The Noose (TV series)
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The Noose is a Singapore news satire sitcom produced by Mediacorp Channel 5, the country’s English language channel. It is also one of the most popular Singaporean local sitcoms after Under One Roof, Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd and Police & Thief.
The Noose | |
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Genre | News satire[1] Television comedy Sitcom |
Created by | Prem Anand |
Written by | Prem Anand |
Starring |
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Country of origin | Singapore |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Remesh Kumar |
Producers | Sebastian Leang Tan Ing How |
Running time | 22 minutes approximately (without commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | Mediacorp Channel 5 Mediacorp HD5 |
Release | November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04) – October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30) |
The name of the show plays on the words The News. The show satirises socio-cultural and political issues in Singapore as well as newsworthy local and regional incidents involving Singapore.[1]
The show has received recognition both locally and internationally. It earned a nomination at the International Emmy Awards 2011 in the comedy category.[2] The cast has also been nominated and won awards and commendations at the Asian Television Awards.[3]