Zhang Sanlu and became a second-generation Xiangsheng performer. His disciples include Wei Kunzhi, Wang Youdao, Li Changchun, Gao Wenyuan, Feng Kunzhi, and Yu Erfu. Zhu Shaowen (1829–1903), known by his stage name Qiongbupa (穷不怕), was one of the fathers of Xiangsheng. He was born in Beijing, and his ancestral home was Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Zhu was honored as one of the "Eight Oddities of Tianqiao" (天桥八怪). His disciples include Pinyouben, Fu Guizhen, Xu Changfu, and Fan Changli. Hou Baolin Ma Sanli Liu Baorui () Ma Ji Chang Baohua Ding Guangquan Jiang Kun Hou Yaowen Guo Qiru Dashan (Mark Rowswell) Feng Gong Guo Degang Yu Qian () Yue Yunpeng Sun Yue () Feng Yi-kang () Sung Shao-ching () Lee Li-chun () Li Mu (Liam Bates) () See also Manzai Rakugo Shuochang Kouji Shulaibao Double act Pingshu References External links China Xiangsheng Online () (Simplified Chinese) Tianjin Xiangsheng Online () (Simplified Chinese) Comedians Workshop (based in Taiwan) () (Traditional Chinese) A Translation of a routine on "Learning Manchu" by Lei Lin, Harvard University Stifled Laughter: How the Communist Party Killed Chinese Humor, from Danwei.org Stand-up comedy