Popular Chinese crosstalk comedian to perform in Britain

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Guo Degang, a popular Chinese traditional crosstalk performer, will perform in Britain, introducing the Chinese comedic performing arts to Britain for the first time.

Guo, along with his De Yun She Performance Group, will perform at the iconic comedy venue Eventim Apollo, known by British audience as Hammersmith Apollo.

Joanna Dong with Icon Culture Ltd., organizer of the show which is scheduled for Nov. 25, told Xinhua on Thursday that it is the first time a Chinese crosstalk group has performed at the famous comedy venue.

Chinese comedians Guo Degang (L), Yu Qian (R) perform on stage. /VCG Photo

"It highlights the vitality of the traditional Chinese performing arts," she said.

Britain is widely acclaimed for its comedy in the Anglophone world. The Hammersmith Apollo, which was opened in 1932, is one of the best known comedy venue around the globe.

Guo, who currently has 68 million followers at Sina Weibo, the Chinese Twitter-style microblogging service, started his first overseas performance tour in Australia in 2011. He has been performing in US, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Japan and Singapore.

In March, the comedian was named the cultural ambassador in China for the National Museum of Australia.

(Head image is a file photo from VCG of Guo Degang's tour of crosstalks in China.)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency