Author | Apo
In the first half of "Hot and Spicy", Jia Ling's joy was expected, but Li Xueqin's guilty kneeling made people laugh. Compared with the familiar faces in most comedies, another generation of internet celebrity comedians has successfully pursued their dreams in the film and television industry.
The so-called Internet celebrity comedians are popular in the Internet era. Their popularity inevitably depends on the hype of netizens and the spread of the Internet. For example, the first-generation internet celebrity comedian Bai Ke Dapeng, who became popular with his joke dramas, has successfully created the New Year's Day dark horse comedy "The Annual Party Can't Stop"; the second-generation Shen who became a household name with his Spring Festival Gala sketches and contributed to Internet hot spots Teng Ma Li has become the mainstay of China's movie box office; Jin Jing and Li Jiaqi (Yoko Rame), the third generation to hit the film and television industry with their funny female images, have already played major roles in high-reputation realism-themed dramas.
Nowadays, the fourth generation of Internet celebrity comedians has also begun to emerge, especially with Tong Monan’s words, "The (talk show) industry is gone again." This generation of talk show actors and comedians are more concentrated on the film and television stage, forming a A solid and huge fourth-generation internet celebrity comedian camp .
Li Xueqin is one of them who is moving faster. Xu Zhisheng has joined the crew of Tencent Video's new drama "The Knight Can't Work" before the Spring Festival as the male lead. Na Lisa has two dramas online during the Spring Festival. Several comedians such as Jiang Long and Shi Ce from the "Annual Comedy Competition" also gathered in "Running Dogs" and "The Young Master and Me".
A good time has come for comedians to pursue their dreams in the film and television industry.
Comedians during the Spring Festival, who made the audience laugh?
During the Spring Festival, audiences often go to the cinema for family-friendly comedies. Which comedy in the Spring Festival this year is funnier?
Influenced by the character's personality, Jia Ling's laughter in "Hot and Spicy" is concentrated in the part that satirizes the male gaze and the stereotype of fat girls in the first half. Although Qiao Shan and Li Xueqin's affair is not much, it is necessary to appear. Provoking laughter; even in "Flying Life 2" where comedians gather together, the characters of Wei Xiang, Jia Bing, Zhang Benyu and others are all doing serious things, relying entirely on the scenes with Shen Teng to generate laughter.
However, some fans believe that these two movies starring the most recognized comedians in the country do not contain a lot of "laughs", and are not even as good as the chase between Ma Li and Lei Jiayin in the "French popularization film" "Article 20" The scene with the visitor in the car was hilarious. However, box office data proves that most people still recognize Jia Ling and Shen Teng, the two national comedy faces, and the personified marketing events behind them.
On the big screen, Shen Teng and Jia Ling proved that comedians can single-handedly drive box office. On the other hand, on the small screen, comedians can also stand alone, which has begun to show up in this year's winter holiday dramas.
This year's winter holiday comedies have once again ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. The concept of "Lunar New Year dramas" and the strong "comedy Lunar New Year" atmosphere that have disappeared in the domestic drama market have returned again.
Among them, the cross-border contribution of Internet celebrity comedians cannot be ignored. In terms of "comedian team-building dramas" alone, two works such as "Running Dog" and "The Young Master and Me" paved the way for the Spring Festival holiday.
"Gou Sheng Run" is an anti-Japanese comedy. Jiang Long and Shi Ce serve as the male and female protagonists of the drama as members of the "Yixi" championship team. Gou Sheng, who originally joined the army just to make a lot of money, experienced the hatred of the country and his family and grew up step by step in the dealings with people from all walks of life. The first half is hilarious, and the second half is full of laughter and tears. The ratings of CVB and Kuyun are steadily above 1.5%.
Another short and medium drama "Master and Me" is named after the combination of Zhan Xin and Zhang Zhehua in "Yixi". The two also played the leading roles and performed a collection of 12 short stories. The form of the story is similar to that on the stage of "Yixi", with rich connotations and ordinary laughter. It is more like a collection of fables.
In addition to starring in "The Dog's Run", Jiang Long also played an important role in the unit story of "The Young Master and Me". The image of the little character he played in the comedy gradually became popular among the people.This did not prevent him from playing the leading role in major IP dramas such as "Tiger Crane Demon Master" and "Time Agent". Whether it is the actor's story or acting career, he is quite popular among male audiences. smell. Illustration by
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Similarly, Jiang Long’s performance among Internet celebrity comedians throughout the Spring Festival is also the most outstanding. A large number of comedians appeared in supporting roles in movies and TV series of this period. For example, although Li Xueqin was eye-catching in the movie, she only appeared in a handful of scenes. The only actors who starred in the first two episodes of were Jiang Long, Shi Ce, Zhan Xin, and Zhang Zhehua, and most of them were still in the ascending stage of "facial recognition".
