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boos & bravos BY DOUGLAS TSENG

in light of his recent PR woes), filled with inspiring
insights and fascinating anecdotes. In the Barack
Obama ep, the then-POTUS likens politics to football,
involving “a lot of players, specialisation, hitting,
attrition, but every once in a while, you’ll see an
opening and then there’s the open field.” Elsewhere,
Singapore gets a shout-out in the Ricky Gervais ep
to Comedians in where Seinfeld, for some reason, thinks we cane
BRAVO Cars Getting Coffee people who chew gum and spit. Another fave features
(Netflix). Jerry Seinfeld’s Emmy- Seinfeld’s former colleague, Michael Richards, aka
nominated Top Gear-cum-talk show- Cosmo Kramer. “Sometimes I look back [at making
cum-travelogue series finally arrives Seinfeld], and I think I should have enjoyed myself
on the streaming platform, with both old and new more,” says Richards. Seinfeld replies, “Michael, I
episodes. The concept is simple: Seinfeld picks up his could say that myself. But that was not our job. Our
guests in a hot car and then they’d shoot the breeze job is not for us to enjoy. Our job is to make sure they
over some brew and desserts. Every ep is a gem [the audience] enjoy it.” In other words, when you’re
(okay, maybe the Louis CK one is weird, especially working, be selfless, not selfish. Word.

to Mr
BRAVO Lim’s
Reunion Dinner,
the poignant Singtel
short film starring Lim
Kay Tong. In the Chinese New Year-
themed short, Lim Kay Tong plays the
eponymous widower prepping for the
reunion dinner but his two grown-up
children — Egad! — have made other
plans. The six-minute film, directed by
K Rajagopol (A Yellow Bird), echoes the
works of the late Malaysian filmmaker
Yasmin Ahmad. Yes, it’s essentially a
telco ad without a sales pitch, but just a simple ‘stay over-selling it — this guy can convey a lot of emotions
connected’ message. Is it on the nose? A little bit but without saying much. Budding actors, please take
I have to hand it to the amazing Lim Kay Tong for not note.

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