Si Yuan

  The "Annual Comedy Contest" (hereinafter referred to as "Comedy Contest") came to a successful conclusion.

This year, there are not many variety shows with Douban ratings that can increase at the end. The Douban score of "Comedy Contest" is 8 points. After the end, the Douban score has increased by 0.4 points, and it is currently fixed at 8.4 points.

Although the quality of the works in the second half of the show has generally declined, in general, "Comedy Contest" still spent nearly 3 months of pleasant time with the audience.

  The biggest compliment to "Comedy Contest" is that it "has become". Whether it is for the art form of comedy, for the audience or for the comedy industry, the success of the show has brought positive changes.

  "Comedy Contest" is not the first variety show focusing on comedy. In fact, since 2014, the field of variety shows has ushered in a blowout of comedy shows, especially "Happy Comedians", which was launched in 2015, and it has been broadcast continuously. 7 seasons, and an 8th season in 2022 is also on the way.

These comedy variety shows have won a lot of comedy stars, and several major comedy labels such as Deyun Club, Benshan Media, Happy Twist and Dawan Entertainment have been formed in China, and even these comedy labels have begun to have their own group shows, such as Deyun Club's "Deyun Douxiao Club", Benshan Media's "Ivory Mountain Love Funny Group", Happy Twist's "Twist Special Happy", and so on.

Not to mention, it can be felt how popular the emerging category talk shows in comedy have been in recent years.

  In contrast, the layout of comedy in "Comedy Contest" seems to be long overdue.

But it still succeeded in broadening the audience's cognition of comedy - in addition to sketches, cross talk, and talk shows, comedy can also have new ways of playing.

Although "Comedy Contest" includes sketch comedy, manga, musical, mime, object drama, trap comedy and other comedy forms, it mainly focuses on "sketching comedy", which is close to reality, focusing on one game point and matching it with each other. With continuous upgrading, this comedy form with short time, fast rhythm, many burdens and dense laughs is more "net-like" and more in line with the aesthetic habits of young people.

  In addition to stepping into new comedy territories, "Comedy Contest" also outputs new comedy concepts.

Rather than subverting the various comedy theories we have established in the past, it is rather to say that it is constantly enriching the connotation and extension of good comedy.

  The whole program is down, the author's personal favorite "Laugh, Piolevic!

”, “Ten Years of Work under the Stage”, “The Last Lesson”, “I Miss You”, and “Where Has Time Gone?”, which are completely in line with our traditional judgment on good comedies. They focus on reality, have something to say, and smile with laughter. tears.

  But at the same time, there are also comedy works such as "Father's Funeral", "Mr. Please Come Out" and "Three Dogs Live Room".

They may be difficult to appear in other comedy shows, or they may not necessarily get high marks from the judges, but in the younger "Comedy Contest", they have received unanimous praise from the audience.

  "Heartless, double the happiness" does not necessarily mean that comedy does not require heavy thinking or sublimated expression, but that comedy can also "return to the basics", just to make the audience laugh.

  For the audience, the significance of "Comedy Contest" is somewhat similar to that of "Talk Show", both in a new form of comedy, reflecting the living conditions of young people, reflecting the psychological changes of young people in the era of rapid changes, touching To the pain points and difficulties of young people, it also brings relief, warmth and healing.

  For example, "heartless" comedies such as "Three Dogs Live Room" have brought a great decompression effect to young audiences.

This is an era of deconstruction. Many young people are in a repressed working mechanism and urgently need to release their emotions.

This kind of direct-feeding, purely physiologically stimulating comedy has a destructive effect, throwing aside reason, rules, and order, allowing the audience to temporarily forget the real troubles.

  Another example is the works of Dasuo and Sun Tianyu, "Idol Waiter", "Where Has Time Gone", and "The Past of Weight Loss Help", which have distinct characteristics of the times, as if they have peeped into the lives of young people.

  Some people can't help but worry, will these simple, crude and heartless comedies bias the audience's aesthetics?

Will everyone's comedy aesthetics in the future be in the form of short videos, passing by and laughing, leaving nothing behind?

  This is not unfounded worry, even Ma Dong himself was worried for a time, and the program almost fell into the misunderstanding of "form is greater than content".

  But looking at the whole program, the works of Jiang Long and Zhang Chi have won many high scores, and works such as "The Last Lesson", "Ten Years of Work under the Stage" and "Wukong" are both in form and content.

The common theme of these works is "unacceptable love". The little people have sincere love and perseverance for art, but in the face of the cruel reality, their love is crushed and their dignity is ignored. Although the little people die, they still have no regrets. Gentle and firm, they pick up broken love and tarnished dignity and take care of them carefully.

  The contrast creates a laugh, but there are tears in the laughter.

These works are sonatas like mountains and rivers for all lovers and adherents, as if to say "I understand everything you have experienced".

  To outsiders, do the young generations who are "heartless" have such a lack of "love" in their hearts?

The answer is obvious.

It can even be said that "heartless" is just a cover up, "love but not" and "hard work" are the survival symptoms of this generation of young people.

"Comedy Contest" continues the function of the early Spring Festival Gala sketches: taking care of the social psychology in the transitional era.

This is a gentle soothing to the audience.

  For the comedy industry, "Comedy Contest" provides a precious stage for many talented but lacking opportunities for comedians, allowing them to shine and be seen again.

Because "Comedy Contest" got to know Jiang Long, the author especially noticed Jiang Long's performance when watching "The Wind Rising in Luoyang" and "Three Lives are fortunate to meet you".

As one of the most out-of-the-circle players on the show, I believe he will have more opportunities in the future.

  The "Hao Shi Cheng Shuang" composed of Wang Hao and Shi Ce really attracted the audience to the show. On the night of the finals, they had already received a film and television invitation for "Twenty Do Not Confused 2", and the audience is expected to continue to play CP in the film and television drama...

  More "little actors" who were originally unknown, at least have names and more opportunities.

  In all previous comedy programs, screenwriters have never received such attention and status as they did in the "Comedy Contest". They watched the performance off the stage, stood up to meet the audience, and had exclusive awards at the award ceremony.

Through the "Comedy Contest", the industry has discovered many excellent comedy screenwriters who were previously unknown.

  It is worth thinking about further, apart from sending talents to the film and television field, are there other ways for some comedians who have less attention and less opportunities?

"Talk Show Conference" has a wealth of offline performances, and comedy labels such as Deyun Club and Happy Twist also have their own theaters and stable performances. Can Mi Wei create his own comedy label?

Can the workshops mentioned repeatedly in the program be developed into offline performances?

  Not only are there "waist actors" in the film and television industry, but there are also serious divisions in the comedy circle. There are also many "waist actors", allowing them to have a way out, while further cultivating the offline market of comedy, or helping comedy form a virtuous talent cycle, allowing A comedian with a passion can love with dignity.