In the 1990s, a lot of people crowded their heads to be on the Spring Festival Gala, once on the Spring Festival Gala that means fame and fortune, followed by more than just flowers and applause, said the Spring Festival Gala is the biggest fame and fortune in the domestic entertainment industry at that time is not too much.
In the first decade of the 21st century, Zhao Benshan became a gold standard in China's comedy industry and even in the entertainment industry, and even some well-known female artists have to study under Zhao Benshan in order to borrow a vine. In that period, Benshan Media's banner not only has film and television drama projects and big stage and sketches, the company even has a private jet and soccer team, a moment can be said to be infinite.
There is such a person, he not only on several times on the Spring Festival Gala, but also in Benshan Media's highest time as vice president of Benshan Media to become Zhao Benshan's right-hand man, it is reasonable to say that this is even "good hi yo, as if embarking on the pinnacle of life". However, I believe that because of the Spring Festival Gala and Benshan Media, a gifted comedian and actor has buried himself. The Spring Festival Gala covered up his comedy talent, and the vice president position of Benshan Media and the image of Liu's big head covered up his comedy talent. This man is Liu Liu.
One of the famous masters
Liu Liu, formerly known as Liu Yanbin, a native of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, was born in 1963, and only began to contact the comedy at the age of 18. He was only a temporary worker in the Heilongjiang Opera Troupe at the beginning, and only at the age of 25 was he transferred to become an official employee of the Opera Troupe. His master of the comedy door is a famous one, the son of the famous comedian Zhao Yiru, and Hou Yichen's disciple Zhao Chuntian.
The reason why Liu Liu, a Harbin native, was able to study under Zhao Chuntian, a Beijinger, is because Zhao Chuntian, like Yu Shide and Shi Shiyuan, was transferred to the Heilongjiang Provincial Radio Troupe after the liberation of the country. Feng Yongzhi under Zhao Chuntian used to be the comic for Shi Shengjie for many years, and after the two of them separated, Feng Yongzhi started to be the comic for Liu Liu again.
Liu Liu really came to prominence in the 1980s in several comedy competitions, including two first prizes in the Heilongjiang Provincial Comedy Competition, and an award for excellence in the national Xinghai Cup Comedy Competition for a piece called "Shadow".
What really made the author and many comedy fans recognize Liu Liu was another comedy he and Feng Yongzhi said, "Pipe Fighting for Fortune," a segment that is now hard to find on the Internet, but Liu Liu and Feng Yongzhi's work together was really quite good, and it made many people remember this chubby comedian.
Second, sketch star
While Liu Liu's comedy is good, but really make him famous more is still rely on sketches, he and Gong Hanlin partner in the "Variety" staged a few good sketches, such as the very interesting "so tourists", Liu Liu in the sketches in the succession of the role of the tree, the TV and the Buddha, no lines action is also very little, almost all rely on facial expression can be Liu Liu's performance is so interesting, for example, the skit "So Tourist". That skit also impressed me.
In addition to this, I remember that he and a small child and a hilarious skit, but I can't remember the name, there is a good line, "The Great Wall was repaired by Qin Xianglian, Qin Xianglian cried the Great Wall,".
It should be said that Liu Liu Liu in the nineties on the stage of the sketch is also a lot of color, compared to the comedy seems to be more prominent in his talent for sketches, born with a pair of comedic meat, expression movement is very flexible, is indeed a piece of comedy material.
Three, Spring Festival regulars
Comedy and sketches have been tested, naturally, Liu Liu also successfully boarded the Spring Festival Gala, he was on the Spring Festival Gala times as many as five or six times, at first glance does not seem to count for anything, but compared to the vast majority of comedians to this is quite a lot, how much is more ah.
But Liu Liu has hardly left any masterpieces at the Spring Festival Gala, and most of his appearances can be summed up in two words: "in tune"! Whether it's the comedy "Delivering Blessings" or the skit "Weight Loss Variations" or the group comedy "Ode to the Year of the Horse," Liu Liu is almost a slightly fatter backdrop for the Spring Festival Gala.
Even in the sketch "Torchbearer" with Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan, although the program was good for laughs, basically 99% of the attention in this sketch was focused on Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan, and Liu Liu's role was almost an image that could be replaced by anyone, and he even played a much smaller role than that of Fan Wei in the earlier Zhao Benshan sketches.
From Liu Liu's Spring Festival Gala experience can be seen, for some people, on the Spring Festival Gala may really be a double-edged sword, Liu Liu on five or six times on the Spring Festival Gala did not leave any masterpieces on the contrary, from then on did not have the nineties of the sharpness and spirit, have to say that the Spring Festival Gala may really buried his comedy talent.
Four, Liu big head
Liu Liu can and Zhao Benshan partner on the Spring Festival Gala, or because he has joined Benshan Media before. Joining Benshan Media should be a great thing at the beginning of this century, and Liu Liu is not a general join, on the one hand, he starred in a number of Benshan Media's TV series, but also in the "rural love" set up a "Liu Da Brain" persona, he and the "Wang Musheng" Fan Wei rivalry. His rivalry with "Wang Musheng" and "Fan Wei" was quite amusing. On the other hand, Liu Liu has even become the vice president of Benshan Media, directly in charge of performance affairs.
This transformation should be considered quite successful for Liu Liu, but I think the silly persona of Liu Da Brain did not utilize Liu Liu's comedic talent.
In fact, Liu Liu starred in the comedy movie "The Adventures of Master and Servant" as early as 1995, and coupled with his comedic talent shown in those sketches, he could have actually had a better comedy stage and roles. But with people under the roof, he had to cooperate with the overall scheduling of Benshan Media, so it can only be said that Liu Da Brain made him famous but overshadowed his outstanding comedic talent.
But in the last year or two, Liu Liu finally got rid of the nickname "Liu Da Brain", and he has been released from Benshan Media, and it is said that this time the departure is also a peaceful parting, and he still continues to play roles in the series of "Country Love".
Today, Liu Liu has formed his own team and recruited Qiao San and Xiu Rui, who also started out in Heilongjiang, as protégés, and is now frequenting TV shows, but it's a shame that his sketches seem to have gradually become more mediocre.
But then again, although Liu Liu didn't seem to get the chance to show off his artistic skills, there's nothing to regret about his rise from being a temporary worker at an arts troupe to the popularity and status he enjoys today, and he's even been hailed as one of the most successful comedians of all time (after all, there's still Fan Wei, too), which is quite deserved in a certain sense.