Rock & Roast made a lot of unknown comics go viral.
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culture
Tencent/Xiaoguo Culture's stand-up competition, sister show to 《吐槽大会》. Produced the new Chinese stand-up canon - 呼兰, 王勉, 杨笠, 何广智, Rock. After a 2021 controversy the brand paused; successor shows 《脱口秀和TA的朋友们》 and 《喜剧之王·单口季》 took over in 2024.
usage
脱口秀 is a phonetic loan from English 'talk show', but in Chinese it specifically means stand-up comedy, not interview shows (which are 访谈节目).
