有媒体从马季先生那里获悉,目前有“小品打败相声”之说(见1998年10月9日《文摘旬刊》),社会上也有人认为小品将要取代相声。小品界代表人物赵本山说,尽管小品今天也已失去了轰动效应,但与其它艺术品种如京剧、话剧乃至相声比,她仍然是受广大观众欢迎的(见1998年10月19日《关东周报》)。不难看出,这些都表明相声如今出现了衰败状况。 Some media have learned from Mr. Ma Ji that there are “surreal” (see “Digest Ten Journal”, October 9, 1998). Some people in the community also think that sketch will replace comic dialogue. Zhao Benshan, a representative of the fashion industry, said although the sketch has lost its sensational effect today, she is still popular with other art types such as Beijing Opera, drama and even comic dialogue (see Kanto Weekly, October 19, 1998, ). It is not hard to see that all these show that Crosstalk is now in a declining state.