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*Paris and Milan*
Paris and Milan
	女王本色
Genre	Comedy-satire
Written by	Lim Kar Yee
Directed by	梁美珊 ; Tan Bee Leng 陈美玲
Starring	Patricia Mok; Michelle Tay; Dennis Chew; Ben Yeo
Country of origin	Singapore
Original languages	Mandarin; with some Singlish dialogue
Production
Producers	Lim Kar Yee 林嘉仪 ; Kang Lay See 江丽丝
Running time	approx. 30 min
Original release
Network	MediaCorp Channel 8
Release	2 April 2009
Related
	The Noose

Paris and Milan (女王本色) is a Singaporean Chinese comedy-satire variety show which aired on Channel 8 in 2009. Relevant issues such as the 2009 flu pandemic, "choping"^[1] and the local education system debates are parodied in the form of skits and scenarios which are fully filmed outdoors.^[2]

Main characters

Paris (Patricia Mok)
Milan (Michelle Tay)
Aunty Lucy (Dennis Chew)
Lily (Patricia Mok)
Atun (Michelle Tay)
"Ah beng" (Ben Yeo)
Madam Chin (Michelle Tay)
Wang Meimei (Ben Yeo)
C C Yeo (Ben Yeo)
Teochew Uncle (Dennis Chew)
Beatrice (Dennis Chew)
Zhou Dudu (Dennis Chew)
Miss Ai-Yo-Yo (see Chen Liping) (Dennis Chew)

Cast

Reception

Critical reception

Dennis Chew's character Aunty Lucy was extremely well received by audiences. Previously, Chew was mostly known for being one of YES 933's most popular DJs but the popularity of the character further exposed him to television audiences.^[3]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2010	Star Awards	Best Variety Show Host	Dennis Chew	Nominated
		Favourite Female Character	Dennis Chew	Nominated
		Favourite Male Character	Dennis Chew	Nominated
		Best Variety Programme		Nominated
		Best Variety Show Writer 最佳综艺剧本	Lim Kar Yee	Won

References

^ "'Choped' seats with tissue, but elderly duo takes seats and tells us not to argue". STOMP. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.
^ "When Aunty's really an Uncle". TODAY Online. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009.
^ "I just want to be myself". AsiaOne. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

External links

[1] "'Choped' seats with tissue, but elderly duo takes seats and tells us not to argue". STOMP. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013.

[2] "When Aunty's really an Uncle". TODAY Online. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009.

[3] "I just want to be myself". AsiaOne. 23 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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