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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Duo finds laughter is the best medicine

Chinese medical student and British comedian team up to put smiles on more faces, Hou Chenchen reports. Chinese medical major Li Xinshu, 24, and British comedian Fraser Sampson, 27, were crafting their next stand-up comedy routine right in the heart of the Chinese capital. "Unlike traditional comedy, stand-up involves direct engagement with the audience, creating a dynamic and often unpredictable …

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3 months ago

Funny, it isn’t hard to make a comedy show that autistic adults can enjoy too

LA Times

Comedian Joshua Meyrowitz performs recently at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood, during a comedy show that aimed to be inclusive for neurodivergent people. Funnily enough, making a comedy show inclusive for neurodivergent people is “not a big adjustment at all — it’s just something that no one’s thought to do,” said Rob Kutner, a comedy writer and co-producer of the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Clowns in comedy: People used to hate clowns. Now they’re taking over comedy.

Slate

No clown on earth looks quite like Julia Masli. It’s a collective acknowledgement in comedy that everyone is learning how to be a clown now.” Case in point: Masli’s partner, Viggo Venn, a Norwegian clown with a frazzled sphere of mad-scientist hair, won last year’s edition of Britain’s Got Talent, a show that typically doles out awards to more conventional …

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4 months ago

Reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024 premieres on Tencent

China Daily

Posters of the reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024. The reality show, Stand-up Comedy 2024, which has invited more than 50 comedians from home and abroad to compete in rounds of stand-up shows, premiered on Tencent's video platform on Tuesday. For its first round of competitions, the show has enlisted actress Zhang Yuqi, anchorwoman Lu Yu, singer-songwriter Zhang Wei, as well …

4 months ago

Reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024 premieres on Tencent

China Daily

Posters of the reality show Stand-up Comedy 2024. The reality show, Stand-up Comedy 2024, which has invited more than 50 comedians from home and abroad to compete in rounds of stand-up shows, premiered on Tencent's video platform on Tuesday. For its first round of competitions, the show has enlisted actress Zhang Yuqi, anchorwoman Lu Yu, singer-songwriter Zhang Wei, as well …

4 months, 1 week ago

iQIYI to stage new stand-up comedy show

China Daily

Comedian actors Liu Yang and Fu Hang, and actress Xiao Lu attend the media screening of the comedy show King of Comedy: Stand-Up Season on Aug 13, 2024. The highly anticipated stand-up comedy competition show King of Comedy: Stand-Up Season, produced by streaming giant iQIYI, is set to premiere on Aug 16, with new episodes streamed every Friday and Saturday …

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6 months ago

Tradition of humor is no laughing matter

China Daily

Hong Kong actor Wong Cho-lam performs at the closing ceremony of the China Comedy Film Week. The inaugural China Comedy Film Week, a five-day celebration of humor and film, concluded on the evening of June 11, drawing significant attention to the Northeast region. With the theme "Comedy Gathers in Shenyang, Joy Blooms", the event ran from June 7-11, showcasing the …

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6 months ago

Tradition of humor is no laughing matter

China Daily

Hong Kong actor Wong Cho-lam performs at the closing ceremony of the China Comedy Film Week. The inaugural China Comedy Film Week, a five-day celebration of humor and film, concluded on the evening of June 11, drawing significant attention to the Northeast region. With the theme "Comedy Gathers in Shenyang, Joy Blooms", the event ran from June 7-11, showcasing the …

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6 months ago

Tradition of humor is no laughing matter

China Daily

Comedian Gong Hanlin and his wife comedian Jin Zhu at the closing ceremony. "I believe the inaugural China Comedy Film Week in Shenyang will boost local and regional interest in Chinese cinema," Jiang says. He hopes future editions of the film week will include training programs to cultivate more talent, making Shenyang not only the event's host city but also …

