August 31, 2018
Finding Myself through Laughter[:zh]笑声里的真我
(Editor's Note: This blog was first written for our website www.ChinaPersonified.com (now part of One…
August 7, 2015
Video Series “The Great LOL of China”: Stereotype Bingo
“But wait? Are these things true?” “Ha! If people asked themselves that question, we wouldn’t…
July 11, 2015
Video Series “The Great LOL of China”: Chuanr
It may sound odd, but when I finally packed my suitcase and bought my one-way…
June 5, 2015
Video Series “The Great LOL of China”: Roommates
China-US roommates is finally out! This sketch had more props than almost all the other…
February 4, 2015
Filming Television with Heroes
I sat beneath the bright lights onstage in a Tianjin TV studio. My hair was…
December 25, 2014
My Hanukkah in Beijing
Chinese people love Jews. Bookshelves in every bookstore in the country are stocked with several…
August 19, 2014
The Loss of A Legend Brings Our World Closer
When Robin Williams passed away, I was in China. I was surprised but glad to…
August 12, 2014
The Bones Beneath The Jokes
When you see a funny show on television or the Internet, all that the creators…
December 15, 2013
Mo Money Mo Fazhan: My New Video, My Sense of Humor.
As I study and perform more comedy in Chinese, sometimes I notice my sense of…
September 9, 2013
Why What’s Funny in China Might Surprise You
Jesse Appell will do anything for a laugh. “Food poisoning is funny. I got dysentery once.…
August 2, 2013
How Chinese People “Fake It ‘Till You Make It”
One of the funniest things in any culture is when someone tries to pretend to…