EPISODE 2: Girl on fire (Norah Yang)

August 29, 2019

Norah Yang is a Shanghainese comedian who felt crushed by pressure to find a husband before the age of thirty and so decided to escape on one last adventure.  First stop on her bucket list: Burning Man. Her mission was to perform stand-up in the desert and experience as many new things as possible before the big 3-0 deadline.  She made it out alive, and is here to tell the tale, and to catch us up on the stand-up comedy scene in Shanghai.  We hope you enjoy the girl on fire, first of her name, the always marvelous Ms. Yang…

Full Transcription of Episode 2

Photos (from left to right): Norah at Burning Man (2017), in a Mamahuhu video (2019), with her dad on Valentine’s Day, also his birthday (2017), and telling her story at our ‘All or Nothing’ show (2017).

Listen to Norah’s episode (available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Himalaya and Google Play) then you can hear her full story from our “All or Nothing” 2017 live show.

Show Notes: Burning Man that “7-day crazy survival challenge in the dessert” Norah mentions, is a network united in the pursuit of a more creative and connected existence. ‘Leftover Women’ ( 剩女) is a term that refers to women who remain unmarried in their late twenties and beyond. You can read more about the term / social phenomenon and Norah’s insights on it in an article she published on Medium in 2016. Mamahuhu is a cross-cultural comedy platform mixing Chinese and Western elements. They are a super funny, talented group. Check out Mamahuhu’s YouTube channel.