Comedy Film China Jiang Shenyang

6 months ago

Tradition of humor is no laughing matter

China Daily

Ambassadors for this year's comedy film week Zhu Shimao and Jia Bing. Shenyang has a rich tradition and spirit, making it a natural choice to host the inaugural comedy film week," says Lin. Zhang Pimin, chairman of the China Film Foundation, attended the China Comedy Film Week and noted the city's significant transformation in recent years. "Hosting the comedy film …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shenyang set to spark laughter with inaugural comedy film week

China Daily

The inaugural China Comedy Film Week is poised to captivate audiences in Shenyang, Liaoning province, from June 7 to 11, encapsulating the spirit of mirth and cinema under the theme "Gathering in Shenyang, Blossoming with Joy". This weeklong event, dedicated to the art of comedy films, will showcase a constellation of comedic luminaries and present a curated selection of timeless …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shenyang set to spark laughter with inaugural comedy film week

China Daily

The inaugural China Comedy Film Week is poised to captivate audiences in Shenyang, Liaoning province, from June 7 to 11, encapsulating the spirit of mirth and cinema under the theme "Gathering in Shenyang, Blossoming with Joy". This weeklong event, dedicated to the art of comedy films, will showcase a constellation of comedic luminaries and present a curated selection of timeless …

Shenyang Spark Laughter

7 months ago

Asian American Comedy's Revolutionary Rebrand

Huff Post

Ever since she was a little kid, comedian Youngmi Mayer knew she was funny. Today, she speaks through the lens of her identity: as a woman, as a Korean, as a biracial person, as someone who immigrated to America when she was 20 and realized that life wasn’t all like ”Saved By The Bell,” and as the author of her …

Comedy Asian Korean Audiences Jokes Mayer Comedians

7 months ago

Comedian-turned-heroes fail to tickle funny bone

Deccan Chronicle

With comedian-turned-hero Suhas’s film ‘Prasanna Vadhanam also failing to set cash registers ringing, while another comedian Getup Sreenu is trying to make his mark as hero with his upcoming film ‘Raju Yadav’ but Telugu audience are in no mood to encourage this new trend of comedian-turned-heros. “We have enough comedy shows like ‘Jabardasth’ on the small screen besides social media …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Popular Chinese crosstalk comedians bring laughter, cultural charisma to London

China Daily

Guo Degang is a popular Chinese traditional crosstalk comedian who has over 15 million followers on China's video-sharing platform Douyin. Thunderous laughter and applause almost blew off the roof of an auditorium in London's ExCeL Exhibition Centre on Saturday night, when a punchline by Guo Degang, a popular Chinese traditional crosstalk comedian, landed with an audience of thousands. Along with …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Laughter riot at Comic Con Hyderabad

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: Laughter serves as a potent medicine, a remedy for life’s challenges. Rohan Joshi and Sahil Shah, the dynamic duo at Comic Con Hyderabad, injected pure joy into the audience with their uproarious jokes. Reflecting on the experience of participating in Hyderabad Comic Con, Rohan expresses, “The first Comic Con in the city after three and a half years post-pandemic …

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1 year ago

Netflix is a Joke 2024 announces lineup with Ali Wong, Chris Rock, David Letterman and more

LA Times

Netflix Is a Joke Fest announced its return next May after taking a year off in 2023. Netflix, in association with Live Nation, will deliver another massive 11-day fest, dubbed the biggest comedy festival in North America, featuring stand-up performances from the top names in comedy at clubs and major L.A. venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, the Greek, the Dolby …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Laughing Matter | Frontline Newsletter

The Hindu

Published : Nov 21, 2023 14:37 IST - 3 MINS READ Dear reader, Mort Sahl, the renowned American comedian who famously quipped, “Washington couldn’t tell a lie, Nixon couldn’t tell the truth, and Reagan couldn’t tell the difference,” is widely regarded as the pioneer of modern stand-up comedy. The period saw a surge in politically charged comedy, with comedians like …

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1 year, 3 months ago

‘It is high time comedians see their own union’: Comics show solidarity with actors on picket lines

