In my 12 years of stand-up comedy, I’ve been fortunate to do a late-night open mic spot at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, and also host the National Day Parade for 25,000 at The Float at Marina Bay in Singapore last year.Īlong the way, I’ve learnt some things about this art form that I truly love. How did a comedy routine, performed in Greenwich Village of New York City, prompt an apology from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, and cause a protest outside the United States Embassy in Kuala Lumpur? Jocelyn Chia - a US-based comedian who made jokes about Singapore’s relationship with Malaysia and the 2014 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 - is getting backlash for her punchlines.

Get the latest local updates sent right to your inboxīased on the preview video that was released about the episode he is appearing on, it seems as though Belisle impressed the crowd and the judges, making everyone laugh.SINGAPORE: Getting to the punchline, without crossing the proverbial line, is almost like a circus trick that comedians all over the world are constantly trying to master.

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'I do at some point want to incorporate speaking into my career because I think there is a lot I can talk about with my experiences in life.'

'I want to get rich and do whatever I want to do,' he said. I make my self laugh more than I make others laugh sometimes.'Īfter his America’s Got Talent journey, Belsile said he has big dreams and hopes to break down barriers and continue to be a comedian and use his voice. 'I kind of expected it to be more rigid, but they let me be me.

I was pleasantly surprised by how kind the people were,' Belisle said about the show. 'I got to work with a lot of great staff there. A comedian from North Bay, Ont., is starring on the TV show America’s Got Talent on Tuesday night.Īhren Belisle is 28 and lives in Ottawa, but spent the first 17 years of his life in North Bay.īelisle lives with cerebral palsy and delivers his comedy routine through a computer-generated voice.Īfter only taking up comedy just over a year ago, he told CTV News in a Zoom interview, America’s Got Talent was quite the experience.

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