Netizen Voices on the Investigation of Comedian Guo Degang for Riffing on a “Red” Tune: “The Cultural Revolution Never Ended”
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Guo Degang altered revolutionary song lyrics from 1956 during a show, was denounced by a member of the public and accused of violating public morals and distorting a classic work
Netizen Voices on the Investigation of Comedian Guo Degang for Riffing on a “Red” Tune: “The Cultural Revolution Never Ended”
News that comedian Guo Degang is under investigation by the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism for a playful riff on an old “red tune” has set alarm bells ringing about the state of artistic censorship in China. While playing the popular role of “mad monk” Ji Gong in a theatrical performance in Wuhan earlier this month, Guo improvised some new lyrics to “Playing My Beloved Pipa,” a tune best known for its inclusion as a musical interl…
Chinese authorities opened an investigation against comedian Guo Degang, one of the most popular stand-up names in the country, after he improvised an altered version of a revolutionary song during presentation in Wuhan, on July 24. The case led to the cancellation of at least two shows from his national tour and rekindled the debate... The post China investigates comedian for satirizing the revolutionary song appeared first on The Antagonist.
Several Guo Degang shows have been canceled and the stand-up comedian, one of China's best known, is under official investigation after making jokes about a Chinese Communist Party song.
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