Gold medal comedy class poster.
The first domestic comedy inheritance variety show “Gold Medal Comedy Class” created by the China Central Radio and Television Center’s Art Program Center has recently been broadcast on CCTV three sets. At the beginning of this show, it attracted much attention because of the gathering of top domestic comedian representatives Chen Peisi, Guo Degang and Yingda.
This is also the return of Chen Peisi to CCTV after a lapse of more than 20 years. In the setting of the program group, the “Gold Medal Comedy Class” hopes to use the three top comedy seniors to teach newcomers a comedy attitude through classic works, and to guide the newcomers. , And strive to pass on the high-quality comedy culture. In the two episodes that have been broadcast, the audience has seen a more diversified comedy newcomer, including Dong Jianchun, Li Ding, Zhang Yu, Huo Xingchen and other emerging comedy actors, as well as Jin Ming and host Cao who represent the audience’s childhood memories. Yang, flow artist Wang Dongcheng and a group of movie stars.
The show presents a relatively rich form of comedy. In addition to traditional sketches and cross talks, it also covers drama sketches, musicals, puppet shows, magic dramas, Kyrgyzstan operas, comedy dramas, etc., presenting the wisdom and charm of comedy in many ways. The chief director of the show, Dong Xiaofeng, said that the goal of “Gold Medal Comedy Class” is not only to build a stage for audiences to laugh and practitioners to perform, but also to “enlarge the industry pattern, break the boundaries between categories, and pass different standards. The contending of the competition and the breaking of the barriers of students’ categories have given comedy new vitality and formed the synergy of the whole industry and the whole society to do comedy together.”
The currently broadcast episodes are still focused on the entrance examination part of the students, who need to pass four rounds of tests. After passing the first stage of the entrance examination and entering their favorite class, the admitted students will officially start learning with the class. This is also the biggest difference between “Gold Medal Comedy Class” and other comedy shows. According to the introduction of the program group, in the part of follow-up study, the audience can see the unique comedy teaching of the tutors, such as Chen Peisi’s open comedy class, Guo Degang’s return to traditional performances and Yingda’s immersive rehearsal experience. Through the hands-on training, the hands-on instructors led the students into the real theater for training and auditions.
Dong Xiaofeng believes that the original intention of the design of this competition system is that through the students’ learning step by step, everyone who participates in the program can have real gains. “The instructor imparts his precious artistic experience to the students. After assimilation and digestion, the students combine theory with practice and integrate them into their own works. This kind of teacher-student relationship is not a show, but a true teaching by a teacher and a true learning by the student.”
After the first two episodes of the program were broadcast, many viewers were very curious about Chen Peisi’s criteria for selecting trainees. Chen Peisi’s high smile and overly serious performance also attracted attention. He can give very professional answers to the subtle design in the students’ performances, and a few words make the students feel like they are in a comedy class. However, for Chen Peisi, he said that “the joy point is very low”, “As long as there is a relatively good work can impress me.” He believes that the current comedy creation is too focused on results, “too focused on storytelling, more Many are thinking about catching the burden and putting the creation of laughter at a too high and absolute position. This has become a problem.”
“Creating laughter is our starting point, but not a means of creation. Therefore, I hope that our young people can pay more attention to the methodology of some comedy. Before the method, we must study the essence of comedy and the essence of drama. From these Start things, and then think about how to create.” Chen Peisi said that before participating in the show, he was worried because he felt that young actors nowadays would be more eager for quick success in chasing up their burdens, instead of structuring the story well, but focusing on the burden. I always use baggage to evaluate a work. I think this is putting the cart before the horse. This direction is particularly bad. It makes our actors very quick and quick when performing on stage. Many actors do not see people in their eyes or feel their opponents. This If the characters don’t feel the role, and each act in its own way, these shortcomings are fixed.”
Chen Peisi hopes to communicate with young actors through the program and try to correct this trend as much as possible, but he does not blindly claim to be an veteran. He did not approve of the “founder of the mountain”, but felt that he was “just an old actor and artist.” In response to the current creative problems in the comedy industry, he also hopes to pass on his experience to young people in more detail through the show. “In fact, we have been doing this work to train more young people and spread the experience.” ( Reporter Li Xiazhi)
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