From the sketch "Blind Date" by Zhao Benshan and Song Xiaobao
1. Zhao Benshan, born on October 2, 1957 in Kaifan City, Tieling City, Liaoning Province, is a famous comedy performer, national-level actor, professor of Northeast Du Renjiu, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), member of China Association of Qu Quartet Artists (CASQA), member of the National Youth Federation (NYF), director of Benshan College of the Arts at Liaoning University, and chairman of the board of Benshan Media Group. On January 25, 2016 at the eighth general meeting of the Liaoning Provincial Association of Quartet Artists, Zhao Benshan was elected to become the vice chairman of the Bureau of the Eighth Quartet Artists Association.
In 1982, Zhao Benshan starred in the play "Wrestling Three Strings", and in 1990, he began to set foot on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, and for fifteen consecutive years he won the first prize in the Spring Festival Gala of the CCTV, and has been known as the "King of the Sketches" and the "Chaplin of the East". In 1999, the movie "Male Women's Director" won the Best Feature Film Award at the 22nd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards, and Zhao Benshan was awarded the Best Actor Award. 2003, Zhao Benshan advocated the "Green Duo-Ren-Juan", and founded the "Green Duo-Ren-Juan" based on the "Green Duo-Ren-Juan" show. "Before the 2013 Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Snake, Zhao Benshan announced his retirement from the sketch stage. Instead, he became deputy director of the 2014 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and director of the language program.
2. Zhao Benshan and his sketch art rattled the laughing nerves of the times, ushering in an era of massive laughter for the Chinese nation. So many artists are produced by the folk, and Zhao Benshan is a great artist, and I felt this way when he was just getting famous. I really hope that there will be more cultural celebrities in China, from every cultural starting point, constantly upgrading and elevating, and then both he and the culture of the land where he lives have reached a new height. (Yu's comments)
Zhao Benshan's comedy sketches have won the first prize at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala for many years, and he has been hailed as the "king of sketches", "the Oriental Chaplin", "the red comedian", "the Chinese comedian", and "the king of China". He has been hailed as the "King of Sketch", "Oriental Chaplin", "Red Comedian", "Chinese Comedian", and so on by the audience (evaluation by China News Network). Zhao Benshan has high artistic virtues, and his success does not forget his hometown, and he has donated nearly ten million yuan for the disaster areas and road repair for his hometown's hope project. As the director and protagonist of the TV series "Liu Laogan" and "Liu Laogan 2", he has taken a big step forward in Chinese film and TV comedy. Bringing the laughter of the countryside to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, making Liaobei sketches, a fresh art style with original humor and earthy aroma, the sketcher who has received the most laughter and applause from the nation since the 1980s.
3. Song Xiaobao, whose real name is Song Baoli, was born on January 5, 1981, in Huinan County, Tonghua City, Jilin Province, and is a famous actor and Zhao Benshan's 32nd disciple.
In 2011, Song Xiaobao became famous for his role in the skit "Blind Date" with his master Zhao Benshan at Liaoning TV's Spring Festival Gala, and in 2012, he collaborated with Zhao Benshan and Zhao Haiyan again in "Blind Date 2". In 2013, he co-starred with Huang Shengyi in the TV series "22nd marriage rule".In 2014, he co-starred with Shen Chunyang in "man forty to get married".On July 25, 2015, Song Xiaobao participated in the Oriental TV "joyful comedian" finals.On December 7, 2016, Song Xiaobao said in an interview with the media that he would temporarily bid farewell to the variety circle in 2017.
4, Song Xiaobao is an excellent duo actor, unique performance style and humor talent, loved by the majority of the audience. (Lao Liang Watching TV) Song Xiaobao quality is extremely good, is the master of the most assured disciple, in the many two-people turn actors in his performance has details, very detailed, the performance is not annoying. He is very responsible for his family, and if he develops well there will be many big opportunities, Song Xiaobao is excellent in all aspects. (Zhao Benshan evaluation)