Improvising a cure for English comedy in Shanghai
By Mary Katherine Smith | China Daily | Updated: 2010-08-08 07:37
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Matthew Schonfield is held aloft by members of the People's Republic of Comedy. The performers stage shows regularly in Shanghai. Provided to China Daily |
In the Shanghai entertainment scene, English language comedy was once a rare art. Not any more, Mary Katherine Smith says.
There are few live comedy acts in Shanghai and virtually none in English. To remedy the lack, United States natives Curt Mabry and Matthew Schonfield have made it their mission to bring comedy to a city in need of English-language live theater.
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