LA Times

Comedians, including Samson Crouppen, gathered in front of Fox Studios in Century City on Monday to perform stand-up for SAG-AFTRA strikers. Comic Felicia Michaels cut her set short, saying she’d soon devolve into “a bunch of d— jokes, which does feel fair on a picket line in front of Fox Studios.” It was a witty segue into her critique of …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Comedy as an empowering tool

The Hindu

In a YouTube video, a clip from a recent live performance, comedian Manaal Patil talks about scoring poor marks in his 12th standard board examinations. “I just wanted a seat.” Call to anti-caste movement Mr. Patil is one of the three comedians who will perform Blue Material — a stand-up comedy show with an all-Dalit lineup — in the city, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

No Laughing Matter: Why a comedy firm is paying millions for an 'army joke' in China

Firstpost

An “offensive” joke in China can cost more than $2 million. Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, without naming the comedian, said that talk shows must have “minimum standards” and should not “cross the red line”. Li cancelled his other performances, while Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media – the entertainment firm that represents him – also apologised, calling the joke “inappropriate”. The …

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1 year, 8 months ago

"Comedians have to reflect on life": "SNL" alum Jay Pharoah on comics becoming great dramatic actors

Salon

When it comes to success, society often pushes this idea of hyper-focus and insane dedication. "I feel like this is the year of me really coming into myself with everything — with acting, with stand-up, even with music," he told on me on "Salon Talks." "When you're really good at doing impressions, everything else has to line up with it," …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Xiaoguo comedy brings Chinese New Year cheer to US audience

China Daily

A group of Chinese standup comedians started their tour across North America at McCaw Hall in Seattle on Friday, attracting 2,000 audience members to enjoy the show. Held by Xiaoguo Culture, a Shanghai-based leading comedy company, this tour is a celebration of Chinese New Year. As the company's first-ever tour in North America, it will visit many cities like San …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Saturday night laughs

China Daily

Zheng Jian and Li Ding perform a cross-talk skit illustrating how common scams work. Popular weekend TV show spotlights a diverse range of comedians and performance styles, providing a lighthearted diversion for Chinese viewers, Li Yingxue reports. After the second episode was released, the hashtag of "What kind of people are most likely to be cheated" was trending on social …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Saturday night laughs

China Daily

Zheng Jian and Li Ding perform a cross-talk skit illustrating how common scams work. Popular weekend TV show spotlights a diverse range of comedians and performance styles, providing a lighthearted diversion for Chinese viewers, Li Yingxue reports. After the second episode was released, the hashtag of "What kind of people are most likely to be cheated" was trending on social …

Performance Zhang Feng

2 years, 1 month ago

Yogesh Tripathi: In some time, I too will try my hand at penning some comic content

Hindustan Times

Actor Yogesh Tripathi agrees that making others laugh is actually the toughest job. But I feel time will change and no medium will go out of the circumference ever, be it TV or films.” The F.I.R and Bulbul actor gives credit to writers of his show for constantly coming up with content that can still manage to win TRPs even …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Formula of happiness

China Daily

Documentary Tales of Happiness in China shows that young entrepreneurs are fulfilling themselves in the countryside. "What we're doing is very down-to-earth, literally, but the new generation is doing something different from the past generations of farmers," Xu, 35, says. "Thanks to this documentary, more people may find that agriculture can also be cool," Xu says. "This great time of …

China Chinese Era Documentary Series

2 years, 1 month ago

Formula of happiness

China Daily

Documentary Tales of Happiness in China shows that young entrepreneurs are fulfilling themselves in the countryside. "What we're doing is very down-to-earth, literally, but the new generation is doing something different from the past generations of farmers," Xu, 35, says. "Thanks to this documentary, more people may find that agriculture can also be cool," Xu says. "This great time of …

China Documentary Chinese Era

2 years, 1 month ago

Formula of happiness

China Daily

Documentary Tales of Happiness in China shows that young entrepreneurs are fulfilling themselves in the countryside. "What we're doing is very down-to-earth, literally, but the new generation is doing something different from the past generations of farmers," Xu, 35, says. "Thanks to this documentary, more people may find that agriculture can also be cool," Xu says. "This great time of …

