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    Toast With a Roast

    May 20, 2021 5 minutes
    By Li Qing

    When A33, a theater in Beijing, hosted a stand-up comedy show on May 10, to the surprise of the organizers, nearly 250 people turned up to laugh at the punchlines. Six years ago, such attendance would have been unbelievable. Indeed, there were even instances of shows having more comedians than viewers.

    At the show, Wan Da was one of the performers. The 58-year-old is a member of Beijing Comedy Center, a stand-up comedy club established in 2015.

    Wan articulated the concern of the industry. “Many people are worried about the future of stand-up comedy, a genre that is very popular in the U.S., after its introduction in China. Can it adapt itself here?” he said.

    Then he answered his own query. “As the results show, there is no need to worry.

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