Shanghai Comedy Corner

Erin "FM" McGinley hails from Athens, Georgia (USA) and has been performing her original brand of stand-up for 2 years now, mostly at the Shanghai Comedy Club. Listen to her hilarious stories, from managing a famous pizza store to raising a child and handling 2 majors while working full-time in Shanghai and doing comedy! To win tickets to various shows, follow us on Wechat at SHCCPodcast

Arran Hawkins directs the famous family fairy tale again with new songs, new cast, and more magic!

Don't miss the show at Anken Green Rooftop on

Dec3(8pm)

Dec4(8pm)

Dec5(3pm/8pm)

Dec6(3pm)

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Dec10(8pm)

Dec11(8pm)

Dec12(3pm/8pm)

Dec13(3pm)

WIN 2 TICKETS - listen to the simple question at the end of the podcast and send your answer & details to SHCCPodcast on Wechat for a chance to win 2 tickets to one of the Thursday shows (Dec. 3rd or 10th)

This week, I am honoured and thrilled to have been able to interview Charna Halpern, the improv legend from Chicago. She flew all the way from the US to attend the Shanghai Improv Festival and deliver her world-famous Harold workshop over the weekend.

Listen to her interview as she shares her love for the spontaneous art of improv and talks Amy Poehler, Chris Farley and how improv can change your life.

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WIN 2 tickets to the opening night of The Devil's Fables at the Pearl Theatre on Oct.29th (9pm). Listen to Kaylie, Corinne and Paul and answer the very easy question by sending us a message to our official Wechat account SHCCPodcast (indicate name & phone number).

Two Broke Girls star Jonathan Kite (@jbkite) sits down with Shanghai Comedy Corner's guest host M.M. Plumm to chat about his first impressions of Shanghai, discuss what the literal millions of China-based TBG fanatics can expect from his upcoming show at The Pearl, and answer questions from the Chinese Internet c/o Shanghai comedian Leia Luo's army of Douban followers. Wechat: SHCCPodcast

British stand-up and Beijing's 1st-3rd best improv comedian Paul Creasy sits down with The Shanghai Tickler's M.M. Plumm to talk about the differences between stand-up and improv, the highs and lows of making people laugh, and how the UK is just Westeros for the most part.

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William has only been in China for a few months but he's done comedy all his life! Follow his adventures in the Middle Kingdom with strange encounters with babies, sharks, and people running around! Wechat: SHCCPodcast

American stand-up comedian Evan "Danger" Rodriguez ventures into what Chinese stand-up is all about - and we talk Game of Thrones lookalikes, Dashan, kicking ass against a Shaolin Temple trainee, and being called a "dickhead" at Shanghai Comedy Club's first infamous "open bar open mic" night!

Larger-than-life Broadway producer based in Shanghai, TOBY SIMKIN boasts multiple citizenships, 146 shows (120 of which for Broadway / the West End), meetings with the Queen, Lauren Bacall, Julie Andrews, Elton John, & many other greats. We talk moving the Shanghai Concert Hall aside, the death of the Xiangyang Road fake market, his first show in Australia at age 16, "Three Grams of a Dream," 2-day-old salads, Victor Borge, bangers & mash, and many other amazing stories in this fabulous episode of SCC. Relax, forget the drilling in the background, and enjoy Toby's fascinating stories of childhood, coming-of-age and being a baby again in China! >> Follow us on Wechat at SHCCPodcast <<

Stand-up comedian (and his legendary pun-friendly last name) John Shea shares stories of questionable translations, far-away Shanghai districts, health mishaps and forgetting your neighbor's name! Check out the latest SCC podcast! Wechat: SHCCPodcast