Happy Belly (TV series)

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Happy Belly
Genre Sitcom
Created byAndrea Teo
Written bySimmon Tan
Starring Lim Kay Siu
Anna Lin Ruping
Lee Weng Kee
Benedict Goh
Melody Chen
Darryl David
Jamie Lee
Craig Teo
Adrian Jay Lim
Theme music composerNicholas Lim
Country of origin Singapore
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes17
Production
Executive producerAndrea Teo
Original release
Network TCS Channel 5
ReleaseMay 7 (1996-05-07) –
August 27, 1996 (1996-08-27)

Happy Belly is a Singaporean English-language sitcom. The series stars Lim Kay Siu, Anna Lin Ruping, Lee Weng Kee, Benedict Goh, Melody Chen, Darryl David, Jamie Lee, Craig Teo and Adrian Jay Lim. [1] [2]

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Cast

Reception

Kevin Sullivan of The Business Times praised the characters, the performances, the production standards, the theme music and the set design, but criticsed the script, which he described as the series' "weakest thing". [3]

In a review of the first episode, Carol Leong of The New Paper wrote that the series is "too cluttered, with too many distractions going on". She also criticised the performances of Lim Kay Siu, Teo and Adrian Jay Lim, while praising the performance of Goh. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Late start gets Kay Siu chef's role". The New Paper . Singapore. 7 May 1996. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Benedict Goh: Belly not happy with instant mee". The Straits Times . Singapore. 7 May 1996. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "A sitcom worth sampling". The Business Times . Singapore. 25 May 1996. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Happy Belly hard to stomach". The New Paper . Singapore. 10 May 1996. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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