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When Summer Xia and Annie Guo came to New Zealand, performing in front of a crowd was certainly nowwhere on their grand model minority dreams. Not taking themselves too seriously helped with roasting friends, family and their new immigrant selves and became part of finding what the world of standup comedy is all about.
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In this second part to Accidental Comics, Annie Guo and Summer Xia speak to Kadambari Raghukumar about what humour is to them; how it manifests in their bilingual brains and when do jokes on our collective immigrant experience run out of steam?
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They both take to the stage at the NZ International Comedy Festival this May, to share their jokes on navigating life as first-gen Chinese immigrants in New Zealand.