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Scarlett Chen

Scarlett Chen

Scarlet (Yisong) Chen is a Chinese-Canadian screenwriter, director, and award-winning stand-up comedian based on Gabriola Island, BC, creator of the solo show Citizen Chen.

Aug 5, 2026

12:33
Vous êtes d'accord, Scarlett Chen, pour dire que la cuisine taïwanaise, c'est vraiment une cuisine aux influences multiples ?
12:39
?Oui, euh, pour moi, euh, la cuisine taïwanaise, euh, on a l'histoire avec l'aborigine.
12:48
Après, on est influence avec les Européens, Japon, la Chine, les États-Unis.
12:54
Euh, donc, je vais dire, euh, tous les, les cultures, on va mélanger dans ce île.
13:01
Donc, je vais dire la cuisine taïwanaise, on est la cuisine très créative, euh, on est très jeune et on est, on est encore en construction.

38 MINS LATER

50:44
Comment c'est fait ?
50:46
Euh, en fait, on va préparer la purée, purée de patate douce à la vapeur.
50:52
Après, on va ajouter le sucre quand la purée, elle est encore chaude et on va ajouter la farine de patate douce, euh, bien mélanger et la pâte, elle va être ferme, ne coller bas.
45:16
How familiar were you with standup before you moved to Canada?
45:21
I love watching stand-up comedy, like those video clips on YouTube.
45:27
I actually went to one show in Beijing.
45:31
That's my whole knowledge or whatever you call it.
45:35
I love that.
45:35
I love this kind of art form, but I never thought I could do it because I thought they're so smart, they're so funny, and they can just quickly... throw things on stage.
45:49
That's what I thought about stand-up comedy.
48:56
What was it like to help those kids find their voices?
45:26
Mm-hmm
45:26
... video clips on YouTube or on, uh...
45:29
I actually went to one, uh, show in Beijing.
45:33
Like, that's my whole knowledge or whatever you call it.
45:37
And I love that.
45:38
I love this kind of art form, but I never thought I could do it because I just, I thought that they're, like, so smart, they're so funny, and they can just quickly throw things, uh, on stage.
45:52
That's w- that's what I thought about stand-up comedy.
49:50
[laughs]

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