Colin Goh () is a

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and

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. He was a former practicing attorney who has turned to full-time writing and illustration. Goh first rose to prominence with his

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, ''The Concrete Jungle'', which appeared on a regular basis in the Singapore tabloid, ''

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''. In 1996, his play, ''The Body Politic'', was performed at the

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. The play was also performed at the

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in London. He went on to set up talkingcock.com, a website which poked fun at the various idiosyncratic aspects of what it meant to be a Singaporean. The site's copious use of

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and occasional digs at the bureaucracies made it a popular one.

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(21 December 2006)
Singapore: Politics is no laughing matter
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'' Together with his wife, Joyceln Woo Yen Yen, they made their first full-feature film, '' Talking Cock'' (2002).(22 July 2002)
A War of Words Over 'Singlish'
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'' They won the Montblanc award for best new

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s at the 54th San Sebastian International Film Festival for their second film '' Singapore Dreaming'' (2006). The couple also produce ''Dim Sum Warriors'', a graphic novel and bilingual iPad app series about kung fu-fighting dumplings. Dim Sum Warrior was made into a Chinese musical which was produced by Stan Lai, one of China's most renowned theatre directors, and scored by Pulitzer Prize winning Chinese-born composer Du Yun. The musical debuted in 11 August 2017, to sold-out audiences at ''Theatre Above'' in China. Goh regularly contributes satirical pieces to Singapore's '' 8 Days'' magazine. In 2014, Goh contributed a short story to the ''Singapore Noir'' anthology.

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