What is traditional crosstalk?

Crosstalk originated in Beijing and became popular all over the country. It is generally believed that it was formed during the reign of Xianfeng and Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty. It is a form of Quyi performance with a long history, wide spread and deep mass base. In Beijing dialect, there is also "dialect crosstalk" in local dialects. In the process of cross talk, we have absorbed the artistic advantages of ventriloquism and storytelling extensively, combined Zhuang and harmony, expressed truth, goodness and beauty with satirical jokes, made people laugh as the artistic feature, and took "speaking, learning, teasing and singing" as the 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 is asked and answered by two actors, and there are usually two categories: "one is heavy" and "one is heavy"; Crosstalk, also known as "group work", is performed by more than three actors. There are more than 300 traditional crosstalk performers including Ma, Hou, Ma Ji, Li Jindou, Shi, Feng Gong and Niu Niu. Classic works: Three Successive Champions, Confused County Magistrate, Buying a Monkey, Misjudging the Three Kingdoms, Miscellaneous Talks on Traditional Chinese Opera, etc.