Norah Yang is changing comedy by delivering her jokes in both Chinese and English. Well aware of the ordeals facing women, she uses comedy to push for gender equality - POV that is missing in a male-dominated profession. As more women take the stage, the landscape of China’s comedy scene is evolving, and Norah Yang is leading that change as the Punchline Queen. Well aware of the ordeals facing women, she uses comedy to push for gender equality. As more and more women take the stage, the landscape of China’s comedy scene is evolving, and Norah Yang is leading that change as the punchline queen.
Humaira Chuhan fell in love with somebody outside her Pakistani culture. But when she told her dad about her interracial relationship with a Black man, she faced a traumatic rejection and was almost disowned. She channelled her experience through art and shared it on the Blindian Project - an online community supporting Black and Brown people in interracial relationships. Soon, she got floods of DMs from people with similar stories, making her believe even more that love is love, no matter what!