Meet Rachel (Crazy Laugh Comedy) and Shawn (City Comedy)0:47 Moganshan Green tea is decent01:25 Seeing the growth of China’s comedy scene in the US01:41 How to get started in comedy in America3:27 Doing comedy online isn’t that fun4:32 Standup provides a voice for you5:10 You need a creative outlet6:17 Be yourself, everyone else is taken7:29 American vs. Chinese political infighting8:58 No serious problems are easy to solve9:19 Businessmen fail all the time11:40 Finding a sense of community in New York12:21 Finding community in Silicon Valley13:00 Tech advertisements are pretty niche14:08 Coming back to America after living in China for 10 years  16:00 Doing jokes as an American who was a foreigner in China16:25 No one is looking for a white guy who speaks Chinese18:00 Rachel quit her job24:10 Comedy is expansive26:00 Bilingual translators and bilingual comedy26:32 Translating with ChatGPT26:54 ChatGPT can’t tell jokes27:40 You still need human taste29:45 Putting together comedy shows in China30:41 Using online content to drive offline growth31:07 Using online exposure to attract attention to comedy clubs31:35 How do comedians come together at comedy clubs32:55 Comedians aren’t all depressed 33:08 You don’t have to suffer to be a comedian, but you might have to be anxious35:48 LGBTQIA+ comedy in China37:24 Being outside of the mainstream#foreignerinchina #bilingualcomedy #teatimewithjesse #jessesteahouse #chineselanguagelearning #mandarinlanguagelearning