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Veteran getai compere, singer and actor John Cheng 'Ah Nan', who died of a heart attack, joked about his heart, weight and cholesterol problems during a performance at the Esplanade in November last year.

Before he sang his Hokkien song, Ah Nan jokingly said: "I have heart disease. I have 3 arteries and one has been cut."

Ah Nan mentioned he had gotten fatter as he hardly exercises, and said his cholesterol levels were so high, they were higher than Yao Ming's height.

During his banter session, he also kept saying he was 'going to drop on the floor'.

In a more light hearted performance at Chinatown with Wang Lei, Lee Peifen and Zheng Ying Ying, Ah Nan played a bumbling student who calls his teacher 'old virgin' after being set up by his fellow classmates.

He continues to infuriate his teacher with his various antics throughout the rest of the skit.

His death was reported on Lian He Wan Bao's facebook page this morning (Jan 22), where many of his fans expressed their condolences.

Ah Nan has worked closely with Stomp in the past for its annual Getai coverage on Getai A-Go-Go, while continuing to host shows including this recent one at Arumugam Road.

Check out the gallery for screengrabs from John Cheng's performances at Esplanade and Chinatown, as well as pictures of John Cheng as most would remember him, as a fast-talking Getai compere.

Adult content: Viewer discretion advised for Ah Nan's Chinatown performance.