Under One Roof (1994 TV series)

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Under One Roof

The Under One Roof Cast
Genre Sitcom
Creator(s) Andrea Teo
Wee Thye Seah
Simmon Tan
Seah Chang Un
Starring Moses Lim
Koh Chieng Mun
Vernetta Lopez
Nicholas Lee
Andrew Lim
Selena Tan
Zaibo
Norleena Salim
Daisy Irani
Country of origin Flag of Singapore Singapore
No. of episodes TBA
Production
Executive producer(s)
Seah Chang Un
Esan Sivalingam
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MediaCorp TV Channel 5
Original run 19942003
Links
IMDb profile

Under One Roof (Simplified Chinese: 同在屋簷下) is a television programme in Singapore.

First aired in 1994, Under One Roof was the first locally-produced English-language sitcom in Singapore. A critical and popular success, the show won the Best Comedy Programme or Series Award at the Asian Television Awards in both 1996 and 1997, and paved the way for future sitcoms like "Happy Belly",Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, Mr. Kiasu, and Living with Lydia.

It starred a multicultural cast reflecting the ethnic makeup of Singapore: Moses Lim (Tan Ah Teck), Koh Chieng Mun (Dolly), Vernetta Lopez (Denise), Nicholas Lee (Ronnie), Andrew Lim (Paul), Selena Tan (Paul’s wife, Anita), Zaibo (Yusof), Norleena Salim (Rosnah) and Daisy Irani (Daisy).

Under One Roof has been exported to Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Canada.

Because of its use of Singlish, the colloquial English in Singapore, Under One Roof has come under pressure by the Singaporean government to use only "proper" English.

Under One Roof was brought back shortly during Channel 5's 40th anniversary, only to run for a short period.

[edit] Trivia

  • Tagline: Singapore's Funniest Family.
  • Koh, Irani and Tan would later show up on Living with Lydia, where Koh played series regular Ronda Cheing.

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