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Ep. 22: Comic Peng Dang tells American jokes like a native, learned English from listening to rock

2022/11/23
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彭当讲述了他从中国到美国学习英语和从事单口喜剧的经历，以及他对美国文化的观察和体验。他分享了学习英语的独特方式——通过收听西方摇滚乐和金属乐，以及他在阿拉巴马州、亚特兰大和达拉斯的生活感受。他还谈到了他在美国遇到的种族歧视和枪支暴力事件，以及他对美国和中国不同类型自由的看法。彭当的喜剧创作也受到了这些经历的影响，他既创作了干净的段子，也创作了一些比较大胆的段子，并探讨了喜剧创作中如何平衡干净和大胆的尺度。 Richard Yan作为主持人，引导彭当分享了他的个人经历和喜剧创作理念，并就中美文化差异、喜剧表演风格以及社会问题等方面与彭当进行了深入的探讨。他表达了对彭当喜剧表演的欣赏，并对彭当在美国的生活经历和感受表示关注。

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Peng Dang, a Chinese stand-up comedian based in Texas, learned English by listening to punk rock in China. His comedy is described as fun, educational, and wholesome. The episode explores his comedic style, his experiences in different US states, and his interactions with other comedians.
  • Peng Dang's unique path to English fluency through punk rock.
  • His comedy style is described as fun, educational, and wholesome.
  • He discusses the challenges of balancing clean and blue material in stand-up comedy.

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Peng Dang is a standup comedian based in Texas. Peng moved to the US from China in his twenties, speaks absolutely impeccable English, and more importantly, tells jokes like a local pro. I find his sets funny, educational, and wholesome. I’m not sure if a comedian wants to hear their jokes described as “wholesome,” but I mean that as a compliment.

We talked about how his English got to be so good, what life was like for him in Alabama, Atlanta and Dallas, how he honed his comedic skills, his views on "freedom of safety" on China's streets, the infamous Tony Hinchcliffe incident, and more.

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0:00) Peng’s standup about Chinese builders

1:52) Blue material

5:54) How Peng got started in standups

6:39) Standup about Chinese railroad builders in the US

8:15) Peng learned to speak English by listening to punk rock while in China

14:37) Standup about kung-fu

15:23) Spending time in Alabama and Atlanta

21:37) Standup about the Chinese language

23:39) Gun safety and crimes in America

27:30) Standup comedy TV shows in China

29:30) Overrated comedians

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