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The Untold Story of China’s Most Famous Comedian
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Meet Joe Wong, China’s most famous stand-up comedian, who went from a biochemist in China to roasting Joe Biden at the White House
In this episode of China Unpacked, we unpack Joe’s extraordinary journey, from arriving in the US with zero comedy experience, to battling racism on and off stage, and ultimately becoming one of the most recognizable comedians in the world
We talked about:
- Why he change career path from Biochemistry to Comedy (How they are more related than you think!)
- What’s the stand-up comedy scene is really like in China (and Why you should move to China if you are a stand-up comedian)
- The night he got into a fight after being called racial slur by another comedian
- What it’s like to perform comedy at the white house for Joe Biden
- The subtle difference in racism between US and China
- Joe's secret technique to become funny, and stay funny
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