What are the characteristics of cross talk?

Crosstalk expresses truth, goodness and beauty with satirical jokes, takes making people laugh as its artistic feature, and takes "speaking, learning, teasing and singing" as its main artistic means. There are three forms of performance: stand-alone performance, counterpart performance and group performance. Stand-up crosstalk is performed by actors and tells jokes; Crosstalk consists of two actors hugging each other and teasing each other. Usually, there are two categories: "one head is heavy" and "mother is dumbfounded". Crosstalk is also called "group work" and is performed by more than three actors.

Traditional plays satirize all kinds of ugly phenomena in the old society and reflect all kinds of phenomena in life mainly through humorous narration. After liberation, in addition to continuing to carry forward the satirical tradition, there are also works praising new people and new things. Traditional songs include The Battle between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong, Drama and Dialect, Jia Xingjia and Stripping the Jacket, with a total of more than 200 songs. The works that reflect real life have great influence, such as Nocturnal Walking, Buying Monkeys, Yesterday and Hat Factory.