About this episode

The episode features bilingual comedian Jesse Appell discussing the traditional Chinese comic form of xiangsheng and the nuances of humor in Beijing.

The bilingual comedian talks us through the traditional “xiangsheng” form of Chinese comic repartee, and explains whether Beijing can take a joke. The China Books Podcast is a companion of China Books Review, a project of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations and The Wire China. For any queries or comments, please write to info@chinabooksreview.com.

People in this episode

Host: China Books Review

Guest: Jesse Appell

Topics covered

• Chinese comedy
• xiangsheng
• cultural commentary
• Beijing humor
• bilingual comedy

Keywords

• Chinese comedy
• xiangsheng
• Jesse Appell
• Beijing humor
• bilingual comedian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China Books Review, Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, The Wire China

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