Why is this the most "hilarious" cartoon in Malaysia

Translation (cartoon from Utusan Online):

Guy in blue: The Olympic Opening Ceremony was awesome and joyful.
Guy in yellow: Let's hope our athletes will shine.


(cricket sounds)

This is one eerily unfunny and uninspiring cartoon. Who commissions this kind of non-intellectual use of newspaper/media space? It is so pointless, it is actually very disturbing.

Very disturbing.

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