Monti and Logi Taruh's Up, Standing and Coming
Up, Standing… And Coming
SmoovePinch'ed: Before you read all this, we simply want to say that we experienced the hilarious taruh session at their last show. Fresh material in the Malaysian world of stand up comedy is hard to come by. If you want original stuff and not afraid to get taruh'ed then do not miss this coming treat because we are still recovering from the stomach pains from laughing so hard at the last show. Seriously. We want second helpings. Great stuff for the more mature audience.
So what is Up…. Standing …and Coming for the audience this time. That is the first question that greets the comedy duo Monti and Logi of the Bolehman Comedy Theatre. It is always interesting to know that this duo always come up with titles that are telling, derogating and full of innuendos.
Coincidently, their brainstorming and writing of women and effeminate men in the early part of the year seemed to have been picked up in Parliament. What better than to stage a current hotly debated topic in comedy theatre.
One can actually get attracted to the title simply because it tells us that it is about bolehland (the alternative name that the duo frequently used for Malaysia). It is part uplifting and in part putting down certain people, issues, places and ideas and definitely there are innuendoes to the all sensitive subjects of sex, politics and more.
For example, in their last year comedy “Ipoh Mali Kencing Tada Bunyi”, one will know that it is about how people brand others from certain towns and cities, but one will also knows that definitely something naughty is in stall for them, especially when they exposed the reason behind the massive availability of virgins in Ipoh.
Their recent show in March entitled “Taruh, Taruh, Taruh” has many meanings. “Taruh” could mean scold, attack, put down and even sexual acts. So it is no wonder that a suggestive title like Up, Standing and Coming is coming our way.
The reason behind their creative titling is because Monti has a masters in business management majoring in marketing and Logi is also a creative consultant for organizations that need ideas.
“Advertising and marketing is my favourite subject all my life” says Monti “I spent half my life trying to understand how we can tell people what is in my mind using as few words as possible”.
“ We have studied what people want and what stimulate them, and we know that dark desires, family, marriage and political issues will always troubling us” Logi added.
“Our creative process started way in December 2005 after our final show for 2005 entitled ‘Plain Old Fart’, and it is guided by our decision to do ‘attacking’ stand-up for 2006”, he continues.
Attacking Stand-up on issues affecting people is what people want and we just give it to them. Giving people what they want to see and hear do come with a price. Bolehman Comedy Theatre aspires to be the voice of the people and will endeavour to keep vigil on all happenings in this wonderful country. This can be difficult as we may tick off some issues and people who feels that we should keep mum about it.
In their recent comedy Taruh, Taruh, Taruh they were told by the law enforcement officers to avoid issues that was sensitive in March 2006. However over the years, they have learnt how to work with such legal, social and political limitations resulting in their growth in creativity; benefiting not only themselves but the arts fraternity as well.
In their 10th stand up comedy, the audience will have a chance to meet two female stand up comediennes, Devina Choi and Jill Jill Rani ,the alter ego of Monti and Logi. Both Devina and Jill Jill are golden girls in their later forties and fifties who work together as gossip and advise columnist for a local newspaper. They will share their lives with the audience.They will talk openly about anything and everything. Devina is hair-brained with occasional sparks of brilliance and independent, while Jill Jill is a menopausal, caustic spinster who is sharing Devina’s house.
They even spend sometime at some a local “hotspot” with the “Middlesex” people (people who is neither male or fully female) to research this particular subject. This is to help them find some answers as to why some men want to be women and women want to be men; and what man want in a woman and vice versa.
So what do man and woman really really want from the opposite sex? The truth is man wants a woman to behave more like a man and woman wants a man to be more like a woman; as in the song of the famous “My Fair Lady” where Professor Higgins sang – “why can’t a woman be like a man”.
Not only will they have a dig at men as women, they will also have a dig at women during the second half. It fact they will have dig at one developed state (15 years ahead of vision 2020), MPO, job seekers then and now, some unfortunate friends that knows them, relatives who wish to disown them and of course, themselves.
They will be supported by their regular live musicians, Terri and Abby of the Crossroads. You can expect some good sounds from this group.
