The Noose (TV series)
The Noose is a Singapore comedy TV series produced by MediaCorp Channel 5 which has aired in Singapore for five seasons in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Although the name of the show plays on the word The News, the literal gallows humor of the program's name is unlikely to be missed by viewers in a country which executes people by hanging. The third season began airing on June 1, 2010.[1][2] The fourth season began airing on March 8, 2011.[3]
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. 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. Noose has also been nominated for The International Emmy Awards 2011 for the best comedy award.
At the beginning of every episode, there is a candid disclaimer (voiced by Alaric Tay) telling the viewer that the stories are not true.
The current season, Season 5, began airing on December 27, 2011. The current season will more on topics like the Mayan Calender and doomsday.
Recurring characters
Characters of Gurmit Singh
Roy Terse
- Name: Roy Terse[4]
- Age: 48
- Nationality: Singaporean
- Race: Often mistaken as Sikh, but is truly an Eurasian
- Language: English (in various accents)
- Education: S&M University - PhD in Numerology, Master in Home Economics, Bachelor in Singapore Rock Music History
- Career: Child actor in Aksi Mat Yoyo (Age 6 - 10) - he was the orange cat.
- Part-time TOTO results announcer for 93.3 Radio (Age 30 - 35)
- Anchor for Al Abishgebaboom Network during the "US War against Terrorism" (Age 35 - 45)
- Awards: Best Male Toto results Announcer (2000) - there was only 1 nomination that year
- Role: News Anchor
- Portrayed by: Gurmit Singh
- Seasons: 1
- Note: Roy Terse is a play on the word Reuters, a British based news service.
Windy Miao
- Name: Windy Miao
- Role: Weather Reporter
- Portrayed by: Gurmit Singh
- Seasons: 1 and 2
- Note: His given name, Windy, is a play on the fact that he talks about the wind and weather. He is also very camp.
Characters of Michelle Chong
Nancy Goh
- Name: Nancy Goh
- Language: English, (Mother Tongue is not too good)
- Age: 48
- Career: Shareholder
- Role: Interviewee
- Portrayed by: Michelle Chong
- Seasons: 3,4, 5
- Note: One of her daughters is currently in Raffles Junior College, previously from Raffles Girls' School, and another is currently studying in a polytechnic. Her son is currently serving BMT in Pulau Tekong. Though she is quite prudish, her secret identity is the Ninja Auntie.
Adrianna Wow
- Name: Adrianna Wow[4]
- Age: 21 (so she claims)
- Nationality: Singaporean (Asian born but American claims-to-be)
- Race: Chinese but claims to be "pure American Chinese"[5]
- Language: US-spoken English, US-spoken Hokkien, US-spoken Cantonese, used to know how to speak Mandarin 2 years ago[5]
- Education: Englewood University, Compton, Los Angeles
- Career: Runway model, Miss Hawaiian Tropics (2005)
- Awards: Best Weather Girl (2001), Best Hairdo (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), Most Bimbotic Smile of The Year 2006
- Role: News Anchor
- Portrayed by: Michelle Chong
- Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4. 5
Leticia Bongnino
- Name: Leticia Bongnino
- Career: Domestic Maid
- Language: English with several Tagalog phrases
- Portrayed by: Michelle Chong
- Seasons: 1, 3, 4, 5
- Note: Leticia speaks with a stereotypical Filipino accent.[4] Her character has featured on the show Black Rose, or 爆料黑玫瑰 on MediaCorp TV Channel 8.
Nida Goodwood
- Name: Nida Goodwood
- Role: News Reporter
- Email: nidwood@thenoose.con (loose@noose.con.job in earlier episodes)
- Portrayed by: Michelle Chong
- Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: She speaks in a very uptight manner, with a Received Pronounciation accent. Her name is a play on the phrase "Need a good wood", which suggests sexual innuendo[6]
Her name refers to Nina Goodwood, a journalist with SBC in the 1990's.
Barbarella
- Name: Barbarella (her last name changes with each appearance)
- Race Chinese (but her "mother tongue isn't very good")
- Role: Interviewee
- Portrayed by: Michelle Chong
- Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: She is a SPG and President of the Singapore SPGs, and she speaks with a European accent. She is also named after the French cartoon character.