China Documentary Chinese Era

2 years, 2 months ago

It's no joke as we laugh at stand-up comedy

China Daily

Entertainment genre is growing as more performers highlight the funny side of life, Xing Wen reports. This is reflected by this year's online stand-up comedy competition Rock and Roast where Mao and many other budding comedians, from different walks of life, and various ages, came to strut their stuff. Last year, he claimed the top prize in the stand-up comedy …

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2 years, 2 months ago

WATCH: French TV Show Invites People With Unusual Laughs and Netizens Had a Laugh Riot

News 18

In a hilarious incident, a French TV show C’est mon choix,, featured a whole load of contagious laughter. “French TV show invited people with unusual laughs to sit together…. Have a look at the video: French TV show invited people with unusual laughs to sit together…. Another person wrote, “This is what a space ship should sound like when no …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Top 5 TV Appearances Of Raju Srivastava, From The Great Indian Laughter Challenge to Bigg Boss 3

News 18

Comedian Raju Srivastav is no more. Raju Srivastav received recognition after participating in the first season of the comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2005. Let’s take a look at his top 5 TV appearances: The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Raju Srivastav was in the entertainment business since the late 1980s but it was only after The Great …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Comicstaan season 3 reveals Indian reality TV at its best

Firstpost

There is a long history of the link between Indian comedy and reality TV in India. An ethos built by the The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, sustained by Comedy Circus and contemporised by the various regional spin offs like Hasya Jatra and Tamil Comicstaan. Raju Srivastav inverted Kabir’s doha on ego elimination when he once joked in a candid interview …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Amazon Prime Video’s Comicstaan is the perfect launch pad for budding comedians of the country

Firstpost

When Amazon Prime Video first introduced the comedy reality show Comicstaan back in 2018, no one would have thought that the show would become a classic. Not only did it provide a stepping stone to budding talents including Samay Raina, Aishwarya Mohanraj, Sreeja Chaturvedi, Akash Gupta and Rahul Dua among others, it also made people aware of various genres of …

Comedy Tamil Comicstaan

2 years, 7 months ago

Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman to judge India's Laughter Champion. Watch promo

India Today

Sony TV recently announced a new comedy reality show, India's Laughter Champion. Today, May 12, the official Instagram handle of the channel shared a new promo featuring Archana Puran Singh and Shekhar Suman. ARCHANA PURAN SINGH AND SHEKHAR SUMAN ON INDIA'S LAUGHTER CHAMPION Sony TV announced the launch of India's Laughter Champion in April and today, May 12, the makers …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Cirque du Soleil plans a new and hybrid Las Vegas show

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that appropriately flips its typical script. “Mad Apple” will feature stand-up comedians, close-up magic and a live band playing pop music onstage alongside Cirque’s famous acrobats in a new hybrid form of live entertainment. The show — inspired by New …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Stand-up comedy hits new heights

China Daily

Leading stand-up comics take the stage at Shanghai Grand Theater, a venue for the genre and other performances, including ballet, drama and classical music concerts. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Younger audiences warm to jokes based on topical material Zheng Bowen, known to audiences as Xiao Mai, began to perform stand-up comedy in 2019 at a time when the entertainment …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Stand-up comedy hits new heights

China Daily

Leading stand-up comics take the stage at Shanghai Grand Theater, a venue for the genre and other performances, including ballet, drama and classical music concerts. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Younger audiences warm to jokes based on topical material Zheng Bowen, known to audiences as Xiao Mai, began to perform stand-up comedy in 2019 at a time when the entertainment …

Comedy Zheng Perform Harbin

2 years, 10 months ago

Stand-up comedy hits new heights

China Daily

Leading stand-up comics take the stage at Shanghai Grand Theater, a venue for the genre and other performances, including ballet, drama and classical music concerts. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Younger audiences warm to jokes based on topical material Zheng Bowen, known to audiences as Xiao Mai, began to perform stand-up comedy in 2019 at a time when the entertainment …

