Late-night U.S. talk show 'Conan' debuts in China

[yuiyoshida]

BEIJING (AP) -- The American late-night talk show "Conan" has racked up more than 3 million hits since its debut on an online video site in China.

The comedy show hosted by Conan O'Brien and featuring celebrity interviews is available on the website of Sohu Video, a unit of Chinese online media group and Nasdaq-listed Sohu.com Inc., the company said Tuesday.

It is accompanied with Chinese subtitles and, in less than two weeks, has received more than 3 million hits.

Like other Chinese online video sites, Sohu licenses many hit American TV shows, including the late-night U.S. comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live" and Ellen DeGeneres' talk show.

Online video isn't as heavily regulated as television in China and so has more freedom to show dramas and comedies from the United States and other countries.

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140709p2g00m0dm025000c.html

[Sanity Claws]

1. I wonder how they'll react to the masturbating bear

[davidpdx]

2. There are a lot of expats in China, which is probably where most of it is coming from

I doubt it will go over well with regular Chinese. Their sense of humor is much different. Those Chinese who have spent time overseas might be able to understand it better.