NARRATIVE – Booming, comedy shows, although monitored by censorship, offer breathing space to the younger generations of the Asian giant.
Special envoy to Shanghai (China)
“My husband is from Ireland. People say Wow. Where is it? The country is so small that after driving four hours, you come across a donkey in the middle of the road. And my husband knows him.» The young Shanghainese audience burst into laughter as Dawn Wong made jokes pointing out the cultural differences between China and the West in this small, overheated room in the country’s largest metropolis. This young woman from Dongbei with bleached blonde hair made a name for herself by posting her sarcastic wedding speech online, where she humorously teases her new Irish family.
“The young Chinese loved it because here we are not used to making fun of our family. It’s a delicate subject.” explains the 35-year-old comedian to 1.8 million subscribers on Weibo messaging, who is on tour across the world’s second largest economy. A journey that will take her to Chengdu, Wuhan, Canton and even severe Beijing, testifying to…
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