Join us for a night of sharp, fearless stand-up comedy featuring performers from across the global Asian diaspora. The program is co-presented with The Humor Section.

Chinese audiences pushed animation, action and historical war films to the top of 2025’s satisfaction charts, while comedies and romance all but disappeared from favor, according to new research ...

Jesse Appell left everything behind to pursue a comedy career in China, where Western-style club comedy was just finding its footing.

NEW YORK, February 12, 2026 — Bilingual comedian and author Jesse Appell speaks with New York-based comedian Tony Chou about comedy, culture, and what it means to find humor across borders. Having ...

BEIJING (AP) — Under rotating ceiling fans in hot, crowded bars, an edgier form of entertainment is emerging in China that reflects greater cultural freedom: stand-up comedy. The jokes told in these ...

An audience poses for a photo next to a poster of the film Pegasus 3, at a theatre in Yinchuan city, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Feb 20, 2026. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING - China's box office revenue ...