Ye Fong

Seow Tian Chye, known as Ye Fong (1932 – September 1995), was a Singaporean comedian. He was part of a Singaporean comedy duo, with Wang Sa, who were akin to the Laurel and Hardy of the East.

Early life and education
Ye was born in 1932 at Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. His elder uncle, who was without children, adopted Ye from his parents at the age of 4. With his adoptive father, Ye stayed at Malacca, Malaysia and subsequently moved to Singapore.

Ye studied at Ying Sin School (應新學校) which was managed by Ying Fo Fui Kun, a Hakka clan association in Singapore. He would later transferred to study at Qifa Primary School.

Career
Ye's adoptive father was a goldsmith which influenced Ye to join the same trade. He learned the trade within fifteen months and became a goldsmith.

Ye often performed with Wang as a comedy duo at the New World Amusement Park and on television in the 1960s and 1970s.

Ye, in his first film role in The Crazy Bumpkins, won the Best Comedy Actor in the 20th Asia Pacific Film Festival in 1974.

Death
Ye died of a heart attack in September 1995.

At the Star Awards 2003, Ye together with Wang, were awarded posthumously the 40th Anniversary Evergreen Achievement Award.