BEIJING (AP) — Under rotating ceiling fans in hot, crowded bars, an edgier form of entertainment is emerging in China that reflects greater cultural freedom: stand-up comedy. The jokes told in these ...

Join us for an evening of laughter, storytelling, and cultural insights with bilingual comedian and author Jesse Appell, to celebrate the launch of his new book, This Was Funnier in China. As part of ...

BEIJING, July 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 3, iQIYI, China's leading online entertainment platform, announces that its original hit comedic variety show "The King of Stand-Up Comedy" returns for ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story is part of Sixth Tone’s 10-year anniversary series, Ten Years in Transition. YUNNAN, Southwest China — On a cold January afternoon in Kunming, three women from the stand-up club More Than ...

QINGDAO, China, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Iqingdao: ...

NEW YORK, February 12, 2026 — Bilingual comedian and author Jesse Appell speaks with New York-based comedian Tony Chou about comedy, culture, and what it means to find humor across borders. Having ...