on 20-Apr-2021 (Tue)

“Men are adorable,” begins Yang Li in a sketch first aired last year. “But mysterious...After all, they can look so average and yet be so full of confidence.”

It seemed a gentle dig by the newly crowned “punchline queen” of “Rock and Roast”, a television show starring amateur comics.

But as Ms. Yang’s fans spread the [...] , male netizens threw a tantrum.

[...] Chinese joke-making, men are unhappy about [...] .

[...] boorish jokes about women, [...] that

a witty and often [...] form of traditional comedy involving [...] between two people

he would not recruit women for his [...]

Western-style stand-up comedy has [...] since it appeared in China a decade ago.

a vlogger [...] coping with depression

And she [...] half of the city’s 50-odd weekly performances are by women.

[...] expect to [...] “a bit of easy laughter”

so are [...] when the [...] reveals something about themselves.

A gag about a prostitute told by a male comic [...] if delivered by a woman

Sex is a [...] topic

For fear of offending, many stick to [...] themes like families and jobs.

Ms Yang has used the [...] against her gag to create a new one.

Her [...] : “Do men have limits?”

But as Ms Yang’s fans spread the gag, male netizens threw a tantrum