About...
Joanne is a freelance scriptwriter and director based in Singapore. Her work extends from television to theme park. To date, no one has yet disputed her claim that she's the only TV writer in Singapore who has production experience from the earliest live-recorded sitcom productions like Under One Roof, starting way back as a stand-in during her undergraduate days.
Scripteasers is the company she runs, developing and writing television concepts and scripts. She keeps an eye out for interesting projects. If you are looking for a writer, please contact joanne at scripteasers.com
Also known as a professional hobbyist, Joanne has an interest in dogs, photography, and, daily, fights the urge of going down the rabbit hole of watch collecting. Among her proud qualifications, is her intermediate certificate in professional baking. You can follow her misadventures in bread by following the new @mydoughjo on instagram, which admittedly needs to be updated more frequently.
Presently...
In Television
Joanne is currently headwriting for Kin, now in its fourth season on MediaCorp's Channel 5.
Award Winning Shows
- 2014 Asian Television Awards Best Comedy : Spouse for House
- 2014 IAAPA Brass Ring Live Entertainment Excellence Best Overall Production : Sesame Street Saves Christmas
- 2010 International Drama Festival in Tokyo Special Award for Foreign Drama : Red Thread
- 2007 New York Festivals Finalist Award Winner : My Sassy Neighbour 2
- 2005 New York Festivals Bronze World Medal : Achar!
- 1998 Asian Television Awards Best Sitcom : Phua Chu Kang
- 1996 Asian Television Awards Best Sitcom : Under One Roof
- 1996 New York Festivals World Medal Bronze : Happy Belly
- 1995 Singapore Film Festival Best Comedy : Under One Roof
Previously...
In Television
Joanne has conceptualised, developed and worked on many television shows including top rating and award winning series, in various roles as assistant director, producer, writer and director.
Recent
- Kin (2018 - 2022) Head Writer
Before 2020
- Tanglin (2015 - 2019) Head Writer
- Faculty (2016) Writer
- Fine Tune (2016) Writer
- Mata Mata (2013 - 2015) Season 1 - 2: Writer; Season 3: Head Writer
- Koji Cooks (2015) Season 1: Writer
- Spouse for House (2014) Season 1: Writer
- Point of Entry (2010 - 2014) Season 1 - 4: Writer
Before 2010
- Red Thread (2009) Writer
- Sayang Sayang (2008 - 2009) Season 1: Writer; Season 2: Writer, Director
- PCK Sdn Bhd (2008) Writer
- Spa Seekers (2008) Season 2: Writer
- Parental Guidance (2007 - 2008) Season 1 - 2: Executive Producer, Writer, Director
- Junior Jams (2006) Writer
- My Sassy Neighbour (2005 - 2007) Season 1: Writer; Season 2 - 3: Writer, Director
- Shooting Stars (2005) Writer
- Stress Out (2005) Writer
- Achar! (2004 - 2005) Season 1 - 2: Assistant Director, Writer
- Like My Own (2004) Writer
- Home Alone (2003) Writer
- Heartlanders (2003) Season 2: Writer (Uncredited)
- Robbie and the Book of Tales (2003) Season 2: Writer
- On the Pulse (2002) Producer
- Ah Girl (2001) Writer
Before 2000
- Under One Roof (1999) Season 5: Writer (1995 - 1997), Season 2 - 3: Assistant Director
- Phua Chu Kang (1998) Season 2: Writer
- The Donny Lee Show (1998) Writer
- Three Rooms (1997) Writer
- My Grandson the Doctor (1996) Writer
- Happy Belly (1996) Writer
- The Pyramid Game (1995) Producer
- Sunday Brunch (1994 - 1995) Producer
In Theme Park
Joanne was a Show Director/Writer at Universal Studios Singapore from 2010 - 2016 on a consultant basis.
In this capacity, she wrote and conceptualised shows, directed pupeteers, character actors, hosts and stilt performers.
Joanne was also part of the audition panel for the annual USS Audition World Tour, casting and recruiting performers.
For the interactive show, Donkey Live! She was in-charge of the script and directing virtual puppeteers and hosts involved in the show.
Joanne has also written one-off specials such as the award-winning Sesame Street Saves Christmas (2013), for which she co-wrote the lyrics for the original rap, "I Ain't Got No Ho". She also wrote two original stage shows for Easter in 2015 & 2016.
In a managerial role, Joanne also put in place standard practices and operating procedures that have improved the day to day running of shows.
Universal Studios Singapore
- Sesame Street Saves Christmas (2013) Writer, Lyrics for Santa rap "I Ain't Got No Ho"
- Donkey Live! (2010 - 2016) Writer, Show Director
- Character Actors, Stilts (2010 - 2016) Show Director
Film
Off and on, opportunities arise, and you take them. There's always something to learn, even if they appear irrelevant.
- The Leap Years (2007) Set Photographer
- City Sharks (2003) Script Supervisor