Mark “Dashan” Rowswell on Comedy in China
Mark Rowswell, a.k.a. Dashan, discusses his transition from traditional cross talk to stand-up...
Dashan
Dashan on Hating Dashan
Mark Rowswell has written a lengthy response to a question on Quora: why do so many Chinese learners seem to hate his alter-ego, Dashan? He explains how he thinks the character gained its enormous popularity in China, and the...
China’s Most Famous Foreigner
From BBC News: The most famous foreigner in China is a household name in his adopted country, recognised by almost everyone. But the Canadian can walk down the street in his home city of Toronto without anyone giving him a...
Most Famous Canadian in China: Dashan – Duncan Mavin
From Financial Post: Outside the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre in the former French Concession neighbourhood, scalpers are pushing tickets to Le Diner de Cons, a French comedy starring China’s best-known Canadian. Dashan (§ß±±), otherwise known as Mark Rowswell, has been a fixture in China for the past two decades, since turning his exceptional command of […]
Western stars rising in the east – Fraser Newham
From the Guardian: “Uncle Dashan! Uncle Dashan!” In a smart bookshop in Chongqing city, deep in the humid heart of Sichuan, boys in new sneakers and girls with ribbons in their hair clamour for attention from the most famous foreigner on Chinese TV. Toronto-born Mark Rowswell – or, as he is known to a fifth […]
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