Date: 14 to 17 June (Wed to Sat) @ 8.30 pm, 18 June (Sun) 3.00 pm
Ticket Price: RM35 and RM45
Venue: The Actors Studio, BSC
For Reservation call 20940400 or 20941400
SmoovePinch'ed: Before you read all this, we simply want to say that we experienced the hilarious taruh session at their last show. Fresh material in the Malaysian world of stand up comedy is hard to come by. If you want original stuff and not afraid to get taruh'ed then do not miss this coming treat because we are still recovering from the stomach pains from laughing so hard at the last show. Seriously. We want second helpings. Great stuff for the more mature audience.
So what is Up…. Standing …and Coming for the audience this time. That is the first question that greets the comedy duo Monti and Logi of the Bolehman Comedy Theatre. It is always interesting to know that this duo always come up with titles that are telling, derogating and full of innuendos.
Coincidently, their brainstorming and writing of women and effeminate men in the early part of the year seemed to have been picked up in Parliament. What better than to stage a current hotly debated topic in comedy theatre.
One can actually get attracted to the title simply because it tells us that it is about bolehland (the alternative name that the duo frequently used for Malaysia). It is part uplifting and in part putting down certain people, issues, places and ideas and definitely there are innuendoes to the all sensitive subjects of sex, politics and more.
For example, in their last year comedy “Ipoh Mali Kencing Tada Bunyi”, one will know that it is about how people brand others from certain towns and cities, but one will also knows that definitely something naughty is in stall for them, especially when they exposed the reason behind the massive availability of virgins in Ipoh.
Their recent show in March entitled “Taruh, Taruh, Taruh” has many meanings. “Taruh” could mean scold, attack, put down and even sexual acts. So it is no wonder that a suggestive title like Up, Standing and Coming is coming our way.
The reason behind their creative titling is because Monti has a masters in business management majoring in marketing and Logi is also a creative consultant for organizations that need ideas.
“Advertising and marketing is my favourite subject all my life” says Monti “I spent half my life trying to understand how we can tell people what is in my mind using as few words as possible”.
“ We have studied what people want and what stimulate them, and we know that dark desires, family, marriage and political issues will always troubling us” Logi added.
“Our creative process started way in December 2005 after our final show for 2005 entitled ‘Plain Old Fart’, and it is guided by our decision to do ‘attacking’ stand-up for 2006”, he continues.
Attacking Stand-up on issues affecting people is what people want and we just give it to them. Giving people what they want to see and hear do come with a price. Bolehman Comedy Theatre aspires to be the voice of the people and will endeavour to keep vigil on all happenings in this wonderful country. This can be difficult as we may tick off some issues and people who feels that we should keep mum about it.
In their recent comedy Taruh, Taruh, Taruh they were told by the law enforcement officers to avoid issues that was sensitive in March 2006. However over the years, they have learnt how to work with such legal, social and political limitations resulting in their growth in creativity; benefiting not only themselves but the arts fraternity as well.
In their 10th stand up comedy, the audience will have a chance to meet two female stand up comediennes, Devina Choi and Jill Jill Rani ,the alter ego of Monti and Logi. Both Devina and Jill Jill are golden girls in their later forties and fifties who work together as gossip and advise columnist for a local newspaper. They will share their lives with the audience.They will talk openly about anything and everything. Devina is hair-brained with occasional sparks of brilliance and independent, while Jill Jill is a menopausal, caustic spinster who is sharing Devina’s house.
They even spend sometime at some a local “hotspot” with the “Middlesex” people (people who is neither male or fully female) to research this particular subject. This is to help them find some answers as to why some men want to be women and women want to be men; and what man want in a woman and vice versa.
So what do man and woman really really want from the opposite sex? The truth is man wants a woman to behave more like a man and woman wants a man to be more like a woman; as in the song of the famous “My Fair Lady” where Professor Higgins sang – “why can’t a woman be like a man”.Not only will they have a dig at men as women, they will also have a dig at women during the second half. It fact they will have dig at one developed state (15 years ahead of vision 2020), MPO, job seekers then and now, some unfortunate friends that knows them, relatives who wish to disown them and of course, themselves.
They will be supported by their regular live musicians, Terri and Abby of the Crossroads. You can expect some good sounds from this group.
Date: 14 to 17 June (Wed to Sat) @ 8.30 pm, 18 June (Sun) 3.00 pm
Ticket Price: RM35 and RM45
Venue: The Actors Studio, BSC
For Reservation call 20940400 or 20941400
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