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jiang november 27 , 2011 kun at meiji university , tokyo , on xiangsheng performer beijing 姜昆 20111127b.jpg jiang kun -lrb- comedian -rrb-
 jiang kun jiāng kūn
jiang kun -lrb- comedian -rrb-

jiang kun -lrb- ; pinyin : jiāng kūn ; born november 19 , 1950 -rrb- is a chinese comedian , specializing in the xiangsheng trade .
a native of beijing , china , he was a disciple of another renowned comedian , ma ji .
jiang kun currently acts as deputy chairman of the association of chinese folk art .
in 1976 , he was transferred to the central radio broadcasting backstage rap group , whilst studying under ma ji .
in 1985 , jiang kun was elected vice-chairman of the chinese ballad singers association .
in the same year , he replaced his mentor ma ji , and took on the duties as the head of the china radio broadcasting rap group , and was also elected a member of the standing committee of the china youth federation .
in recent years , kun has been a regular performer on prominent events such as the cctv new year 's gala , the largest annual television event in the world -lrb- by viewership -rrb- .
