Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)

Research on Gender Decoding of Stand-Up Comedy in Chinese Network Communication

Taking Rock & Roast as Example

Authors
Yiling Huang1, *
1School of Government and Public Affairs, Communication University of China, Beijing, 100024, China
*Corresponding author. Email: huangyiling@cuc.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Yiling Huang
Available Online 19 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_79How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Stand-up Comedy; Gender; Network Communication
Abstract

Through decoding gender issues in stand-up comedy, this paper shows how gender issues are carried out in Chinese comedy programs, and how they cause social concerns. In the context of media convergence, new modes of communication and new forms of programs based on Internet platforms have attracted the attention of Chinese audiences. With the rise of feminism, different stand-up comedians start to discuss about gender equality, showing that comedy is a platform where ideas about gender can be reaffirmed, contested, or rethought. Stand-up comedians of different genders have different gender identities and perspectives. Female performers mostly use innuendo and criticism to their opinion of gender discrimination. Male performers use identity interchange and empathy to gain the respect of female audience and the recognition of male audience. These stand-up comedians have gained a lot of attention on Rock & Roast–one of the hottest online comedies show in China, sparking discussions on gender issues and reshaping society's gender values.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 November 2022
ISBN
978-2-494069-05-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_79How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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