Category: stand up comedy

Chinese Regime Fines Talk Show Firm $2 Million for Mocking Chinese Military

May 19, 2023
Asia & PacificcensorshipChina Business & EconomyChina Human RightsChina NewsChinese RegimecomedianFun FactoryGrassroots ResistancehouseLi HaoshiPLAsocial controlSocial IssuesSpecial Topicsstand up comedyWorldXi JinpingXiaoguo
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China’s communist regime fined a mainland Chinese talk show company around $2 million and suspended its performances indefinitely this week after a comedian was reported by audience members for mocking China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the regime’s military slogan. Observers pointed out that it’s becoming harder for talk show hosts and comedians to survive…

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What It’s Like to Perform Stand-up in Today’s Climate: California Comedians

May 1, 2023
CaliforniaJason RogersRegional & State NewsSouthern Californiastand up comedyState NewsUSVipul Munshi
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Los Angeles-based comedians have much to say on the topic of cancel culture, both on stage and off. As prominent comics like Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock critique American audiences for what the duo describes as an increasing “oversensitivity” to jokes due to political polarization, others in the sphere performing in California—a known bastion of…

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Dry Bar Comedy: Stand-Up Comedian Keith Stubbs’s Family-Friendly Platform is Working to Keep America’s Humor Clean

August 12, 2022
American EssenceBrightclean humorcomedianComedystand up comedy
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Today’s stand-up comedy is filled with F-bombs and N-words. The monologues in late-night shows have turned into profanity-laced political rants that Standards & Practices would need to censor. If he were alive today, Steve Allen—the very first late-night TV host—would be appalled at what comedy has become. However, it appears that Americans are eager to…

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