【Economist】Female comedians: A woman walks into a bar

中文导读近日，中国内地脱口秀女演员杨笠因在《脱口秀大会》中一个调侃男性的段子，被网友以“制造性别对立”举报，她因此站在了舆论的风口浪尖。这也掀起了一场关于性别的论争。随着单口相声在中国的发展，越来越多的女相声演员登上舞台。然而，相比于男演员，女演员的脱口秀表演依然受到更严苛的审视和评价，性别议题对女演员而言依然是个危险、敏感的话题。Stand-up is booming. Women are taking centre-stage“MEN ARE adorable,” begins Yang Li in a sketch first aired last year. “But mysterious...After all, they can look so average and yet be so full of confidence.” It seemed a gentle dig by the newly crowned “punchline queen” of “Rock and Roast”, a television show starring amateur comics. But as Ms Yang’s fans spread the gag, m ………………………………