Blog Tag - Comedian

Zheng Shuang and Zhang Heng
Feeling left out when your Chinese colleagues are gossiping about a trending star? Puzzled by those glamorous Chinese faces in subway ads, but can't...
For This US Transplant, Comedy Is the Key to Cultural Integration
At first glance, this year could be viewed in many ways as unexceptional, yet the first thing that struck us from conducting these interviews for The...
On the Verge of Politically Incorrect Comedy with Storm Xu, Nov 5 at Great Friend Outdoors Club
The funniest jokes are often those that would offend at least one person in the group. The art of navigating the knotty maze of political correctness...
"We Can't Have Your Belly Showing on Television" Comic Jesse Appell on His Breakthrough Chinese National TV Appearance
While most foreigners joke about the Beijing bikini, one of the city’s most famously funny laowai was shocked to find that you can’t crack wise about...
Q&A with Star Chinese Comedian Joe Wong Ahead of His April 8 Cheers Gulou Gig
Even though Joe Wong has had plenty of success in the notoriously tough American standup scene, when he returned home his wife scoffed at how soft he...
"It's Interesting How in China EVERYTHING is Food": Q&A With Funnyman Jim Gaffigan Ahead of Mar 22 Gig
Indulging in Hot Pockets. Cracking Dad jokes. Being pale. Such are the everyman hallmarks that Jim Gaffigan somehow makes hilarious. In fact the...
Laugh it Up: Des Bishop in Town to Learn Chinese
What would drive you to move all the way to China to live with a Chinese family? For comedian Des Bishop, it was working at an Irish kebab shop. He...