Patricia Mok has just two conditions for herself with extreme forfeits on ‘Diam Lah’ gameshow

Singapore — With the rise of online streaming platforms, there are now ways to watch new programme content which are never or rarely seen before on traditional TV.

Diam Lah is a new Singaporean Mandarin game show on the Asia Momentum Media (AMM) mobile entertainment platform. The show is funny and enjoyable but its inane and extreme content similar to some programmes in Japan and Taiwan, probably meant it would not make it on Channels 8 or U.

In the show, host Patricia Mok and four other players select cards from a pile, and the one who gets the special “skull” card has to perform a stated punishment.

As of writing, two episodes have been released. Actors like Maxi Lim and Noah Yap, as well as new faces Cynthia Kuang and Joyce Ng has been featured in the show. When the player has done the forfeit, the cycle repeats, reported Asia One.

Speaking to Shin Min Daily News, Mok, 50 said that they performed over 30 penalties during filming, and she was exhausted by the end of the day.

The type of forfeits ranges from the ‘WTH’ types  — such as slapping the player on the face with a raw pig tongue that has sauce on it — to the downright disgusting. For example, a player was blindfolded and had to put her hand into a box with live frogs to pick up marbles.

Mok also takes part in the forfeits, and she told the Chinese evening daily that she pondered for three weeks before accepting the project.

“I usually don’t like to prank others and be pranked,” she explained.

Mok added: “I told the crew before we began filming to leave out cockroaches and lizards in the forfeits.”

The crew may have followed with her request, but other bugs were included in the game show and a player broke down in tears because of it. Throughout the game, all players have to be silent, or they would be smacked with pool noodles. A plastic ball with its corresponding colour would also be added to a box each time they talk.

At the end of the show, Mok randomly selected a ball from the box and the corresponding player had to eat a ‘Happy Meal’, which of course, isn’t as innocuous as it sounds.

If you’re game for such content, download the AMM to view the free programme. New episodes will be released every Saturday at 7:30 pm. /TISG