In recent years, one type of domestic drama has been gradually disappearing.
urban comedy.
The last urban comedy that was both well-received and well-received was probably the 2020 "I Am Yu Huanshui ". However, although the plot of the drama is somewhat humorous and absurd, it is still essentially an urban reality theme.
In recent years, the suspense dramas "The Long Season ", "The Hidden Corner" and "Hurry Up" have become popular, and the spy drama "Storm Chaser" has regained the audience's confidence in the spy genre.
Urban dramas, not to mention, as the "leader" of the Chinese drama market, the output is countless.
But urban comedy seems to have "disappeared".
I think back then, " Family with Children " and " Love Apartment " could be said to have occupied the audience throughout the winter and summer vacations. But now, in addition to idol dramas everywhere, only the movie market can get a glimpse of classic comedies.
Is urban comedy no longer good?
Don't worry, the drama is coming.
's TV series "Laughing Old Alley" is scheduled to be released on Dragon TV on May 16th, and will be broadcast simultaneously on BesTV. All comedians will make you laugh out loud just by looking at the lineup.
After watching the trailer, I was even more excited. Finally, I have another urban comedy to follow!
Shanghai Old Alley, a play within a play
The story of "Laughing Old Alley" takes place in Juqing, an old alley adjacent to Xintiandi, a landmark building in Shanghai. A group of "aspiring young people" come from all over the world and want to live in the bustling city of Shanghai. cities to realize their own life value. Feng Pitt (played by Sun Yizhou), the assistant of
film and television company, and his immediate boss Zeng Xiang (played by Deng Jiajia) are the most representative personnel among them.
They are both neighbors and superiors. In the noisy life, the two of them used VR high-tech means to immerse themselves in the stories written by the editor and found the true charm of writing.
In "Laughing Old Alley", I felt the flavor of a classic urban comedy, and the setting of the play within the play is also quite interesting. In the trailer of
, the relationship between Feng Pitt and Zeng Xiang, the superior and subordinate at work, in the Republic of China script, directly became a CP relationship. This frightened both of them so much that they quickly looked for a way to "clear the border".
However, after tasting the joy of script interpretation, Feng Pitt directly immersed himself in the personal story of his transformation from a small employee to a big star, and directly arrogantly faced Director Zeng who trembled just looking at him in real life. .
In addition to the Republic of China script, they also experienced the sadomasochistic love between "Hong Shixian" and "Ellie".
It can be said that the drama "Laughing in the Old Alley" has a high content of elements of a drama within a drama, and there is also a scene involving Feng Pitt, which is really full of laughter.
"Shanghai Beach", "The Temptation of Going Home", "Titanic" and other scripts, no matter old or new, no matter what the subject matter, will give an alternative performance in this drama.
The setting of a play-within-a-play is actually not new. Audiences have had this novel plot experience as early as "Love Apartment". However, after many years, no urban comedy can make the audience laugh.
Today, "Laughing in the Old Alley" returns with classic jokes. It does not collect jokes made by netizens like "picking up rags", but returns to the audience's attention with its own style and characteristics.
The story is novel and the images are quite impactful. For the drama "Laughing Old Alley", you will be immediately attracted by the trailer, not to mention the several fascinating actors in the drama, which are the magic weapon for the drama's success.
Comedians
When watching a comedy, they are most afraid that the actors will find it funny but the audience will not find it funny. A truly excellent comedy performance should be when the actors are funny without knowing it, just like " Wulin Gaiden " back then.
The drama "Laughing Old Alley" is full of sincerity, and every actor can make the audience laugh immersively.
ranks first, Yang Haoyu.
Mesozoic powerhouse Yang Haoyu is an old acquaintance of the audience. He has contributed outstanding acting skills in "Longmen Escort Bureau", "Medical Hospital Laughter" and " Blossoms ". As an "old comedian", he The performance is relaxed and relaxed.
