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I turn my tragedies into jokes
Jiaoying Summers is a stand-up comedian, a social media star and the owner of The Hollywood Comedy Club and the Pasadena Comedy Club in Los Angeles. Originally from China, she moved to the US when she was 18 to study theatre and drama. She tells Kim Chakanetsa how failing at an audition changed the course of her career.
Produced by Alice Gioia for The Conversation, 麻豆社 World Service.
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