Papi Jiang

Jiang Yilei (; born February 17, 1987), known as the online moniker Papi Jiang is a Chinese comedian known for her short comedic videos, where she pokes fun at everyday topics including entertainment news, dating and family relationships.

Early life Jiang attended China's Central Academy of Drama, where she received her bachelor's and master's degree. Before getting her masters, she worked in entertainment for several years as a stage actor and assistant director.

Jiang was first inspired to try "self-media" , or content creation, in 2015 by her friend and former classmate, Yang Ming. She began posting with another friend, Huo Nifang, under the name TCGirls Love Complaining (TCgirls爱吐槽). After posting a few videos, Huo went abroad, so she began to post videos solo under the nickname "Papi-jiang" (a Chinese transliteration of the Japanese honorific -chan). She found her first success with a video in November 2015. In 2016, she founded the group PapiTube, which she uses to support young content creators in China.

In 2024, she was part of the Chinese dub of the movie Inside Out 2, voicing the character Disgust.

Comedy videos Papi frequently discusses topics in her videos relatable to urban white-collar workers, which made her more appealing to a young, online generation compared to older stand-up comedians. Common topics of her videos include dating (cheating boyfriends, PDA), regional dialects, and double standards for women. In July 2016 her first live broadcast, a 90-minute video, attracted 74 million views in one day. She was featured in an article in the New York Times in August 2016.

Influence Media commented on her recent funding as a sign that China's domestic investors are willing to pay for original content.

Posting these satirical videos became her full-time job. She posts on Chinese social media such as Sina Weibo and Douban, as well as via global media such as YouTube.

Controversy In April 2016, China's broadcast regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television, ordered her to clean up the foul language in her videos, which occurs once in a while. They made her take down most of the videos at least temporarily, which was seen as the government's message that it desires to assert its control over this kind of online content.

Jiang retracted her apology.