Lulu
- Name: Lulu
- Nationality: Mainland Chinese
- Race: Chinese
- Language: Putonghua, Mandarin-accented English
- Career: KTV Hostess
- Role: Interviewee
- Portrayed by: Michelle Chong
- Seasons: 3, 4, 5
Characters of Chua En Lai
Jacques Ooi
- Name: Jacques Ooi[4]
- Age: 46 (looks very young, because apparently he's a good friend of plastic surgeon Woffles Wu)
- Nationality: Singaporean on weekdays, Malaysian on weekends (dual citizenship)[5]
- Race: Pan-Asian (as he wants us to quote and unquote)[5]
- Language: Hainanese, Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew, and other dialects of various provinces in China.
- Education: MTUC University - Majored (but failed) in "Ass-tronomy" [astronomy]
- Career: PR Manager of Rochor Canal Network, Hand Model for Crimewatch Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
- Awards: Best Parrot Trainer Award (2001)
- Role: Field Reporter
- Email: jooi@thenoose.con
- Portrayed by: Chua En Lai
- Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: Jacques pronounces his name as "Jack-ass"[2][7] and has a habit of wearing a very short tie. The only time he pronounced his name as "Jacques" is when he spoke in French during a report on taxi drivers.
B. B. See
- Name: See Beh Biang
- Role: News Anchor
- Portrayed by: Chua En Lai
- Seasons: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: B.B.See references BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation and speaks with a received pronunciation accent (better known as BBC English).
Wan Mo Peh
- Name: Wan Mo Peh
- Role: Minister at Large, Ministry Without A Portfolio
- Portrayed by: Chua En Lai
- Seasons: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: The name is a play on the phrase "Want More Pay", in turn a dig at the reported high salaries of Singapore politicians.[8]
Characters of Alaric Tay
Andre Chichak
- Name: Andre Chichak[4]
- Age: 17 (he's so good at his job that you can't tell he's an intern)
- Nationality: East Timorese
- Race: TBC (To be confirmed)
- Language: English, Indonesian, Malay
- Education: Farquhar Polytechnic majoring in "Stage Choreography for Integrated Resort Cabarets"
- Career: Never had one
- Awards: Best Story Telling Award (consecutively from Pr 1 to Pr 8 Mono) in Pulau Ubin Primary School
- Role: Field Reporter
- Email: acdc@thenoose.con (acdc@noose.con.job in earlier episodes)
- Portrayed by: Alaric Tay
- Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: Chichak speaks with a nasal sound.
Characters of Suhaimi Yusof
Jojo Joget
- Name: Jojo Joget[9]
- Role: Field Reporter
- Email: joget@thenoose.con (jogetlaid@noose.con.job and jojojo@thenoose.con in earlier episodes)
- Portrayed by: Suhaimi Yusof
- Seasons: 2, 3, 4, 5
- Note: His name is a play on the joget dance and he mimicks it when signing off.
Characters of Judee Tan
Kim Bong Cha
- Name: Kim Bong Cha
- Role: North Korean correspondent
- Portrayed by: Judee Tan
- Seasons: 4
- Note: Kim Bong Cha secretly has a crush on North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un.
See also
References
- ^ "The Noose (3D) returns July 1, 2010". MediaCorp TV Channel 5. June 30, 2010. http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/tv/channel-5/programmes/the-noose.aspx?cp-documentid=4095234. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
- ^ a b Joyce J. Chansingh (May 29, 2010). "Two anchors, four reporters and zero credibility". MediaCorp TV Channel 5. http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4117636. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ "The Noose returns March 8, 2011". MediaCorp TV Channel 5. February 12, 2011. http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/tv/channel-5/programmes/the-noose.aspx?cp-documentid=4095234. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e MediaCorp TV Channel 5 (November 4, 2007). "The Noose Episode 1". xinmsn. http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/the-noose-episode-1/1dk7hzp1d. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d May Seah (May 31, 2010). "We not serious, meh?". MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia. MediaCorp. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/entertainmentfeatures/view/1060031/1/.html. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
- ^ theplaidnightmare (November 4, 2007). "The Noose". WordPress. http://theplaidnightmare.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/the-noose/. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ bluetwelve (January 8, 2008). "Simple Plan Interview on "The Noose"". Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd_tZEk5ILo. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ Andrew Willis (February 18, 2011). "Asia Pacific's Top Paid Politicians". cnngo. http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/life/asia-pacifics-top-paid-politicians-211620. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ MediaCorp TV Channel 5 (October 21, 2008). "The Noose Ep 7: Quah Liao Sian". xinmsn.com. http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/the-noose-ep-7-quah-liao-sian/1b8y4jdbp. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
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