Calefare

Calefare (locally pronounced /kɛlɛfɛ/) is an English-language Singaporean comedy series that debuted on Saturday, August 9, 2008, on MediaCorp TV's Channel 5 as a "Sneak Preview," airing right after the National Day Parade.

The single-camera satirical program revolves around a quintet of aspiring actors who land walk-on roles on television and their goals to break into the entertainment business.

The five are taking part in the production of a television miniseries that is being produced by Channel 5 called Road to Liberation, a drama about World War II.

On the set of "Road to Liberation," a A-List Singaporean actor named Champion Zhang (guest star Edmund Chen) plays a Japanese World War II officer, who really gets into the role by punching him for real during an interrogation scene.

But when Hamsome punches Champion in retaliation during a retake, the star holds Andy responsible and challenges him to a fight at the car park after the last scene of the day.

When Andy starts trying to find a way to reverse the curse, he seeks the help of Huay, who in turn sends him to- of all people- a medium (played by guest star Michelle Chong).

Among the suitors being rumored includes actor Manly Han (guest star Julian Hee), Woody, Hamsome, Andy, and Sanjay.

But just as the quintet rejoice in seeing Woody banished from the set, they get a stunning shocker when they discover who replaced him as the new director on the show.

Its fun in the sun when Huay surprises the quintet by getting them jobs on a new beach volleyball drama she is working on, which is set in Sentosa.

When the guest star of the week, Maximus, leaves his laptop lying around on the set, the Calefare can't help but take a peek inside.

At the end of a late night shoot, Kak and Hamsome find a notebook with the names of several actors and directors on it, the first four of them mysteriously crossed out.

The cast of Calefare . From left to right: Benjamin Heng, Fiona Xie, Gurmit Singh, Mastura Ahmad and Vadi Pvss