In the new drama "Laughing Old Alley", Yang Haoyu plays Teacher Zhao. In the trailer, he is standing in the dark wearing a black hat and black glasses, smiling at the corner of his mouth and looking forward with deep eyes.
It can be seen that as the scriptwriter of the play, Yang Haoyu's character in the script is not simple. Even if he travels through time in the script, he is still a ruthless character, and his expectations are high.
ranked second, Deng Jiajia.
Deng Jiajia, who is well-known to the audience from the "Love Apartment" series, has a wide range of roles in the entertainment industry. Whether he is a decent villain or a villain, he can fully demonstrate his acting skills and portray the characteristics of his characters vividly.
In the new drama "Laughing Old Alley", Deng Jiajia plays Feng Pitt's boss Zeng Xiang. She is dressed in a bright and elegant professional attire. She looks at the person opposite her with sharp eyes. She looks like a strong woman at first glance.
traveled back to the Republic of China script and incarnated into the sweet girl Axiang of Zeng Xiang. She was dressed in a cheongsam and was pretty and elegant, with a slender figure, delicate eyebrows, and stunning appearance.
With Deng Jiajia's strength, there is no need to worry about her acting skills. She was asked to take the lead. The director has a good vision.
ranked third, Sun Yizhou.
Sun Yizhou is also a comedian well-known to the audience. From "Love Apartment" to " Solid as a Rock ", Sun Yizhou has continuously enriched his acting experience and proved his strength to the audience with his outstanding acting skills.
In the new drama "Laughing Old Alley", Sun Yizhou plays Feng Pitt. His return to comedy is obviously like returning to his home field. His line performance is natural and vivid, making the audience directly dream back to "Lu Ziqiao".
traveled back to the Republic of China script. Feng Pitt looked at Zeng Xiang sitting next to him, and he "taken off" directly on the spot, as if he was frightened. His expression was shocked, his eyes were wide open, and his eyebrows were raised high. His state was real and funny. .
It seems that Sun Yizhou is still suitable for urban comedy. At least in this drama, he does not look bloated or "ugly". I hope that this time the "little aunt" and the "eldest nephew" join forces to create another brilliant urban comedy.
ranked fourth, Fan Tantan.
Do you still remember Lu Meilin who left the scene lonely in "Flowers"? She's here too! In fact, in addition to "Flowers", Fan Tiantian has performed outstandingly in dramas such as " Love Apartment 4" and "I Am Yu Huanshui".
In the new drama "Laughing Old Alley", Fan Tantian plays the role of Hu Manli, with a more classical style. She wears a cheongsam with exquisite makeup. This fierce temperament makes people dream of Jin Meilin's menacing boss lady.
With Fan Tantan here, there will probably be a lot of jokes in this drama.
In addition, the play also invited powerful actors such as Li Dianzun, Huang Ling, Xu Yulan, Sui Yongliang, all of whom have superb acting skills. This "Laughing Old Alley" is very promising.
Conclusion
The most praised point of "Laughing Old Alley" should be that its plot is not suspended.
The entire story revolves around the daily lives of young tenants in old alleys. Through humorous content, it tells the dreams and persistence of these young people.
Almost all the characters in the drama are comedians, and everything from the plot to the characters is not brainless.
Some people may say that comedy is just for fun, so what else is there to say about it being brainless?
But a truly great comedy not only has brains, but also heart.
Many sketches by Zhao Benshan and Zhao Lirong have the meaning of criticizing current ills, and they are funny but not superficial.
Of course, if the comedy is just about being funny and doesn’t have its own spiritual core, there’s actually no problem. We can’t require all comedy levels to be that high.
The problem is that many domestic comedies cannot even meet the basic requirement of being funny. The jokes are all copied from the Internet, and the performances are all based on hard comedy.
The best thing about "Laughing Old Alley" is that it is funny and natural.The story takes place in an old alley in Shanghai, but it relies on the imagination to bring an adventure of the Republic of China to the audience, a play within a play.
The audience can tell whether you care about being funny or not.
can make the audience really happy and laugh, which is the correct way to start a comedy.
