Profile: Tibetan stand-up comedian wins stage on "roof of the world"

by Xinhua writers Liu Zhoupeng and Lyu Qiuping

LHASA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- As the light brightened, a young performer took to the stage under the spotlight against the backdrop of a red curtain. Holding the microphone with confidence, he embarked on recounting humorous tales in Tibetan, eliciting laughter and applause from the crowd.

Nyanzin Drakpa's stand-up comedy was staged in Lhasa, the capital of sout