相声是上上个世纪的产物,步履蹒跚地走到如今已有一百四十多年的历史。跨越了三个世纪,她给使用汉语的人送去过多少次欢乐?恐怕再高明的精算师也没法统计。在观众的眼里,她是一种能带给他们愉悦的艺术。从艺术门类上划分她是曲艺的一种艺术形式。曲艺一词是中华人民共和国建国以后制作出来的一个全新词汇,中华民国乃至晚清时期这一行业被“雅称”之为“什样杂耍”。 Cross-talk is the product of the last century, and it has been staggering for more than 140 years now. How many times has she given to Chinese-speaking people over three centuries? I am afraid no clever actuaries can count. In the eyes of the audience, she is an art that can bring them pleasure. Divided from the art category she is an art form of folk art. The word art of Quyi is a brand new word made after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The Republic of China and even the late Qing dynasty were “elegantly called ” as “juggle ”.