• 5 months ago
On the opening night of the Malaysia-Taiwan Crosstalk show at Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur on July 2, waves of laughters and cheers erupted across a packed hall as several comedians took turns performing on stage.

Similar to Western stand-up comedy, crosstalk also known as xiangsheng or comic dialogue is a traditional Chinese comedic performance art, where performers partake in comedic banter rich in puns and allusions.

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00:00The government treats your people like idiots.
00:04Why do you dare to speak up for the people?
00:11On the opening night of the Malaysia-Taiwan crosstalk show at Wisma MCA on Tuesday,
00:16waves of laughter and cheers erupted across a packed hall
00:19as several comedians took turns performing on stage.
00:23Similar to Western stand-up comedy,
00:25crosstalk, also known as xiangsheng or comic dialogue,
00:28is a traditional Chinese comedic performance art
00:31where performers partake in comedic banter rich in puns and allusions.
00:35MCA President Datuk Seri Dr. Wee Kha Siong, who launched the event, said
00:40comedy was an important form of Chinese culture
00:44and efforts must be made to preserve and pass on the culture.
00:48From what we have seen today,
00:52you can see that xiangsheng is a form of Chinese culture.
01:01We must promote xiangsheng even more.
01:06I think we are not alone in promoting Chinese culture all the way.
01:16MCA Vice-President Datuk Seri Dr. Wee Kha Siong also said
01:20MCA is committed towards efforts to promote Chinese culture
01:23in broader multicultural Malaysian society.
01:26Malaysia is a multicultural country.
01:31It is very important for all ethnicities to be united.
01:45The crosstalk program was a five-day event starting July 2,
01:49featuring comedy shows at five locations in Selangor and Johor.