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Stand-up comedy is finally back on China’s TV screens after a yearlong absence — and a new generation of performers has come out swinging. By Li Xin an d Lin Liuhan The scene went into a deep freeze last May following controversy over a joke by a comic at a Beijing show, which led to stand up disappearing from the airwaves for over a year. But the industry is now making a comeback, with the major Chinese streamers iQiyi and Tencent Video launching new weekly stand-up comedy shows in August. Both have sparked a huge reaction on social media. In particular, the shows are giving a platform to a new generation of female comedians, who are making waves by addressing a range of women’s issues in their sets — from period shaming to gender bias. The prominence of female comics in these new shows is unprecedented. There are 27 women competing in the two contests in total, accounting for nearly one-third of the total performers. It’s a stark contrast with just a few years ago, wh
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