In "A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years," Zhou discussed the drastic changes in Shanghai since the "Chinese economic reform," and his show also covers content such as the changes of clothing trends, ups and downs in the Chinese stock market, and the shoe-throwing incident during premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Cambridge University.
On 12 March 2023, he criticized Russian president Vladimir Putin in a Weibo post and suggested that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's plan for "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" include taking back territory handed over from the Qing dynasty to Russia, leading his account to get banned.
[2] His parents originated from the Zhenhai district in the city of Ningbo located in Zhejiang province.
[3] In the early hours of January 19, 2017, Zhou's black Mercedes was pulled over by police in Long Island, New York.
Upon further inspection of the vehicle, police discovered a .38 ACP Colt Mustang pistol and two bags of crack cocaine in the back seat.