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Comic's donation to college draws chorus of catcalls

By Wang Hongyi | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-14 07:55

Comic's donation to college draws chorus of catcalls

SHANGHAI - A controversial Shanghai standup comedian's sponsorship of the famed Fudan University has met with pockets of applause and loud booing.

Zhou Libo, who shot to fame with his jokes in the Shanghai dialect, has provided a 300,000 yuan ($47,100) scholarship to the university each year.

The gesture set off a wave of controversy.

Comic's donation to college draws chorus of catcalls

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