.The series title also refers to the children's folk song "The More We Get Together" and the tune is played during the interlude and in the introduction of the theme song.

Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997)

The series revolves around the Phua family, most notably Phua Chu Kang (Gurmit Singh), a contractor who boasts that he is the "Best in Singapore, JB, and some say Batam" - this is despite the fact that he has only two men working for him and they are both inept and lazy. He is also noted for his famous cliché or catchphrase: "Don't play play" (pronounce as "pray pray" according to his articulation). There is also another famous catchphrase which is being used in his famous 2003 music video called "PCK Sar-vivor Rap", that is, "Use your brain!" (pronounced as "blain"). His personal clothing trademarks are his yellow pair of boots, curly hair, a giant black mole, and long nails on his pinky fingers. Phua Chu Kang is portrayed as an "Ah Beng", which is a Singlish slang for a stereotypical, uneducated Chinese gangster, complete with habits such as hoisting one leg up on the seat of a chair when he sits down and growing one long fingernail to scratch his ears.

Sent (2017)

Sent follows the life of an unremarkable and meek financial compliance officer, Jay Bunani,who has a habit of writing searing and eye-wateringly honest emails to anyone who aggravates him. After he inadvertently sends out drafts of these emails that no one was ever supposed to see, his world turns upside down.

Under One Roof (1995)

The comedic story of a Chinese family living in Bishan North, Singapore, headed by Tan Ah Teck-the owner of a mini-mart and his family - housewife Dolly and children Paul, Ronnie and Denise along with their neighbours, namely Daisy, a lady of Indian descent and her brother, Michael and the married Malay couple Rosnah and Yusof, all living in one apartment building.

After Hours (2007)

After Hours is a Singaporean drama produced by local TV station Mediacorp. It was broadcast on Mondays at 11pm.Screen couple Utt and Linda Liao reprise their roles as Gabriel and Ellie in Chase to reunite on the small screen for After Hours. Joined by Joanne Peh and Max Loong as April and Danny, the four are best friends who tackle love, friendships and relationships in every direction in After Hours. The show picks up six months after Chase ends, where Gabriel and Ellie go on holiday together.April and Ellie are former classmates, now friends. Danny is an old friend of Gabriel’s, although they lost contact previously. Danny spent some time in the US, but returns to Singapore for good. The four of them become good friends and hang out together regularly.The situational romantic dramedy shows how four friends approach love, friendships and relationships, and it attempts to provoke the watchers with questions.

FAM! (2018)

Sammi, age 18, comes from a family where everyone is Internet famous but her. Her mother runs her own popular channel on fitness and bodybuilding. Her father runs another channel where he is an eccentric chef and her brother is an infamous joker online. Desperate to keep her head down and maintain a low profile, how will Sammi achieve her ideal normal life when everyone in her family is a highly exposed influencer? “FAM!” is a light-hearted family comedy series that touches on today’s obsession of wanting to be seen and heard online. Ultimately, it seeks to show how a balanced and fulfilled life can also come from learning when to go off-line.

Absolutely Charming (2012)

Absolutely Charming is a Singaporean Chinese fantasy drama which will be telecast on Singapore's free-to-air channel, MediaCorp Channel 8. It will make its debut on Labour Day, 1 May 2012. The drama serial consists of 20 episodes, and will be screened on every weekday night at 9:00 pm.

The Noose (2007)

The Noose is a parody of local news programmes such as News 5 Tonight, with fictional news reports and a presentation mimicking that of the real news. For example, every episode of News 5 Tonight begins with a CGI clock indicating the time, while every episode of the first two seasons of The Noose would spoof it by displaying the time using something more mundane, such as a plastic clock hanging on a wall. At the beginning of every episode, there is a candid disclaimer telling the viewer that the stories are not true. Each episode stars Michelle Chong, Chua En Lai, Alaric Tay and Suhaimi Yusof, with various actors and actresses as newscasters and interviewees, often with parodic mannerisms and names.

Best of Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd (1997)

A building contractor navigates the ups and downs of life and work with his eccentric family members and employees.

First Class (2008)

In Achiever Secondary School, a new teacher fresh from NIE arrives for his first day of school, his mind filled with thoughts of sweet young kids who are willing to learn and altruistic dedicated teachers eager to teach. He later finds that his dream job has some nightmare moments, the kids are not so easy to lovingly nurture and the teachers he loved and respected are somewhat lacking when he has to work alongside them. Also, a group of new Secondary 1 students become friends, learning through school activities and classes about growing up and the meaning of true friendship, and sometimes even learn something academic, if they're lucky.