In terms of work performance, with the exception of Jiang Long and Shi Ce, most rising comedians are still starring in comedies that are relatively suitable for their own attributes, especially in drama series, mainly family-friendly New Year comedies, Short dramas are mainly short plays. Firstly, the type and duration are not mainstream enough. Secondly, the updates or broadcast time are also at noon every day instead of prime time, which determines the popularity of the works.
Jiang Long, who is not handsome at first glance but is very interesting when you look closely, is undoubtedly the leader among the fourth generation of internet celebrity comedians.
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Among the movies and dramas released during the Spring Festival, there are not only a few "comedian team-building" works, Jiang Long, Wang Xiaolong, and Zhu Na Lisa all have two starring roles. Or the drama series he starred in is broadcast online, especially the "penetration rate" of the fourth generation Internet celebrity comedians in the drama series is quite impressive.
The concept of "Internet celebrity comedian" is broader than the identity of "Internet celebrity". In addition to the transformation of Internet celebrities, there are more comedy celebrities who stand out in Internet products such as online variety shows. In recent years, the humorous online variety show "Talk Show Conference" and "Annual Comedy Competition" have become the cradle of nurturing the fourth generation of internet celebrity comedians.
Prior to this, the first generation of internet celebrity comedians were mainly veterans of Wanhetianyi.. From 2012 to 2013, joke dramas such as "Unexpectedly" and "Report to the Boss" became popular on the Internet. Bai Ke, Kong Lianshun, Liu Xunzimo, Zhang Benyu and others are still active on the screen. When they get together, they can create Dark horse films like "Famous" can play key roles in movies such as "The Annual Party Can't Stop" and "Flying Life", as well as TV dramas such as "Jiang Zhao Liming" and "The Boy Who Sings the Dragon".
The second generation of Internet celebrity comedians are mainly drama actors from Happy Twist. In addition to adapting dramas into comedy movies, the "Today's Happiness" series of sketches also became popular on the Spring Festival Gala. A skit line full of internet feeling, "What defeats you is not innocence but innocence", and also attracted more young netizens from the perspective of the most popular IP "Tomb Raiders" fan work.
The popularity of Spring Festival Gala sketches and movies has destined this generation of comedians to occupy the pinnacle of comedy for a long time. Even though Jia Ling and Shen Teng are already serious about motivation and enthusiasm, the two generations of family elders, parents and grandparents, will want to laugh when they see their faces.
Jin Jing and Li Jiaqi, the third generation of Internet celebrity comedians, have seized on the trend of the new generation of micro-short plays , and used the series of micro-short dramas "Life Has Attacked Me" and "The Director Has Attacked Me" to support their dreams of leading roles. . In fact, they are similar to the first-generation joke dramas in that they are all designed to use virality to gain familiarity on the Internet.
When the fourth generation of Internet celebrity comedians appeared, many people had already "returned" through Internet variety shows. Jiang Long is very clear about his position as a "waist artist", while Jiang Shimeng calls himself a lower "foot artist". What are the differences between them and the previous three generations of internet celebrity comedians? Perhaps it's because after standing out in variety shows, you "get on top" faster.
"Producers and casting teams are becoming more and more timely when selecting new faces. Rather than looking for pure newcomers with little acting experience, it is more appropriate to select talents from comedy network variety shows. In addition to acting experience in variety shows In addition, many of them have acting backgrounds. As comedians with familiar faces, they are very effective in adjusting the atmosphere in many TV series."Xiao Ai, who works as an executive producer, told Hegu Film and Television Archives (id: htysda).
Therefore, "One Happiness" and "Two Happiness" have only been completed for a year or two, and already the contestants have appeared in the Spring Festival. In film and television dramas. The film and television industry, which has just gone through a period of adjustment, is in need of fresh blood. For comedians, the outlet is right in front of them.
Comedians transform, more than just comedy
Tencent Video’s new costume drama "The Knight Does Not Work" starts filming, "Xu Zhisheng" + Shaobing" starring the male lead and second lead made many netizens "dumbfounded". This is too different from the configuration of "costume idol drama" in everyone's impression.
Although Xu Zhisheng also used netizens' jokes to complain about himself at the launch scene, "Looking for Xu Zhisheng is the male protagonist, Tencent, you are really hungry." If this drama is a comedy placed in the "bench unit" like "Legend of the Magpie Sword", everything seems to be reasonable again. After all, Wen Song is in "The Legend of the Magpie Sword". He is already the top handsome guy in "Legend of the Gate".
