Kopitiam (TV series)
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Kopitiam is a long-running Malaysian situation comedy
shown on ntv7
in 1998. It ran for seven seasons. Its cast members were Joanna Bessey
, Lina Teoh
, Douglas Lim and Mano Maniam. The show was the runner up for Best Sitcom at the 1998 Asian Television Awards
. It was given the title Highly Commended for Best Comedy Program at the Asian Television Awards
in 2000.
Kopitiam was produced by Double Vision with creator Ng Ping Ho
.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
shown on ntv7
Ntv7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...
in 1998. It ran for seven seasons. Its cast members were Joanna Bessey
Joanna Bessey
Joanna Bessey is an Asian film and television actress from Malaysia. Her father is British and her mother is Malaysian. She is best known for her role as Marie Tan in the situation comedy Kopitiam which ran for 7 seasons....
, Lina Teoh
Lina Teoh
Lina Teoh won the Miss Malaysia World 1998/1999 pageant and represented Malaysia in the Miss World 1998 contest in Mahe Island, Seychelles where she finished third, behind winner Linor Abargil of Israel and runner up Véronique Caloc of France...
, Douglas Lim and Mano Maniam. The show was the runner up for Best Sitcom at the 1998 Asian Television Awards
Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
. It was given the title Highly Commended for Best Comedy Program at the Asian Television Awards
Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
in 2000.
Kopitiam was produced by Double Vision with creator Ng Ping Ho
Ng Ping Ho
Ng Ping Ho is an award-winning film director, producer and screenwriter from Malaysia, whose work includes the highly successful and hugely popular Malaysian English-language comedy Kopitiam, Table For Two, Realiti and the hit corporate reality TV series The Firm...
.