Without these golden partners, who will save Chinese comedy?

Half of the entertainment industry came to mourn Uncle Da's death.

In the online world, Ng Man-tat's death also caused a long-term violent impact -

Because what we missed was not only the comedian, but also the era when comedy shined. Comedy is the art of collaboration

The birth of a comedy superstar is usually the result of comedy teamwork. Two good partners in acting usually complement each other. This complementarity is reflected in same-sex couples, which is the contrast between personality traits and appearance.

Reflected in heterosexual couples, most of them are the contrast between physical sex and psychological sex. However, even if there are traces to follow, each golden pair still has its own unique character relationship, and the focus of amusing the audience is also different. Stephen Chow and Ng Mang-tat

Some people say that all the actors in Stephen Chow's movies are playing Stephen Chow, and only Ng Mang-tat is playing himself.

This statement is not unreasonable. They have collaborated on nearly 30 films. Stephen Chow insists on using instant explosive and exaggerated performances, while Ng Man-tat always maintains a relatively stable rhythm. However, Stephen Chow is not like Ng Man-tat, he is more like a humble but ordinary ordinary person.

In the seven years the two worked closely together, Stephen Chow played countless liars and gangsters, but most of the roles played by Ng Mang-tat were equally disgraceful. Therefore, Ng Man-tat often plays the role of shadow, excellent supporter and loyal servant. How does this assignable role become irreplaceable?

While many comedy partners are trying to widen the differences between the two parties and improve the comedy effect, two people with completely different appearances, Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat, are always looking for the most common points in each other.

Take "Su Qier, the champion of martial arts" as an example. The relationship between Su Can and his son is just a repetition of the above-mentioned master-servant relationship. Su Can is illiterate and writes randomly. Father Su knew he would applaud. Su Can went to Beijing to take the exam. Su's father also accompanied him to take the exam. For Su's father, while his son was flying in the air, he took care of everything on the ground. While his son crouched in the pit, he desperately tried to fish it out of the ground.

Su Can's image can be established, at least half of the credit is due to Ng Man-tat's father. The same goes for other characters. Ng Man Tat has always been that loyal servant. After listening to Stephen Chow's craziness and weirdness, he used an emotional appeal that was closer to ordinary people to firmly lock in people's emotions.

When the two met, Ng Man-tat had already experienced the ups and downs of life, while Stephen Chow was still in a period of deep depression. It is said that Ng Mang-tat once presented Stephen Chow with the book "The Cultivation of an Actor" when he was in decline, and this book became Stephen Chow's pillow book. Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao

Before Zhao Benshan dominated the sketch stage of the Spring Festival Gala, Chen Peisi was the well-deserved "King of Sketch". Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao even invented the comedy genre "sketch". The pairing type of these two people is a classic example of extending contrast based on appearance characteristics.

Zhu Shimao is a typical handsome boy. ?In 1977, Zhu Shimao, who was only 23 years old, became the main actor in Xie Jin's work "The Wrangler". Zhu Shimao quickly became famous for his handsome appearance.

Chen Peisi was born with a round face and small eyes, and the two matched inexplicably.

Like Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat, the collaboration between Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao also started as friends. The two most talked about sketches: "Eating Noodles", "Protagonist and Supporting Role", "Selling Mutton Skewers", etc. are almost all extracted from the daily life experience of getting along with each other.

The jokes on stage are all kinds of life. The best losers also make the best partners. Precisely because this drama is in the lives of two people. Life is like a drama, drama is like life

According to Zhu Shimao's memories, the two were still young and energetic at the time. When discussing creation, no one was convinced. It's like children quarreling.

Chen Peisi feels great. Zhu Shimao was not convinced. I've always been in the lead role, so why not say I don't know theater like you do?

Chen Peisi was dissatisfied, thinking that Zhu Shimao's appearance was his protagonist. Even though I can't play the main character, I have the ability.

The two of them were fighting on the stage. Chen Peisi is unwilling to play a supporting role. He said that he would cover the face of the protagonist Zhu Shimao with a big bald head. This is also a manifestation of two people becoming friends and rivals in the audience.

?Zhao Benshan Fan Wei

The relationship between Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei was once extremely delicate, which just illustrates the wonder of fate. A farmer rooted in the land and a man eager for art once created the miracle of Chinese comedy performances.

On New Year's Eve more than ten years ago, almost all Chinese people were looking forward to only one thing - when will Zhao Benshan come out? Fan Wei's appearance has changed people's expectations. Will Zhao Dahuang sell the kidnapped people this year? The combination of Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei is another successful case.

It should be pointed out that unlike Stephen Chow, Ng Meng-tat, Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao, the most classic relationship between the two in the Spring Festival Gala is that of liar and victim. relationship between liars.

Only a purely hostile relationship without cooperation, only "different" but no "same" will make a pair of actors lose a lot of luster. It is even more difficult for screenwriters to find the ultimate similarities while retaining the differences between the liar and the deceived.

For thirty years, the two of them, like all golden partners, have had their share of discord and misunderstandings. But when their hair turned gray, they also forgave each other.

Looking back at the past, we find that the Chinese-speaking world once had good comedy and a group of very good comedians.

I'm not dead yet, and he's not retired yet, so there's still a chance. But Ng Man Tat's death made Stephen Chow and Ng Man Tat's collaboration a swan song.

When can the glory of the comedy world be restored? Let’s see how the younger generation exerts its strength.