Tencent Video's "Bench Unit" and iQiyi's "Xiaodou Theater" are the latest comedy broadcasting attempts in recent years. The comeback of the comedy genre should obviously be a return of comedians. New opportunities.
What is surprising is that when the platform is cultivating the rise of comedy genres, it is more inclined to mature comedy groups, such as "Legend of the Magpie Sword" starring Zhao Benshan's team and "Washe Jianghu" starring members of Deyun Club. Wanchun Doujia Club" . Of course, there are sitcoms other than Northeastern comedies that can accommodate comedians, but it can be seen that individual comedians who work alone do have a slight disadvantage compared to teams with their own IPs when striving to star in comedies. .
So besides comedy, do comedians have other options?
Talk show actors may have a harder time, because Tong Monan, as the "industry dark light", has made a prophecy. Of course, talk show actors are not the first batch of people to be considered " "The industry is gone" went to film, and "the end of the talent show is acting" was earlier. But compared to the field of idol dramas where everything from appearance, traffic to acting skills is involved, comedians happened to meet another suitable one for them. The outlet.
Reality-themed dramas have now become the main route for the transformation of the fourth generation of Internet celebrity comedians . In the dark horse drama "All the Way to the Sun", Wang Hao starred as the heroine's ex-boyfriend. The mama's boy who does not seek to make progress has performed in many roles. The resonance of young men makes people hate them; in the female topic drama "Lady's Dignity", Wang Mian and a generation of Internet celebrity comedian Bai Ke respectively played different types of husband roles.
In these two dramas, as Wang Hao and Wang Mian, the fourth generation of Internet celebrity comedians, do not participate in many scenes, but the subject matter is relatively serious and the roles are slightly complex, which is quite different from their identities as comedians. In comparison, it can be seen that Wang Hao's appearance can make the audience abandon his variety show identity and invest in his role in the play. Wang Mian's role as a novice dad is still inseparable from his characteristic guitar playing and singing in variety shows, which can be adjusted Atmosphere, but still "being yourself".
In the inspirational drama "Hometown, Goodbye", Ren Suxi is responsible for arousing the resonance of migrant workers, Zhang Chi is responsible for adjusting the atmosphere, Shi Ce is responsible for inspiring women after love injuries, and Li Xueqin is responsible for healing the audience with the cuteness of an enthusiastic Northeastern girl .
The roles of Ren Suxi and Zhang Chi in this drama both have a sense of comedy, and their performances are relaxed and natural; what is more surprising is that the i-person girl played by Li Xueqin can actually have a sweet love in the drama that makes the audience laugh. , which is very different from her early days as an anchor and talk show in variety shows. It can be regarded as showing a correct grasp of different dramas. On the contrary, although Shi Ce performed the self-empowerment side of women in the play, it caused a lot of controversy in "The Dogs Run". Perhaps he still needs to consider and hone his choice of drama and role exploration.
Comedians are very adaptable to reality-themed dramas. It is very important to choose the right way to play. When Yang Li assists the male and female protagonists in "The Boy Who Calls the Dragon", he is more like the fateful star king in "Seven Occasions". He himself is also easier to accept, but Zong Juntao starred as the big boss of the costume suspense drama "Under the City" with an 8.5 score on Douban. However, because his label as a comedian was too strong, many viewers suspected his identity in advance, which made the suspense drama less popular. The feeling dropped a lot.
The fourth generation of Internet celebrity comedians are still in the early stages of pursuing their dreams in the film and television industry, and they need to explore their compatibility with the characters and the choice of drama. But most comedians who want to truly transform into film and television actors will still need to learn the actor skills of "showing faces in dramas" in the future.
Just like many of the first generation of Internet celebrity comedians who have taken off their "comedy" masks, Kong Lianshun's roles as the teaching director and boss driver in "The Young Man" and "Camp with Love" are so serious that almost everyone forgets them. He disguised himself as a woman and put chicken legs on his head to act like a fat version of Little Dragon Girl.
Although Baike played Chiang Kai-shek in the historical drama "Ask the Cangmang", although there was nothing against him, some netizens inevitably did not forget to play the "I am the principal of Wang Dachui's Rebirth" meme. After cooperating with Dapeng, who also played the joke drama "Diaosi Men" in the early days of the Internet, in "The Annual Party Can't Stop", people can see his potential for drama and comedy.
is both serious and hilarious, and may be the best destination for comedians.
So is it because there are more comedies that we need more comedians, or is it because there are so many comedians in the Dreams film and television industry that more comedies are born? This chicken and egg issue may not be important anymore. What is important is that comedy and comedians are going in both directions. Now is the time.
