Xiangsheng
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Xiangsheng, also known as crosstalk or comic dialog, is a traditional performing art in Chinese comedy, and one of the most popular elements in Chinese culture. It is typically performed as a dialog b
Xiangsheng performers in a Tianjin theater.
Dashan
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Mark Henry Rowswell, CM, known by his Chinese stage name Dashan, is a Canadian performer and television personality who gained prominence in China. He became known in the late 1980s through regular ap
Xiangsheng
…Double act that developed in approximately the same era. Some Westerners have studied the art of Xiangsheng. One Canadian student of Xiangsheng, Mark Rowswell, has said that the closest English equivalent is "Who's on First?", a sketch by Abbott and Costello. However, many acts in vaudeville and radio double…
Dashan in 2024
Rowswell hosting a live broadcast for China Central Television in 2006
Dashan at the 2017 Melbourne International Comedy Festival