The Year of the Dragon Spring Festival Gala is getting closer and closer, and every Spring Festival Gala rehearsal has attracted much attention. Looking at the unfamiliar comedians in Reuters, everyone can't help but miss those who once brought countless laughter to the audience. Spring Festival Gala old acquaintances. So, what are they doing now?
Feng Gong
Feng Gong can be said to be the "nail house" in the Spring Festival Gala language program. The sentence "I miss you so much" has become an indispensable classic line on the Spring Festival Gala stage. It is understood that Feng Gong has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage 33 times in total. You must know that the Spring Festival Gala has a total history of only 40 years.
The last time Feng Gong stood on the Spring Festival Gala stage was in 2018. He performed the sketch "I Love Poetry". After that, he left the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala and only appeared in the Spring Festival Gala of local stations one after another.
mentioned in an interview that he was "absent" from the Spring Festival Gala. Feng Gong also gave an explanation. He said, "Letting young people stand on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala is the expectation of the audience and it is also our (veteran actors) responsibility." And expressed his support and expectations for young people.
Feng Gong, who left the Spring Festival Gala, briefly appeared in a movie directed by his apprentice Jia Ling. In his friendly appearance, he didn't have too many lines, just "I miss you guys so much" was enough.
Now, although Feng Gong has left the Spring Festival Gala stage, he still has not stopped bringing laughter to the public. Feng Gong, who is 66 years old, switched to short video platforms and started making jokes. He has more than 25 million fans, and his most popular video has nearly 3.7 million likes.
In a recent video, Feng Gong reproduced his classic lines. I saw a group of people surrounding Feng Gong and said, "We miss you to death." Feng Gong immediately made his classic move, pumping his fists and saying, "We miss you to death." As soon as he opened his mouth, it was a familiar scent.
In the short video shot by Feng Gong, everyone also saw many familiar faces, such as Feng Gong’s old partner Yan Xuejing and Feng Gong’s apprentice Bai Kainan.
Zhao Benshan
Zhao Benshan is the "King of Sketch" in the hearts of many viewers. Since he left the Spring Festival Gala stage, many people feel that there is nothing interesting to watch. Zhao Benshan has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage 21 times in total, and the sketches he brought every time are all classics.
In 2011, Zhao Benshan appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for the last time and led his apprentices to perform the sketch "You at the Same Table". Since then, he has never participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and even gradually faded out of the entertainment industry.
Until this year, Zhao Benshan’s identity was upgraded, serving as producer and starring, and brought everyone a comedy work "Legend of the Magpie Sword Gate". The satirical lines, the ridiculous characters, and the interlocking storylines in the play are all full of the color of "Zhao's comedy".
Seeing the familiar "King of Sketch", the audience also said "I miss me so much". From the good score of 8.2 points achieved by "The Legend of Magpie Sword" on Douban, we can feel that Zhao Benshan's sword is still young.
In addition to the status upgrade in career, Zhao Benshan also ushered in the status upgrade in life. Zhao Benshan's daughter Qiuqiu gave birth to a son, and gave her a nickname "Chen Pi'er". Qiuqiu also revealed in the live broadcast that Zhao Benshan had been by her side during the pregnancy.
Song Dandan
Compared with Feng Gong and Zhao Benshan, Song Dandan appeared on CCTV Spring Festival Gala much less often. She appeared on the Spring Festival Gala 10 times in total. Although the number of times is not as good as the first two, the quality of the works is not inferior. From "Lazy Man's Dating" to "Supernatural Guerrilla" to "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow", Song Dandan's sketches are all classics.
In 2008, after Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan came off stage after performing "Torch Bearer", they hugged each other and cried backstage. Since then, she has never performed a sketch on the Spring Festival Gala stage.The last time she appeared on the Spring Festival Gala was in 2020, and she sang the opening song "Ode to the Spring Tide" with Zhang Guoli and others.
In an interview, Song Dandan also admitted that she would spend 95% of her time with her family in the future. She said, "This year's Spring Festival Gala is to really say goodbye to the Spring Festival Gala audience."
Although Song Dandan has left the Spring Festival Gala stage, she often meets everyone in variety shows. However, as she participated in more and more variety shows, her reputation was also affected, especially her performance in "Fifty Kilometers Peach Blossoms" was breathtaking.
Although Song Dandan kept saying that he was at retirement age and was about to retire, and even held a grand retirement ceremony on the stage of "Ace vs. Ace", he still "disrespected the integrity of his words and body" in the comprehensive development of film and television.
Recently, the chief producer of the movie "With Children" said that he will assemble the original cast to shoot a movie version of "With Children". Song Dandan, Gao Yalin, Yang Zi, Zhang Yishan and You Haoran will all return.
However, this news did not receive cheers and expectations from netizens. Instead, it was ridiculed by netizens and questioned consumer sentiment.
Cai Ming
From 1981 to 2019, Cai Ming appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage almost every year. She participated in the Spring Festival Gala as many as 27 times, not only far more than Song Dandan, who was also a sketch actress, but also more than Zhao Benshan is known as the "King of Sketch".
In 2019, three big names, Cai Ming, Pan Changjiang and Ge You, appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala with the sketch "The Son Is Coming". Although this work focuses on social hot spots in which middle-aged and elderly people are deceived, it has been controversial because of its lack of laughs.
The following year, Cai Ming and his old partner Pan Changjiang prepared for the Spring Festival Gala as in previous years, but the show was canceled. In 2021, Cai Ming and Pan Changjiang made a comeback, but their works were still rejected and they missed the Spring Festival Gala. After two consecutive years of defeat, Cai Ming also died down.
Today, Cai Ming is still paying attention to the development of comedy. He also participated in the recording of the comedy variety show "Annual Comedy Competition 2" last year. After the competition, Cai Ming also actively supported the younger generations and created jokes with the new generation of comedians. It can be seen that even if she leaves the Spring Festival Gala stage, she still insists on contributing to the comedy career she loves.
It should have been a talented person from generation to generation, but watching the Spring Festival Gala after old acquaintances left, the audience couldn't help but feel sad. The old actors are quitting one after another, but the new generation has not yet matured. The lack of comedians is really sad!
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