Chinese Cross TalkⅡ

Types of cross talk
The general principle distinguishing different types of cross talk is the number of performers involved.

Monologue comic talk only involves one performer on the stage. Jokes and speeches are the main styles.
Comic cross talk engages two performers to communicate with each other. One is the comic who delivers the lines that make the audiences laugh while the other one plays a supportive role to carry on the dialogue. Recognize the genre? It is similar to vaudeville or slap-stick comedy in the Western theatrical tradition; bringing to mind performers like Laurel and Hardy and Abbott and Costello.
Group cross talk refers to a performance with more than two people involved. This is usually a dialogue among the actors, presented more or less as a depiction of the Beijing people’s leisure activities.