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Ding Guangquan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 October 1944[1] |
| Died | 18 January 2018 (aged 73) Beijing, China |
| Comedy career | |
| Genre | Xiangsheng |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 丁廣泉 |
| Simplified Chinese | 丁广泉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dīng Guǎngquán |
Ding Guangquan (14 October 1944 – 18 January 2018) was a Chinese comedian. He mainly performed Xiangsheng (crosstalk), a form of traditional Chinese comedy. He was a senior actor in the China Coal-Mine Art Troupe and had accepted over 40 students in his years teaching.[2]
Many of Ding's foreign students are now stars of comic dialogue on the Chinese or international stage today, such as Mark Rowswell (Dashan), Julien Guadfroy, Jesse Appell (艾杰西),[3][4] Nick Angiers,[5][4] and Liam Bates (Li Mu).[6]
Ding's master was the famous Xiangsheng master, Hou Baolin, whom he studied under starting in 1973.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Renowned Chinese cross-talk artist, mentor Ding Guangquan passes away". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ding Guangquan: Teacher of Comic Dialogue to Foreigners". www.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ↑ "Jesse Appell". Asia Society. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- 1 2 Deb, Sopan (1 March 2026). "The American Comedian Who Became a Funnyman in China". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Nick Angiers: Discovering a love for the Chinese language". Faculty of Arts. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Humor across cultures". China Daily. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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