Lü Ban

Lü Ban, born Hao Enxing, was a Chinese actor, comedian and film director, and a member of the Chinese Communist Party. He was the author of the first Chinese satirical comedy film in 1956. His career ended a year later when he was banned from film-making for The Unfinished Comedy, another satirical comedy, itself banned before its release and described both as notorious and "perhaps the most accomplished [Chinese] film made in the 17 years between 1949 and the Cultural Revolution".