More applause for Shanghai comedian please, Beijing

Can Zhou Libo be accepted by the Beijing comedy market now that audiences have been amused by Guo Degang's cross-talks and Zhao Benshan's Dongbei couple dance operas? Audience response to Zhou's performance in Beijing's Zhongshan Concert Theater on Saturday answered the question well.

The audience didn't hold back and greeted him with 450 bouts of laughter during his show.

Zhou has set himself the target of getting his audience to laugh 500 times during two hours. Given the dominance of actors from North China in Beijing's comedy market, Zhou, a native of Shanghai, merits almost a full mark.