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In the past two decades, the rapid development of Chinese social media, in particular video streaming platforms such as Bilibili, has enhanced the popularization of stand-up comedy. This genre ...

Comedians need a space to workshop their jokes — that’s universal. So on a recent Saturday afternoon at the Tang Dynasty ...