''Happy Can Already!'' () is a

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Chinese variety series which is telecast on

's free-to-air channel, Mediacorp Channel 8. It stars Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan, Chua Lee Lian &

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as the casts of the series. ''Happy Can Already!'' aired from 2 December 2016 to 3 February 2017, every Friday from 12:00pm to 12:30pm. This was the first non-Mandarin Chinese variety show to be produced on Channel 8 after a 30-year hiatus. This series is primarily targeted at

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elderly as most of them speak Chinese dialects at home.

Plot

Liang Xi Mei ( Jack Neo) and friends will reprise their characters from Comedy Nite, giving viewers an update on their lives since they last appeared on screen in 2003. Liang Xi Mei laments that most of her friends are not around anymore. Her eldest son Robert ( Mark Lee) is now married to Mary (Chua Lee Lian) and they have a daughter Ah Girl (Toh Xin Hui). Her second son Albert (Benjamin Tan) is now in university, and Lion King ( Henry Thia) has a son called Merlion King (

). Each episode will start with a guest performance and interview, before proceeding to the skit segment. Performers in this program include veteran getai singers such as Liu Lingling and Hao Hao. The skit segments will not only revolve around the lives of Liang Xi Mei and friends, but will also feature cameo appearances by Aunty Lucy ( Dennis Chew).

Cast

Liang (Xi Mei) family

Other characters

Cameo appearance

Guest performers

Development

This 10-episode dialect variety series is produced by MediaCorp and J Team, in collaboration with local director Jack Neo and the

Ministry of Communications and Information The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI; ms, Kementerian Perhubungan dan Penerangan; zh, 通讯及新闻部; ta, தொடர்பு, தகவல் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore respons ...

. Through an entertaining format with informational components such as songs and skits, and using a language which seniors are most familiar with, each half-hour episode will reinforce relevant messages including health promotion, active ageing, retirement adequacy and support schemes for seniors (such as

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and CHAS). Production started on 15 November 2016.

Music

Promotional events

*The first promotional roadshow was held at Kreta Ayer Square on 14 November 2016 with artistes Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Wang Lei, Benjamin Tan, Jaspers Lai and Hao Hao. *The second roadshow was held at Block 114 Aljunied Ave 2 on 17 December 2016 with artistes Jack Neo, Dennis Chew, Chua Lee Lian, Jaspers Lai and

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Gan Kim Yong. *The third roadshow was held at Kreta Ayer Square on 10 January 2017 with artistes Jack Neo, Mark Lee, Wang Lei, Dennis Chew,

Moses Lim Moses Lim (born 12 December 1949) is a Singaporean actor, television host, comedian and food connoisseur, best known for playing Tan Ah Teck in the Singaporean sitcom ''Under One Roof (Singapore TV series), Under One Roof (1995 - 2003)''. Educat ...

, Benjamin Tan and Minister Chee Hong Tat.

Awards & Nominations

Star Awards 2017 Star Awards 2017 (also SA2017, Chinese: 红星大奖2017) is a television award ceremony which is held in Singapore. It is part of the annual Star Awards organised by Mediacorp for free-to-air channels Channels 8 and U. The Road to Star Awards ...

It was only nominated for one category, Best Variety Programme .

References

{{reflist 2016 Singaporean television series debuts 2017 Singaporean television series endings Hokkien-language television shows Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming