Celebrating Singapore comedians Wang Sha and Ye Feng’s legacy in film

(From left) Exhibition curator Yeo Min Hui, researcher Su Zhang Kai and Asian Film Archive senior archivist Chew Tee Pao hope a retrospective and exhibition on comedy duo Wang Sha and Ye Feng will draw young and old. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
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SINGAPORE – He was only 12 when news about home-grown comedy duo Wang Sha and Ye Feng hogged the headlines following Ye’s death in 1995.

Mr Su Zhang Kai bought two cassette tapes of their cross talk, and was instantly captivated by their humour in local dialects.

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