Jin Hao Li

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Jin Hao Li
Born
China
NationalitySingaporean
Education University of St Andrews
OccupationComedian

Jin Hao Li is a Chinese-born, Singaporean stand-up comedian. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Early life

He was born in China, raised in Singapore where he completed mandatory conscription in the Singaporean army. He was educated in Film Studies at St Andrews University in Scotland, where he was also a member of the comedy revue. [1] [2]

Career

He reached the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award in 2022. [2] He was a finalist in the BBC New Comedy Awards in 2023. [3] [4]

He performed his one-man show Swimming In A Submarine at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in his one-man Edinburgh debut. [5] The surrealism in the show was noted by The Guardian which described it as combining "dreams with reality", whilst noting that "the whole thing feels like a dizzying trip to the deep underwater unknown". [6] He was nominated for the Best Newcomer award at the Festival. [7] The show was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the Comedians’ Choice Awards at the Festival. [8]

In October 2024, he was a finalist for the Sean Lock Comedy Award on Channel 4 . [9]

Style of comedy

His style has been described as using surrealism combined with a "quietly commanding" delivery, [10] and "nothing short of a revelation" by Rolling Stone . [11] Fellow comedian Raul Kohli described his style as "If Noel Fielding met Stewart Lee and was East Asian.“ [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Crae, Ross (30 July 2024). "'Seeing Scotland's landscape has done more for my career than watching comedy': Edinburgh Fringe Q&A – Jin Hao Li". Sunday Post. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Comedy Store Management signs Jin Hao Li". Chortle. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Who's in the running for the second Sean Lock Award". Chortle. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "BBC New Comedy Awards Final 2023 - Meet host Rosie Jones, the Guest Judges and Finalists". bbc.co.uk. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Lee, Veronica (5 August 2024). "Edinburgh Fringe 2024 reviews: Jin Hao Li / Sian Davies". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Anya (18 August 2024). "Edinburgh fringe comedy 2024 week two roundup: I've seen 50 shows but am I laughing?". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "The 2024 Edinburgh Comedy Awards nominees are..." Chortle. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Elf Lyons wins Comedians Choice 2024 award". Chortle.co.uk. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Harriet Dyer wins the Sean Lock award". Chortle. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Bennett, Steve (5 August 2024). "Jin Hao Li: Swimming In A Submarine". Chortle. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Choudry, Nooruddean (15 July 2024). "12 rising stars of comedy to see at the Edinburgh Fringe 2024". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "EDINBURGH FRINGE COMEDIANS RECOMMEND NEW ACTS TO SEE IN 2024". rgm. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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