Comedian Xi Diao says he knows he should avoid talking politics on stage, but sharing a family name with Chinese President Xi Jinping makes it hard to resist. Even his name is politically sensitive, ...

Impersonator Ryan Chen has become a social media phenomenon with his funny videos. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China on Wednesday slapped one of the country’s best-known comedy companies with a 14.7 million yuan ($2.13 million) penalty, accusing it of “harming society” after a military joke made by one of its ...

SHANGHAI, May 17 (Reuters) - China on Wednesday slapped one of the country's best-known comedy companies with a 14.7 million yuan ($2.13 million) penalty, accusing it of "harming society" after a ...

The penalty came after a popular comedian joked about a military slogan often used by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, who has strictly curbed expression. By Chang Che and Olivia Wang Beijing fined a ...

Chinese authorities warned comedians against stirring up gender discord in the Asian country after a video of a performer talking about her marriage went viral. In a notice issued over the weekend, ...

American comic Appell debuts with a funny and insightful memoir about his Chinese comedy career. While in college, Appell became fascinated with xiangsheng, a traditional Chinese comedy method ...