Dashan - Ambassador to China's Funny Bone (1996)
Mark Rowswell may well be one of the most popular comedians Canada has ever produced. A virtual unknown in his own country, Rowswell has an enormous following in mainland China, where he is known as Dashan. His appearances on Chinese television have drawn up to six hundred million viewers. Together wih his Chinese partner and mentor, Ding Guangquan, Rowswell practices a comedic art form known as crosstalk, whose roots stretch back centuries.
Director: Guy Nantel
https://www.nfb.ca/film/dashan_ambassador_to_chinas_funny_bone/
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Mark Rowswell as Himself |
| Sound | Stéphane Labonté | Sound Editor |
| Production | Joanne Carrière | Producer |
| Sound | Marco Giannetti | Music |
| Sound | Richard Lavoie | Sound Director |
| Sound | Serge Boivin | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol | Producer |
| Camera | Martin Leclerc | Camera Operator |
| Editing | José Heppell | Editor |
| Directing | Guy Nantel | Director |