Whether it is "Talk Show Conference" or this time's "King of Comedy Stand-up Season", the reason why it is not funny is because the talk show contestants have not opened up their minds in terms of subject matter and content, and can still only follow the "ridicule" Create in your own way. Some of the contestants who took the stage for the first time talked about their work experience, some talked about their childhood experiences, some talked about their marriage experiences, some talked about their experiences of drifting to Beijing, etc.
These contents ultimately make fun of themselves, but do not realize the satirical value in a broader sense. Of course, making fun of yourself can also achieve value in a broader sense. However, stand-up comedians do not realize this broad sense of value. To realize value in a broader sense, making fun of oneself is only the initial stage. What really needs to be realized is the social satirical value that starts with making fun of oneself.
For example, Guo Degang Some of Guo Degang's early cross talk works seemed to make fun of himself, but in fact they satirized society, which won him an audience at the level of primitive accumulation. Later, as Guo Degang became famous, his cross talk only consisted of teasing his partner's wife. Of course, a few years ago, when Cao Yunjin did not write a response of several thousand words, Guo Degang's cross talk also ridiculed his apprentice for bullying his master and destroying his ancestor. It's such a big deal to deceive one's master and destroy one's ancestors. At least, it has to be the master's wife. But if you listen carefully, it turns out that the apprentice wants a salary increase.
You see, the above joke about "deceiving one's teacher and destroying one's ancestors" is a little bit interesting. This is actually the charm of comedy. It must be targeted and the ridicule must be worthy of capturing the image. In all of Guo Degang's later crosstalk, he only made fun of his partner's wife. This is of little value. The relationship between the partner and the teaser is one of mutual self. Therefore, many of Guo Degang's later crosstalks were all about making fun of himself. They were water-filled and not funny.
On the other hand, these works on "The King of Comedy Stand-up Season" are basically making fun of themselves. This is similar to Guo Degang's cross talk in which he chose his partner's wife as the target of ridicule. These practices are, of course, safe and typical of the comfort zone. However, this approach does not produce funny content, and the satirical charm of comedy is artificially reduced. Give some specific examples.
For example, Si Wen on "Talk Show Conference" made fun of Shandong's mother-in-law, which was on target and very funny. In the " Tucao Conference ", Cao Yunjin ridiculed the "master" who made cross talk jokes about him every day, which was also very funny. The more targeted and accurate the ridicule is, the more it can realize the charm of comedy and make everyone laugh. Otherwise, it's not funny.
Making fun of yourself, or to be more precise, making fun of yourself in a superficial way, is a safe zone for verbal comedy. You can't make fun of yourself too deeply. Otherwise, you may leave the safe zone. For example, joking about being unable to afford a house in Beijing is considered a safe zone. However, joking about why you can’t afford it may not be in the safe zone. Comedy is a form of entertainment that breaks the safe zone. However, when all comedy practitioners do not break the safe zone, they are destined not to be funny.
Therefore, whether it is cross talk, sketch or talk show, they all face the same problem and are becoming "partners and wives". The truly interesting, funny, and valuable comedy content is to use ridicule and satire to tell a philosophical and sociological truth, rather than just designing a few baggage and following the old way of using simple language. stem. "The King of Comedy Stand-Up Season" has not achieved anything at this point. It's not funny, it's inevitable.(Text/Ma Qingyun)
