Da Lei wins UK Chinese language Comedy Competitors 2022

Wednesday twenty sixth October 2022, 2:12pm

• Da Lei, Yuchen and Gong Mo had been the highest three within the inaugural UK Chinese language Comedy Competitors
• Da Lei mentioned: “Final week I did stand-up comedy for the primary time ever in my life, I actually did not anticipate that I’ll get to the highest 3”
• MC Chin Wang says: “The usual of entries has been very excessive throughout all of the semi-final heats”

UK Chinese language Comedy Competitors 2022. Da Lei. Credit score: LTNC

The primary UK Chinese language Comedy Competitors was held on Saturday twenty second October on the 21Soho venue in entrance of a sell-out crowd of over 200 folks.

Run by Hurrah Comedy, “the primary UK Chinese language Comedy Membership”, the competitors primarily concerned contestants who’re native Chinese language audio system who research/work within the UK.

Of the twelve acts competing, Da Lei was chosen because the winner regardless of solely having began performing stand-up this month. She was described as “a pure”.

Speaking about her set, the organisers famous: “Assured, charming, and has constant supply. She talks about how the older technology Chinese language folks query the youthful technology about their life choices whereas being judgemental, which is an astute commentary and resonates with the viewers.”

Da Lei, while holding the trophy on stage, mentioned: “Final week I did stand-up comedy for the primary time ever in my life, I actually did not anticipate that I’ll get to the highest 3. I want to thanks all to your beneficiant help, and thanks Hurrah Comedy. Hope I could make you chortle extra sooner or later.”

Second place went to Yuchen. His set concerned his childhood story and likewise his expertise when he was learning in Exeter College and assembly a gun-holder, which made it into the information on the time.

Yuchen mentioned after studying of his inserting: “I made many errors at the moment on the stage, however I am very pleased I get to carry out right here, additionally I am particularly pleased to see all the chums right here who I have not seen for a very long time; schools, highschool mates, and ex-girlfriends.”

Gong Mo, who got here third, talked concerning the bathing tradition again in China. The organisers say: “He’s particularly sensible at performing out – how his uncle caught at a good nook in a washing centre when measuring weights. Gong Mo went on the stage with nice confidence and made a comment about how burdened he was due to this competitors, which made him immediately liked by the viewers.”

On discovering out he’d been positioned, he mentioned: “Three of us are all from the identical warmth, and we frequently assist out one another with the jokes, as somebody who went via by wild card, I am extraordinarily pleased that each one three of us get to face right here collectively at this second. Additionally, I’ve extra jokes than what you might have seen at the moment, and I am unable to wait to share them with you.”

The winner was awarded with a £800 money prize and a trophy; 2nd place obtained £80; with £8 going to 3rd place.

On the finish of every set, the viewers had been requested to boost up their telephone’s torch in the event that they preferred the comic they only noticed. Commenting on this motion, the photographer mentioned: “With all of the lights within the air, the voting scene may be very fairly, It is like a dwell live performance.” The viewers response was mixed with the opinions of the organisers and three invited web influencers to find out the placings.

To enter the competitors, acts needed to submit a video. 39 had been chosen to participate in heats, with 12 making the ultimate present. The opposite finalists had been Chill Cool, Adam Hopkins, Haoyue, Zaixi, Ting, Meeseeks, Jin Dagou, Spicy Tea and Zhan Lang.

The MC was Chin Wang, the up-and-coming comic who based Hurrah Comedy alongside Max Zhang.

She says: “Because the organiser, I am extraordinarily pleased with all of the comedians. The usual of entries has been very excessive throughout all of the semi-final heats, and I can see all of the comedians improved massively through the competitors. Additionally it is touching to see that this isn’t solely a contest to win but in addition a possibility for the comedians to bond as a neighborhood. Comedians have been serving to out one another, with jokes and psychological help.”

She added: “That is the primary 12 months working this competitors, and I am very proud of the end result, congratulations once more for the winner and all of the finalists, already wanting ahead to it subsequent 12 months.”

Based in early 2021, Hurrah Comedy now repeatedly put-on three exhibits per week at their very own venue, downstairs at China Feng, a restaurant close to Aldgate East.