Zhou Libo (Chinese: å'¨ç«‹æ³¢; pinyin: ZhÅ u LìbÅ ; born on April 22,
1967, in Shanghai) is a Chinese stand-up comedian, television actor
and host. In addition to comedy, he has also been a judge on China's
Got Talent. In late 2008, Zhou created his own stand-up comedy called
"Shanghai Style Small Talk" (Chinese: æµ·æ´¾æ¸…å £) which includes A
Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big
Shanghai.His comedic style is based upon the Shanghainese style of
comic dram, which is delivered in a linguistic mixture of Mandarin
Chinese, Shanghainese and some English words and phrases. Zhou
frequently discusses topics such as urban life, economic and political
issues. Traditional comic dramas are included in his performances in
which a pair of performers are engaged in conversation and only on
occasion break the fourth wall. Shanghainese-style comedic
performances tend to have only one performer speaking to the audience,
a feature that is also found in modern Western stand up comedies, in
contrast to the Chinese xiangsheng, which most of the time consists of
a comic duo.In "A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years," Zhou discussed
the drastic changes in Shanghai since the "Chinese economic reform,"
and his show also covers content such as the changes of clothing
trends, ups and downs in the Chinese stock market, and the
shoe-throwing incident during premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Cambridge
University.Zhou's material and delivery is entirely improvised when
performing on stage due to ongoing and recent events so that the show
is 'up-to-date' and keeps up with global events in which he may cover
within his show.
1967, in Shanghai) is a Chinese stand-up comedian, television actor
and host. In addition to comedy, he has also been a judge on China's
Got Talent. In late 2008, Zhou created his own stand-up comedy called
"Shanghai Style Small Talk" (Chinese: æµ·æ´¾æ¸…å £) which includes A
Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big
Shanghai.His comedic style is based upon the Shanghainese style of
comic dram, which is delivered in a linguistic mixture of Mandarin
Chinese, Shanghainese and some English words and phrases. Zhou
frequently discusses topics such as urban life, economic and political
issues. Traditional comic dramas are included in his performances in
which a pair of performers are engaged in conversation and only on
occasion break the fourth wall. Shanghainese-style comedic
performances tend to have only one performer speaking to the audience,
a feature that is also found in modern Western stand up comedies, in
contrast to the Chinese xiangsheng, which most of the time consists of
a comic duo.In "A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years," Zhou discussed
the drastic changes in Shanghai since the "Chinese economic reform,"
and his show also covers content such as the changes of clothing
trends, ups and downs in the Chinese stock market, and the
shoe-throwing incident during premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Cambridge
University.Zhou's material and delivery is entirely improvised when
performing on stage due to ongoing and recent events so that the show
is 'up-to-date' and keeps up with global events in which he may cover
within his show.
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