What are the classic jokes of Shanghai burlesque?

Weeping Miao Gendu, waiters from all over the country, 72 tenants, White Elephant World, who married Boyi, the name of December wildflower, mantis as a treasure scroll, hero driver Hu Amao, etc. The classic works of Shanghai burlesque in 1970s and 1980s were Baby under the Street Lamp and Seventy-two Tenants. They were brilliant for a while, creating a peak milestone, and their successors were second to none.

Characteristics of classic jokes in Shanghai burlesque

The music of burlesque follows the nine-cavity and eighteen-tone of one-legged drama. The performance of burlesque is based on the performance of folk arts such as one-legged comedy and cross talk, and also absorbs the performance of civilized drama. There are many obvious characteristics of burlesque actors in speaking, singing and body movements. Sometimes burlesque actors speak foreign languages such as English and Japanese according to the needs of drama.

A good burlesque actor should not only be able to sing various operas, commonly used Han folk tunes or pop songs, but also learn the singing methods of various schools. The body movements of burlesque are particularly exaggerated, sometimes to the point of absurdity.

A burlesque actor should be articulate and quick-thinking, and can speak beautiful local dialects, such as Shanghai dialect, Ningbo dialect, Shaoxing dialect, Hangzhou dialect, Suzhou dialect, Wuxi dialect, Nanjing dialect, Yangzhou dialect, Shandong dialect, Sichuan dialect and Guangdong dialect. And it is often better to speak mixed dialects, such as Shanghai dialect in Guangdong and Sichuan dialect in Beijing.