Grady McGregor ’16 writes in:
Chinese-English Bilingual improv comic Jesse Appell will be coming to Wes all the way from Beijing to dazzle us with some Chinese-style comedy. If you’re at all interested in China, comedy, or fun things come to the East Asian Studies Center this Thursday night for Jesse’s performance.The event will be free and open to both English and Chinese speakers.
After graduating from college, Jesse went to Beijing, China as a Fullbright Scholar to study with a Xiangsheng (a traditional form of Chinese comedy) master. He has since expanded his repertoire to include writing a comedy column in the South China Morning Post, producing and acting in a number of hit viral music videos, and performing stand-up comedy in English and Chinese.
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Jesse’s website:
This event is sponsored by Alpha Delta Phi and the College of East Asian Studies.
- Date: TODAY, Thursday, Nov. 20
- Time: 8:00pm
- Place: Center for East Asian Studies, 343 Washington Terrace
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