A Chinese Stand-Up Comedian in London

50 Shades of Hospitality

With a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality from a prestigious Swiss hotel school, Alvin Liu has followed an atypical career path. Over the past years, when his day job as a Senior Recruitment Consultant for a Data and Analytics company allows him, Alvin hones his stand-up comedian talents and regularly hits the stand-up comedy circuit in London and other British destinations, including the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh.

In this podcast, Alvin talks about his inspiration for his comedy sketches and what it is like for a Chinese native to break into the stand-up comedy world in Britain. We talk to him about his inspiration for his comedy shows and how being a Chinese ex-patriot fuels some of his best jokes.

Alvin also talks about his educational experience in Switzerland as a Chinese foreign student and why it is vital for young students to leave their home countries to experience a global educational environment. In addition, Alvin explains how a hospitality background can be a starting point for many kinds of careers and how the soft skills learned in this field of study are transferrable.

Alvin Liu was born in mainland China and studied at Glion Institute of Higher Education in Switzerland where he was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management. Since graduating, he has worked as a Talent Recruitment Consultant for several companies in China and London and recently has specialized in Data Talents.