Li Dan has gradually become popular thanks to the show Roast大會 (The Roast). Of course, you could also argue that it's because of Li Dan that The Roast became popular.
Li Dan was born in Inner Mongolia, and it’s said that his family “had mines” — though actually, he just grew up in a mining area. Does this remind you of Wang Mousheng, who stuffed coal in his mouth as a kid and ended up with a lisp? Could Li Dan’s voice also be due to having coal stuck in his mouth during childhood?
Anyone can imagine, using just common sense, how much of a troublemaker Li Dan must have been as a child — getting beaten by his parents regularly. And yet Li Dan once described his father like this: “It's not just because he's my dad — Mr. Li really is a great guy.”
Believe it or not, Li Dan actually went to college — South China Agricultural University, where he studied sociology. Was it sociology that shaped and sharpened his wit?
Li Dan has always loved literature — and yes, you probably guessed what kind: writing jokes. Later on, he teamed up with Zi Chai to launch The Roast, which took the internet by storm, finally bringing him true fame.
The online variety show The Roast became wildly popular!
Wild Kitchen started airing every Saturday at 12:00 PM on Mango TV beginning October 27, 2018. Hosted by Wang Han, Li Dan, and Raylin (Lin Yanjun), known as the "Wild Brothers," the show features the team traveling to various "wild" locations to find locally unique wild ingredients. Using natural ingredients and traditional cooking methods, they aim to bring back the essence of life itself — awakening people’s inner wild side. It encourages urban dwellers to return to nature, rediscover their true selves, and experience life differently — essentially, to "go wild."
December 8 report — In the latest episode of the variety show Wild Kitchen, while eating, Li Dan opened up to Wang Han and others, saying that aside from being funny, he felt like he contributed nothing to the show.
Li Dan compared himself to sand in a dish of crab stir-fried with sand, saying: “Crabs taste better without the sand — so maybe the show would be better off without the ‘sand’ too?”
And so, Li Dan (playfully referred to as “Li Dan the Sand”) left Wild Kitchen.
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