Hou,1917165438+129, born in Tianjin, is a crosstalk performer in Chinese mainland and a member of the NLD. From 65438 to 0929, he studied Peking Opera strictly. 1935 left the ground to perform in the drum tower market, and later returned to Xidan shopping mall to sing funny Huang Er. 1939, he began to pay tribute to Master Zhu Kuoquan, and gave his first official crosstalk performance at Xinmin Teahouse in Tianqiao.

Xie Dong, 1963,1October 20th was born in Beijing, graduated from Beijing Film Academy, and is a male singer and actor in China. From 65438 to 0982, Xie Dong entered CCTV, recorded, photographed and wrote, and participated in the shooting of dozens of large-scale evening TV dramas. 1993 is known to most listeners for singing the song Smiling Face.

On Hou's Art

The cross talk created and performed by Hou plays a satirical role, which improves the position of cross talk in art. Most of his works can actively reflect real life and create vivid characters, which has strong artistic appeal.

In addition to creating and performing a large number of well-known cross talk jokes, Hou also made a theoretical study on the origin, principles, laws and artistic skills of cross talk and folk art. He co-authored such monographs as Crosstalk Performance Art, Introduction to Quyi, Exploration of Crosstalk, Miscellaneous Talk on Traditional Chinese Opera, Drunk, etc.