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From Beijing comedy clubs to New York stages, China's female comedians are using stand-up to tell new stories about modern China. On a Wednesday night not long ago, a crowd of Beijingers packed into ...

Chinese comedian Xiao Pa has drawn on a difficult childhood with a father who married repeatedly to tackle painful ...

A growing number of people in China feel their country’s future looks gloomy. Many young Chinese do not think their lives will be better than those of their parents, who enjoyed the hongli, or ...

In the past two decades, the rapid development of Chinese social media, in particular video streaming platforms such as Bilibili, has enhanced the popularization of stand-up comedy. This genre ...

Jesse Appell left everything behind to pursue a comedy career in China, where Western-style club comedy was just finding its footing. By Sopan Deb Becoming a successful comedian in the United States ...

What happens when Cantonese opera meets stand-up comedy in Singapore? On Aug 24th, the "From Zhuji Lane to the World" Guangfu Cultural Exchange Tour was held in Singapore, attracting nearly 400 local ...