The Chinese well-known comedy firm, Xiaoguo Culture Media Co., issued an apology on Monday, apologizing to the public for the controversy caused by its stand-up comedian HOUSE (also known as Li Haoshi)'s inappropriate metaphor during an offline performance. Photo: Sina Weibo
SCMP: Chinese comedy troupe hit with US$2 million penalty for making jokes about People’s Liberation Army
* Shanghai Xiaoguo Culture Media has been given an indefinite ban on performing in Beijing after a stand-up made fun of the army at a show in the capital
* The city's regulator says a joke mocking a PLA slogan was 'humiliating' to the army while the police are now investigating the performance
A Chinese entertainment group has been had been given a heavy financial penalty and had performances in the capital suspended after a stand-up comic made fun of the People's Liberation Army last week.
"The company and actor Li Haoshi wantonly tampered with the preapproved content of the performance," the notice said.
"There was humiliating material against the People's Liberation Army in two performances in the afternoon and evening of May 13, causing very bad social effects."
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WNU Editor: No surprise. Chinese official media is supporting the fine .... Comedy firm fined $1.9m after stand-up comedian insults soldiers (Global Times).
Making Fun Of The People's Liberation Army In Beijing Carries A Heavy Price Tag
China fines comedy troupe $2m for joke about the military -- BBC
A costly joke: China slaps comedy firm with $2 million fine for military gag -- NBC/Reuters
China Fines Comedy Company $2 Million Over Army Joke -- AFP
The joke that cost $2 million: China imposes huge fine for comedian’s army-themed quip -- CNN
China fines comedy firm £1.68m over standup’s stray dog joke -- The Guardian
13 comments:
Idk if it translates, but now i gotta know what he said!!!
jeez-- "we will...never allow harm to the deep feelings of the general public for the soldiers"
gag me with a spoon
The company was given administrative penalties including a warning, confiscation of illegal income of 1.32 million yuan ($189,478) and a fine of 13.35 million yuan ($1.9 million).
Damn--not joking around.
Can't wait to catch him at the laugh factory.
how much did they fine the audience?
During the show, he began a skit about how he had adopted two stray dogs since moving to Shanghai.
He went on to say that their chase after a squirrel one day reminded him of eight words, before he unleashed the controversial punchline, according to audio posted to Chinese social media site Weibo.
“Fine style of work, capable of winning battles,” he said, flipping a well known Chinese Communist Party slogan referring to the PLA.
The phrase was first uttered in 2013 by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who also chairs the military, when he set out a list of qualities he commanded from the nation’s army. It has since been repeated at various official occasions and in state media.
Whether you agree with it or not, some things in some cultures are still sacred.
Guess he learned the hard way.
But in America you can say the Son of God was a homo and that's ok. Because you believe God is a homo too. And you think gender is a perception and that history is all up to interpretation.
Could not do that here in 1952. Why? Because some things were still sacred back then
The key sentence is the artile is ""The company and actor Li Haoshi wantonly tampered with the preapproved content of the performance," the notice said."
The PREAPPROVED content....
So even stand up comedy must be approved in advance by the CCP?
What a sad and scary place China must be.
lol talk about a straw man.
Pretty sure one could make fun of the military in the US in any time period.
There are a lot of key sentences but yeah. And how about those fines? For a fucking dog/army joke.
It wasn't even comparing the army to dogs, but his dogs to the army, so intense was their dedication to squirrel chasing or whatever
He's Charles Schulz and they treat him like Lenny Bruce
Chineeees is very serious about their PLA copy aircrafts are better than the originals. Do not ever laugh at them they will fine you.
liberation army destined 2 hell
Fairly light considering what happens to you in Russia for the same thing.
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