JEST ASIANS: Lab Edition is the small-room, experimental sister show of JEST ASIANS — All-Pro Asian Comedy Showcase, first co-presented by Humor Section and Asia Society New York.

While the Asia Society edition brought a polished lineup of top Asian comedians to one of NYC’s leading cultural institutions, the Lab Edition creates a more intimate and playful space at PARTEA LAB — a room for fresh jokes, new ideas, and close-up audience energy. But “experimental” does not mean random: every show is still carefully curated, featuring comedians with strong voices, real credits, and material worth developing.

The show is produced by Humor Section, a comedy brand founded in Beijing in 2013 and now based in New York. As one of the early forces in China’s stand-up comedy scene, Humor Section helped build a platform for a new generation of comedians, and now continues its mission in the U.S.: advancing Asian comedians on the global stage.