Evening Edition

Tonight, we had one of Malaysia’s well beloved actresses, Susan Lankester! Known for her roles in the hit 1983 movie, Mekanik and also the 1989 cult classic series, 2+1.

Throughout the years, Susan has been adored by many for her quirky roles, in and around the movie world. A notable role was in the movie 1993 Feminia, where she played as a head editor of a woman’s magazine, leading her to win the Best Supporting Actress at the 1994 Malaysian Film Festival.

She still dips her toes in the industry with her most recent project in 2014 titled, ‘Take Me To Dinner’. Directed by Gavin Yap and starring actors like Patrick Teoh, Susan plays as Patrick’s target of assassination turned lover.

When not in the front of the camera, Susan is the founder and director of Catwoman Productions, a theatre production company. Having a love for DIY projects, Susan has created her own house renovation company, Lankester Designs.

“Acting is my passion but so is my renovation work.” said Susan via a Star interview.

For the record, Susan scored 7!

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Charles' biggest-selling record was the audacious racial-boundary-smasher its title promised, applying gospel grit and luscious soul-pop strings to standards by Hank Williams and Eddy Arnold. Ezra and Uma take a look at this classic 1962 album.

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As a Comedy Central favorite and a regular on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Butch Bradley doesn’t just warm up an audience, he sets them on fire. Ezra Zaid speaks to him about the world of show business and Hollywood — everything from his upbringing in Atlantic City to how he was inspired by the likes Rodney Dangerfield and George Carlin.

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Tonight, we were joined by the lady who was pushed into Malaysian TV stardom by her role in the cult comedy hit ‘Kopitiam’, Joanna Bessey! Born to a Malaysian mother and British father, even at birth Joanna was already a globetrotter.

She was born in West Sussex, England. Coming back into Asia with a period of being back in Kajang, staying in Singapore for a couple of years and back to Malaysia when she’s six. Studied in England again when she was 11 where she started being influenced to do the arts. Her granddad did poetry and the energy he conveys, was stuck in her as she moved on up to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, Los Angeles. She came back when she’s 20 and dived deep in Malaysian TV limelight when she started ‘Kopitiam’.

Known to be a woman who does not rest on her laurels, Joanna’s been up and about ever since those memorable seven seasons with the ‘Kopitiam’ name. Now having the title of ‘Ringmaster’ for Enfiniti Academy of Arts, she and Na’a Murad created a new original play titled ‘Love Journey - A Nation Of Two’.

Written by Joanna and Na’a Murad, it is a play about an urban Malaysian woman who on one hand has a tie into traditional culture whilst moving forwards with the globalization era and also managing to fall in love with a foreigner. The play will run from 25th July to 2nd August at The Black Box, Enfiniti Academy, Encrop Strand, Kota Damansara.

For the record, Joanna scored _ !

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We speak to Marcus Yam, a Malaysian-born award-winning photographer at the LA Times who shares the story of how he came to make the decisions that sent his life trajectory off-course from a career in Rocket Science to photography. Above is a sample of his work: a picture taken of the devastating Oso Landslide that happened near Washington in the US in March 2014.

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Tonight, we were joined by a man who is equally funny whilst being perpetually angry at the world, Keren Bala Devan! Noted for his special kind of rant comedy, Keren is a man who is quoted from his own Facebook page, as a ‘culture assassin’ and ‘truth sayer’.

His observations of the world perpetuates his brand of comedy where the slightest sight of either hipsters, ridiculous pop culture and conspiracy theorists would spark an irate and loud remark from Keren that’s only reserved for the laughter of his audience.

As a man who studied at Sydney Film School, he learnt the knack of producing with his name as a producer in the credits of ‘DEAD RUN’. A 2009 short about survivors of the zombie apocalypse, was the official selection for NYC Horror Film Festival 2010.

He debuted with a bang at TimeOut’s Comedy Thursday in October 2010 with a hilarious rant about tall, fit people. Took a break and emerged back doing stand up in 2012 with One Mic Stand at PJLA, Jaya One. With a few years of cracking jokes, he’s now a producer for One Mic Stand and is now a regular at The Crackhouse Comedy Club!

For the record, Keren scored 20 points!

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We speak to the creators of Kampung Quest, a TV show now in its 2nd season that brings together a bunch of urbanites trying to survive a kampung lifestyle while surviving with very little in a jungle.

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Tonight, we’ve had man who quite literally shaped our local underground indie scene and also being affectionately called ‘Malaysia’s Bob Dylan with a side of sambal’, Azmyl Yunor!

With a career spanning almost two decades, Azmyl is a familiar face when it comes to Malaysian gigs, even been noted as the ‘hardest gigging folk troubadour in Kuala Lumpur’ by some. He only started by picking up the guitar at the age of 17 alongside with a few guitar classes accompanied by a teacher who expanded his mind about politics, society and wonder.

The man has spent many moons lecturing and inspiring students at local universities, with his students label him as ‘the musician that lectures!’ Funny enough, he could had been an accountant but during his time in Pre-U showed that isn’t happening so he focused on being a graduate of journalism and film.

Azmyl’s style of preferring not to be on the front pages of newspapers but to navigate along the outer margins of the music scene and work his craft on his own terms with a very distinctive singular vision and wit. The cult figure will be releasing a new album titled ‘Was Was’ by Azmyl Yunor & Orkes Padu on the eve of Malaysia Day (15th September). So stay tuned for that!

For the record, Azmyl scored 9!

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The Evening Edition speaks about the Dr Nik Noriani Nik Badli Shah aid Legal Aid Fund, why Sisters In Islam think it’s necessary, and the circumstances that make Muslim women seeking redress through the court system an arduous process.

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Tonight, we were joined by Alan Quah! A man whose art transports us to new worlds and fantasies where only a comic book can let us dive in and let us sail with superpowers when reality falters.

Alan has been in with this comic book art business many moons ago where his career was kickstarted by APAzine, a fan magazine pushed by Daniel Chan of NST and published by Berita Publishing. Quickly enough, Alan was voted by Daniel’s readers as the best inker from his weekly comic newspaper.

Fallen out of illustrating after obtaining his degree in Advertising and creating his own ad agency, EL CETERA. Alan went back to drawing after his art sabbatical in 2005 and got a gig almost immediately for The Eldrich for the Comic Company, an indie company. He formed Komikaki Studios in 2008, a studio where over the years have worked for DC, MTVN, Capstone, Heroverse and DDP.

Alan’s notable work was his art for Legendary Comics’ Godzilla: Awakening, a prequel comic for the 2014 blockbuster movie, Godzilla and also DC’s The Vampire Diaries.

For the record, Alan scored 5 points!

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