What does comedy mean?

Comedy is actually a kind of ventriloquism.

Sangsang is a native art of our country, with a long history and tradition, loved by the people. The name of the comic has gone through the development process of "like life - like sound - comic". In the early days, the name "Xiangsheng" was once called "Xiangsheng Group of bad base" or "Xiangsheng", which was actually a kind of ventriloquism.

Mr. Hou Baolin mentioned in his book "The Traceability of Xiangsheng" that "Xiangsheng" was an art formed by "birth" in the old society and "growth" in the new society. Although the source can be traced for a long time, the history can be proved to be very short. Before the liberation of various reasons, has not been emphasized, this aspect of the historical record is very poor.

At the same time, the artists are subject to the social status and cultural level of the limitations of the master, only rely on the relationship between the teacher, the mouth and the ear collapsed, and inevitably, there are hearsay, the suspicion of blackmail. Therefore, the formation of the art of comedy, the development of historical data scattered, mixed with the true and false, and often drowned in a sea of canonical books.

Chinese comic origin:

Chinese comic has three major origins: Beijing Tianqiao, Tianjin Guanyechang and Nanjing Fuzimiao.

Chinese comedy is divided into northern and southern schools. The art of comedy originated in North China, popularized in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, popularized throughout the country and at home and abroad, started in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and flourished in the contemporary era.

It is mainly performed orally. The main props have folding fans, handkerchiefs, wake up wood. The form of performance includes monologue, duologue, group comedy, etc. It is a form of performing art rooted in the folklore, originating from the life and welcomed by the masses.