BEING A COMEDIENNE ISN’T FUNNY
The camera pans, and a statuesque woman looks up with expressive eyes.
“My name is Sharul Channa, and no, I’m not a Malay boy. I’m an Indian woman with a Malay boy’s name,” she introduces herself in her signature opener, holding the silence in an amiable manner before flashing a warm smile.
With that, Sharul breaks the ice in the studio. Her flamboyance has a distancing effect – yet she baits the audience with what she has to say next.
Tall and elegant, with sculpted features, Sharul appears too poised to be a stand-up comic on first impression. Yet it is the same funny girl who gamely –
