It's funny, but no joke for female comedian
4 years, 4 months ago

It's funny, but no joke for female comedian

China Daily  

Stand-up comedian Yang Mengqi. Working as a sales director in the daytime, Yang Mengqi does stand-up at various clubs and pubs at night in Shanghai. "Compared to our male counterparts, female comedians face greater challenges," Yang says. She has gone viral on social media after participating in the ongoing season of Rock and Roast, a show to promote stand-up comedy culture. A judge on the show, Li Dan, commented that her act "brings a sense of oppression", claiming she spent too much time talking about her education background and decent job.

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Comedian gag sparks gender debate
1 month ago

Comedian gag sparks gender debate

China Daily  

Stand-up comedian Yang Li. It all dates back to the summer of 2020, when Yang's gag about men who look mediocre but are self-absorbed on the popular stand-up comedy program Rock &Roast Season 3 provoked fierce discussions online, leading to the coining of the term puxinnan. After the male friend says: 'But nothing can be done', I laughed out loud, …

Online show spotlights women's struggles through comedy
3 years, 8 months ago

Online show spotlights women's struggles through comedy

China Daily  

Singer Wang Ju and TV host Shen Mengchen An online reality show that invites female celebrities to stage stand-up comedy performances has recently been aired on streaming site Mango TV, creating a platform for women's self-expression. In its first episode, the show Listen to Sister gathered 18 celebrities from varying age groups, including veteran actress Zhang Kaili, taekwondo-athlete-turned-actress Zhang Lanxin, …

Serious approach to comedy
3 years, 8 months ago

Serious approach to comedy

China Daily  

From left: Three veterans, director Ying Da, actor and comedian Chen Peisi and cross-talk performer Guo Degang, mentor a new generation of Chinese comedians on the CCTV variety show Gold Medal Comedy Class. With his white mustache, the 67-year-old has shaken off the image of the mischievous young man from those vintage clips and, for the 12-episode variety show Gold …

Serious approach to comedy
3 years, 8 months ago

Serious approach to comedy

China Daily  

From left: Three veterans, director Ying Da, actor and comedian Chen Peisi and cross-talk performer Guo Degang, mentor a new generation of Chinese comedians on the CCTV variety show Gold Medal Comedy Class. With his white mustache, the 67-year-old has shaken off the image of the mischievous young man from those vintage clips and, for the 12-episode variety show Gold …

Stand-up is booming in China, with women centre-stage
3 years, 11 months ago

Stand-up is booming in China, with women centre-stage

The Economist  

Listen to this story. An academic at Peking University called Ms Yang and her admirers “internet feminists, the most emotional and least tolerable people”. Chizi, a popular male contestant on “Rock and Roast” with a penchant for boorish jokes about women, sniffed that Ms Yang was “not performing comedy”. With stand-up, says Evangeline Z, a 27-year-old comedian in Shanghai, “there …

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