S01E01 Chin/Qin Wang, Mandarin speaker - From Xi-An, China 🇨🇳

Hailing from Xi-An（西安） , Northwestern China, Chin Wang won the legendary London Comedy Store gong show in March 2021 and has since been on a meteoric rise. Chin and Kuan-wen talked about their occasional 'glitches' switching between English and Mandarin, a veiled constructed criticism on her accent, her move south of Hadrian's Wall from Edinburgh to London and how messing up tones when speaking Mandarin creates confusions.Leave your comments on the podcast's Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/comedywithanaccent/(@comedywithanaccent). You can also email your comments, questions to comedywithanaccent@gmail.comFollow Kuan-wen onInstagram (@kuanwencomedy)TwitterEpisode timeline0:17 Intro1:46 Different English spellings of Chin/Qin's name4:03 Kuan-wen's old English name4:41 The importance of Mandarin's tones6:21 Foreigners and Xiang Sheng 相聲6:44 Taiwanese people's accent when they speak Mandarin8:00 Chin: "I have an accent"8:49 Standard Mandarin v standard English accent(s)10:02 Chin noticed her accent when listening to her own recordings12:04 A feedback implying Chin's accent was too strong13:29 Understanding the Scottish accent15:26. Chin's comedy journey and her Comedy Store Gong Show win19:12. Chin's observational comedy and not relying on Chinese stereotypes21:43. Kuan-wen's attempts at neutralising his accent22:43 Difficulties in switching between Mandarin and English24:08. Kuan-wen's accent in his Comedy Central clip25:12 Chinese Comedy26:54 Difference in Asian comedy audience28:29 Swearing is not the same28:56 Chin's social mediaFollow Chin Wang onInstagram @chinwangqinFacebook @chin.wang.comedy

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Comedy with an accent - comedy with a different point of view! Join Taiwanese comedian Kuan-wen as he finds out the amusing tales, obstacles and strategies of other non-native speakers who perform English stand up comedy on the UK circuit. We also peek into the comedians' foreign upbringings and cultures, how they approach the English language, how they switch between languages and any random anecdotes that get caught in the chitchats. Leave your comments on the podcast's Instagram page (@comedywithanaccent). You can also email your comments and/or questions to comedywithanaccent@gmail.comFollow your host Kuan-wen on Instagram (@kuanwencomedy)