How did the sketch develop?

"Essay" is a small work of art as its name implies. The name of the sketch originated from art colleges and performing arts groups. In the art world, a simple and simple little work is called sketch. It has no complicated connotation in itself, but only reflects one aspect or phenomenon of things, and its form of expression is relatively simple. For example, Chinese painting sketch, printmaking sketch and oil painting sketch. In the entertainment industry, single performance and combination performance, also known as "sketches", express relatively simple scenes or artistic images through body and language, which were originally interview items for students' artistic literacy and basic skills in the entertainment industry. Generally, the teachers of the admissions unit give questions on the spot and the candidates perform on the spot.

In the early 1980s, due to the media of the Spring Festival Evening, skits participated in the performance as independent programs, and were deeply loved by the audience with their vivid and humorous performance forms, forming a unique landscape. The earlier sketch performance was "Eating Noodles" by Peisi Chen Zhu Shimao, which was highly appreciated and recognized by the audience for its funny and humorous imagery. Later, a large number of stars such as Zhao Bensan, Gong Hanlin, Huang Hong, Huang Xiaojuan, Song Dandan, Guo Da, Cai Ming and Fan Wei stood out. Sketch, a new form of expression, is unprecedentedly popular, with rich and diverse themes, reflecting the depth and breadth of social phenomena and more and more diverse forms of expression. Since then, sketches have become an indispensable and unique artistic expression on the literary stage.