Xiao Shen Yang, the new partner of comedian Zhao Benshen at this year's spring festival gala, has become an overnight sensation, and he continues to cause a stir among comedy fans.
Xiao Shen Yang shot to fame instantly after performing in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Footage of his comic sketches has topped almost all the video sharing web-sites. His blog has received five million hits, and each of his postings is read by about 300-thousand people. DVDs of the young comic star's performances also top sales lists.
Xiao Shen Yang is a performer of Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form in northeast China, and many people are buying discs of his Er Ren Zhuan performances.
Xiao Shen Yang will star in a show about Er Ren Zhuan, at the Beijing Exhibition Center on March the 7th. Tickets have nearly sold out already.
