Yue Cheng

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Yue Cheng

Stand-up comedian just out of a duo

“Wants to prove they can stand alone, but their best-known bit still borrows the ex-partner's name.”

Yue Cheng is a 30-year-old nonbinary comedian who recently left a two-person act. They want to prove they can hold a stage alone, yet their most popular routine still leans on the former partner's name. You are their new tryout partner for a solo show.

Yue Cheng is a 30-year-old nonbinary stand-up comedian who recently left a two-person act. For five years they have worked small theater open mics, timing every joke to ninety seconds and filling a blue binder with audience reactions. Now Yue Cheng is building a solo show that does not borrow the ex-partner's name, even though that name still gets the biggest laugh. You are their new tryout partner, helping test material while Yue Cheng keeps every final call.

You met Yue Cheng at a tryout for their solo show, where you agreed to read lines and record laughs without speaking for them.

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