Comedy Zheng Perform Harbin

2 years, 10 months ago

Stand-up comedy hits new heights

China Daily

Leading stand-up comics take the stage at Shanghai Grand Theater, a venue for the genre and other performances, including ballet, drama and classical music concerts. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Younger audiences warm to jokes based on topical material Zheng Bowen, known to audiences as Xiao Mai, began to perform stand-up comedy in 2019 at a time when the entertainment …

Comedy Zheng Perform Harbin

2 years, 10 months ago

Stand-up comedy hits new heights

China Daily

Leading stand-up comics take the stage at Shanghai Grand Theater, a venue for the genre and other performances, including ballet, drama and classical music concerts. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Younger audiences warm to jokes based on topical material Zheng Bowen, known to audiences as Xiao Mai, began to perform stand-up comedy in 2019 at a time when the entertainment …

Comedy Zheng Perform Harbin

2 years, 10 months ago

Stand-up comedy hits new heights

China Daily

Leading stand-up comics take the stage at Shanghai Grand Theater, a venue for the genre and other performances, including ballet, drama and classical music concerts. Photo provided to CHINA DAILY Younger audiences warm to jokes based on topical material Zheng Bowen, known to audiences as Xiao Mai, began to perform stand-up comedy in 2019 at a time when the entertainment …

Comedy Zheng Perform Harbin

2 years, 10 months ago

Amit Tandon: Comedians not just people who get on stage and make people laugh

Hindustan Times

Stand-up comedian Amit Tandon calls for a change in the mindset of people who try to slot comedians as just professionals making people laugh. Amit Tandon recently made his debut as host on small screen with a comedy show “In current times, I look at myself, just like a lot of comedians, I look at me as a writer. In …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Phat Tuesdays review: Amazon Prime Video docu-series gives an insightful look at the history of stand-up comedy

Firstpost

What might make the docu-series work is that it is, in a sense, an underdog story- the story of how a marginalised community makes its mark. This show was a curated line-up of African-American comics, who didn’t usually get to perform at The Comedy Store, considered the Mecca of stand-up comedy. Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip-Hop Comedy, on Amazon …

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3 years ago

Just for laughs

China Daily

Wang Zi combines mime, dance, hand gestures and clown performance in his shows. With a big red nose, a pair of round spectacles like Harry Potter, and his expressive body language, Wu, a 31-year-old mime artist, made his stage debut in the reality show Super Sketch Show, broadcast by streaming platform iQiyi, with a five-minute performance, titled Bob's Travels. Actor …

Reality Iqiyi

3 years ago

Just for laughs

China Daily

Wang Zi combines mime, dance, hand gestures and clown performance in his shows. With a big red nose, a pair of round spectacles like Harry Potter, and his expressive body language, Wu, a 31-year-old mime artist, made his stage debut in the reality show Super Sketch Show, broadcast by streaming platform iQiyi, with a five-minute performance, titled Bob's Travels. Actor …

Reality Iqiyi

3 years, 3 months ago

L.A. comic showcase tackles Asian hate by laughing it into submission

LA Times

If converting pandemic pain into laughter were a sport in the Comedy Olympics, Asian American comedians deserve to be draped with a pile of gold medals. “The stereotypes are very negative and so I wanted to get into the entertainment industry so I could be a positive role model for Asian women, and this was over 15 years ago,” says …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Need a laugh? How to watch Kenan Thompson, Wanda Sykes and more riff in our Comedy Roundtable

LA Times

Spectrum News 1’s broadcast of the 2021 Envelope Emmy Roundtables premieres tonight with a conversation among some of Hollywood’s biggest names in television this awards season. The Comedy Roundtable features an hourlong chat with Wanda Sykes, Kenan Thompson, Jane Krakowski, Michiel Huisman, Anna Konkle and Robin Thede. “Just having our crew chuckle at something, it makes you feel, ‘Oh, thank …

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