Comedian Jenny Yang uses a comedy tour to uplift immigrants, one grocery store at a time
Jenny Yang’s tour has expanded from five shows to nearly 20 as she brings stand-up into Asian markets for immigrant audiences.
- Comedian Jenny Yang is transforming cultural grocery stores into comedy clubs during her nationwide summer tour, performing stand-up sets alongside aisles of goods to highlight immigrant experiences.
- Following a failed in vitro fertilization treatment in Taiwan last December, Yang sought a new endeavor to process the "non-stop barrage" of immigration headlines, viewing comedy as an extension of her values.
- At Shuang Hur Supermarket in Minneapolis, manager Henry Zhou reconfigured aisles to fit 150 chairs for a July show, calling the event a "unique experience" that fostered lingering conversation.
- The unorthodox tour has grown to nearly 20 performances, far exceeding expectations within a sector where chains like H Mart and 99 Ranch Market generate $55.8 billion annually.
- After stops in New York and San Francisco, the tour will conclude in Los Angeles on Sept. 26, where Yang plans to film the performance for a proposed comedy special.
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Rolling in the aisles: Jenny Yang tours US grocery stores with comedy show
Stand-up comedians are used to tuning out the din of clinking glasses from two-drink minimums and patrons walking in and out during sets. But what about rolling shopping trolleys or the smell of fried fish? That kind of ambience is what you will find on comic Jenny Yang’s nationwide summer comedy tour, where she has been turning cultural grocery stores into comedy clubs for a night. “I got to buy a bunch of small snacks and shrimp chips and thro…
Los Angeles. The stand-up comedians are used to ignoring the tinting of the glasses that bring the minimum drinks of two and the customers that come in and out during their performances. But what about the shopping carts that roll or the smell of fried fish?
Taiwanese comic brings shows to groceries
Stand-up comedians are used to tuning out the sound of clinking glasses from two-drink minimums and patrons walking in and out during sets. But what about rolling shopping carts or the smell of fried fish?That kind of ambience is what someone could find on comic Jenny Yang’s unique nationwide summer
Jenny Yang uses comedy tour to uplift immigrants
Stand-up comedians are used to tuning out the din of clinking glasses from two-drink minimums and patrons walking in and out during sets. But what about rolling shopping carts or the smell of fried fish? That kind of ambience is what you’ll find on comic Jenny Yang’s unique nationwide summer comedy tour, where she has been turning cultural grocery stores into comedy clubs for a night. And she’s been leaning into her unconventional venue choice. …
Comedian Jenny Yang uses a comedy tour to uplift immigrants, one grocery store at a time - Regional Media News
Stand-up comedians are used to tuning out the din of clinking glasses from two-drink minimums and patrons walking in and out during sets. But what about rolling shopping carts or the smell of fried fish? That kind of ambience is what you'll find on comic Jenny Yang's unique nationwide summer comedy tour, where she has been turning cultural grocery stores into comedy clubs for a night. And she's been leaning into her unconventional venue choice. …
Comedian Jenny Yang uses a comedy tour to uplift immigrants, one groce
Stand-up comedians are used to tuning out the din of clinking glasses from two-drink minimums and patrons walking in and out during sets. But what about rolling shopping carts or the smell of fried fish? That kind of ambience is what you’ll find on comic Jenny Yang’s unique nationwide summer comedy tour, where she has been turning cultural grocery stores into comedy clubs for a night. And she’s been leaning into her unconventional venue choice. …
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