China’s ‘Comedy Queen’ Loses Yet Another Deal Over Men Jokes
Oct 22, 2024 · Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has cut ties with the female comedian Yang Li after being inundated with complaints from male customers. Yang is one of the leading lights of a new generation of female Chinese comedians, who is known for poking fun at the male ego.
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Sep 19, 2024 · Several government advisers in Shanghai also recently called for local officials to loosen concert approval processes to allow stars like Taylor Swift to perform in the city.. Ye’s appearance in Hainan has dominated Chinese social media in recent days, with fans styling the concert as a homecoming for the American star.
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How the Return of a Beloved Influencer Broke China’s Internet
Nov 13, 2024 · It was an abrupt, dramatic return to rival the release of Beyoncé’s “Lemonade.” On Tuesday, Li Ziqi, one of China’s most popular influencers, suddenly dropped her first videos in more than three years, triggering a social media frenzy that is …
In China’s New Stand-up Comedy Shows, Women Have All the …
Oct 8, 2024 · The comedian Yarong, meanwhile, reflected on how her experience living and working overseas became a disadvantage when she returned to China and started dating. Many of her matches just wanted to find a woman who would stay at home and raise their children, she said. “They believed a woman like me wasn’t family-oriented, and was unreliable,” she said.
A Look Back at the History of Chinese Stand-Up
Sep 11, 2024 · As stand-up’s popularity grew, local governments across China sought to cash in on the boom. Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong, called itself the “cradle of Chinese stand-up,” while the eastern province of Shandong referred to itself as the nation’s “number one stand-up province.”
Hope in Hardship: How an Illiterate Woman ‘Wrote’ Her Memoir
It was 1995 and Ad Bel had traveled to a job fair in Guiyang, the Guizhou capital, in search of work. She was approached by a stranger who asked if she was willing to make an out-of-town delivery, promising a few hundred yuan for three days’ work.
China’s Movie of the Summer Is a Dark Satire on Tiger Parents
Jul 16, 2024 · The highly anticipated dark comedy “Successor” is rapidly emerging as one of China’s biggest movies of the year, becoming the first film of the summer to gross over 100 million yuan ($13.8 million) in a single day on Saturday.
With AI, China’s New Hit Dramas Are Virtually Writing Themselves
Aug 14, 2024 · New frontier. Despite their soaring popularity, ultrashort dramas have typically been confined to well-trodden genres such as domineering CEOs, cheesy time travel narratives, or conflicts within wealthy families.. But according to Chen, AI now offers creators the tools to break free from these clichéd constraints.