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What are the common props used in comedy sketch shows? Representative

●Waking wood: from commentaries, often used in long monologues as well.

●Folding fan: it can be virtualized into other items during the performance: swords, guns, sticks (The Great Bodyguard), pens (Yang Naiwu Writes a Certificate), drumsticks (Spitting Lotus Flower), and so on.

●Handkerchiefs: can be used as props in make-up: "Learning the Four Provinces", "Wu Song Fighting Tiger", "Catching and Releasing Cao"

●Tables, commonly used props in traditional comic dialogues. The comedian stands outside the table and the comic stands inside the table during the performance of duologue. When performing "leg work", the table is used to distinguish between the front and back of the stage and the upper and lower doors.

●Yuzi: The musical instrument that accompanies the singing of Taiping lyrics is usually two bamboo boards.