www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / Europe

Chinese characters lead in UK comedy

By ANGUS McNEICE | China Daily UK | Updated: 2017-12-01 18:00

Chinese characters lead in UK comedy

Yennis Cheung (right) and Shin-Fei Chen (center) in Chinese Burn. [Photo/China Daily]

Chinese Burn, a new BBC Three comedy that follows the misadventures of three Chinese women in London, has provoked debate among reviewers and the public for its handling of racial stereotypes.

Five years ago, London-based Chinese actors Yennis Cheung and Shin-Fei Chen met at an audition and swapped stories about the entertainment industry in the United Kingdom, lamenting the quality and quantity of roles for Chinese characters in British television.

The two women decided to write and star in their own sitcom, and the pilot for Chinese Burn aired on Monday on BBC Three.

A Chinese burn is a colloquial British term, normally used by school children, to describe twisting the skin on someone's wrist in opposing directions to create a burning sensation.

From the time the opening credits roll, the show makes good on its promise to subvert stereotypes of"sweet and innocent Chinese girls".

The show follows three Chinese women as they navigate the trials of modern life in London - from drunken nights out, to ill-fated relationships and failing careers.

Jackie, played by Cheung, is a combative, headstrong aspiring actress. Unlucky-in-love Elizabeth, played by Chen, is a heavy drinker who lies to her overbearing parents about being a sommelier while working for a bubble tea shop in Chinatown. And Fufu, played by Yuyu Rau, is a wealthy and eccentric fashion designer who has arrived"fresh off the plane" from China.

Chinese Burn has received qualified praise from some British reviewers. The Guardian commented on the show's "compelling mix of physical comedy" and "fast banter", and comedy news website Chortle noted its swift pace and "spirit and energy".

Both reviews remarked on the show's handling of its male Asian characters, particularly Elizabeth's boss Huang Lo, played by Sheng-Chien Tsai, who is portrayed as crude, feeble, and sexually inadequate.

British-Chinese actor Siu-see Hung wrote on Twitter: "Feel so hurt by Chinese Burn - BBC Three, how could you let something so damaging air?"

Chen defended the show on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday, saying: "In order to smash stereotypes you kind of have to offer them up first."

David Tse, a British-Chinese actor and founder of the London-based Chinese Arts Space, said he was encouraged to see more Chinese protagonists on British television, where he says Chinese actors are hugely underrepresented.

"It's great that these women have done this show and have shown a lot of initiative," Tsesaid. "Comedy in particular is extremely risky territory. There are hits and misses."

A second episode of Chinese Burn will follow the pilot should the BBC Three take it to series.

 

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲精品免费网站 | 一级做性色a爰片久久毛片 一级做性色a爰片久久毛片免费 | 久艹视频在线 | 久久国产精品99久久久久久牛牛 | 毛片免费视频观看 | 国产精品亚洲一区二区在线观看 | 玖草在线| 免费看欧美一级特黄a毛片 免费看片aⅴ免费大片 | 久久无码精品一区二区三区 | 国产老头与老太hd | 日本精品久久久久中文字幕 1 | 欧美精品久久久久久久影视 | www.黄色com | 国产成人夜间影院在线观看 | 欧美在线观看一区二区 | 亚洲视频成人 | 99在线精品免费视频九九视 | 男人性天堂 | 免费日本在线视频 | 日本免费一级 | 玖玖视频精品 | 国产成人综合精品 | 欧美精品午夜久久久伊人 | 中文字幕亚洲精品日韩精品 | 精品国产综合区久久久久99 | 性夜黄a爽爽免费视频国产 性夜影院爽黄a爽免费看网站 | 国产精品拍拍拍福利在线观看 | 久久国产精品视频一区 | 天堂免费在线视频 | 92自拍视频| 免费国产不卡午夜福在线观看 | a级淫片| 免费在线成人 | 亚洲小视频网站 | 欧美日韩 国产区 在线观看 | 精品无码久久久久国产 | 三级视频在线播放 | 精品国产96亚洲一区二区三区 | 92精品国产自产在线观看 | 亚洲成人偷拍自拍 | 欧美人成人亚洲专区中文字幕 |