to make life more pleasant for Singaporeans. It was also envisaged that the presence of ample greenery in an environment clean of litter would signify that Singapore was a well-organised city and country and hence a good destination for both tourists and foreign investments alike. In a rare interview with Monty Don shown in the TV series Around the World in 80 Gardens, Lee Kuan Yew reveals that after visits to other big Asian cities such as Bangkok, Tokyo and Taipei, he feared that Singapore would turn into another concrete jungle, and he decided that gardens and parks should be established everywhere and made this a priority of the government. Popular culture Comedy Stand up Singapore has a well established stand-up comedy scene with dozens of active rooms. The comedy rooms in Singapore are weekly, starting with Comedy Masala on Tuesdays, Talk Cock Comedy on Wednesdays and Comedy Hub Singapore on Mondays and Thursdays. Every month, The Comedy Club Asia features leading international comics such as Shazia Mirza and Imran Yusuf. Comedy Masala also brings in international comedians, such as Paul Ogata. Kumar, a drag queen who has performed in Singapore for more than 17 years, is one of Singapore's leading stand-up comedians. Sitcoms Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, which main character is played by Gurmit Singh, was a popular sitcom in Singapore which aired during the late 1990s and early 2000s, depicting a stereotypical middle-class Singaporean businessman with an exaggerated Singlish accent. Other sitcoms where Singlish is prevalent include Under One Roof and Police & Thief. Drama Drama and soap opera shows such as the The Little Nyonya on Channel 8 and Anak Metropolitan on Suria has been critically acclaimed, and has been broadcast internationally. Music The music of Singapore has reflected the diverse influences that have shaped the country. Its various communities have their own distinct musical traditions: the Chinese people form the largest ethnic group in Singapore, with Malays, Indians, and smaller number of other peoples of different ethnicity as well as Eurasians. The different people with their traditional forms of music, the various modern musical styles, and the fusion of different forms account for the musical diversity in the country. It has an urban musical scene, and is a center for pop, rock, punk and other genres in the region. The country has produced in the 1960s bands like The Crescendos and The Quests, right up