Nov.7, 2017 #The World Says#Art Of Humor - a podcast by VOE~感谢沈农idea精英汇

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"Mute ,History:hahahah~
Esther:Wow!It's quite lively.What's so funny?
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Esther:haha~I get it.That's cross-talk which is called XiangSheng in Chinese.It's a great art of humor!
History:Both of us grow in Dong Bei.So,for us,cross-talk is an essential mood regulator in our daily life."


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Esther:Well,but have you known about other performance forms of humor abroad?
History:I have ever heard "Talk Show".Maybe talk show is a series of jokes out of mouth immediately without deep thoughts.
Esther:No,No,No,that's not exactly.You have taken it literally!Actually,British also call it "chat show".Pay attention to the word of "chat"!So,we could guess its main part is dialogue.
Mute:Wow!You seems to know it well.It is no exaggeration to say i watch America's TV programme day in and day night.But i am not familiar with their attribute.Could you go into more details?
Esther:Why not!For example,someone declared he owns a "talk show" which suggests he has signed a contract with a TV station and then there would be a regular time for him to chat with someone called guest.
History:So,is he a host of a TV programme about chatting?
Esther:Absolutely right! But there are something confusing that a lot of hosts of talk show are accustomed to standing alone on the stage and attempting to let the topicality or the breakthrough comes as jokes
Mute:But,isn't it called stand-up comedy?
Esther:Hmm...more properly,it's just a link.You know a part can't represent the whole.
Mute:Hmm...i still feel puzzled.What's the difference between the content of talk show and stand-up comedy?
Esther:In a nutshell,two person at least would appear in the talk show.And the host is in charge of throwing a sprat to catch a whale.
History:So,you mean that the host and the guests are equal essential?
Esther:It can also be said they are interdependent.Whereas,the stand-up comedian only rely on himself and what he says are component of a series of puns.So,in this sense,you could call him punster instead of host.
Mute:As we all know,talk show comes at you as a TV programme.But,stand-up comedy is unfrequent in our daily life,where could we see it?
Esther:Amateurish comedians would perform in local comedy clubs or restaurants.For the professional,their choices are more extensive.The main market includes universities,companies or upscale restaurant.
History:Wait,excuse me,doth my ears deceive me?An upscale restaurant fulls of puns and jokes? I can’t image it!
Esther:Don’t look so surprised!What i mentioned would not appear off-color jokes unless in the nightclubs.
Mute:Oh!I get it ,just like “different places,different customs.”
Ester:Yeah,a vivid metaphor! If you are real interested in it.Dayo Wong’s show is a good choice.He localized the stand-up comedy successfully.You could experience such kind of foreign cultures’s essence in our familiar language environment.
History?Another well-known stand-up comedian flashed on me!
Mute:I guess he is Joe Wong.
History:Bingo!....Indeed.Literally,I appreciate his performance very much.
Mute:So can you introduce him to us?
History:Of course,he was born in Ji Lin,and graduated from Ji Lin University.
Esther:Ha,he is also from north east.
History:Sure,but he has a different way to humor.Unique language rhythm and way of thinking is his feature.He is humorous and introverted,but what impressed me most is that he is always telling something new with an ice face.
Mute:?Why is 6 afraid of 7?Because 7.8.9?like this?
Esther:That's funny.
History:Yeah,you are lively.
Mute:But what program did he perform?
History:Like?Is It Ture??and it's worth mentioning that he was the champion of American comedy festival in 2010.
Esther:Cool,I really wanna watch his performance now.
History:Ok,I'll play a clip."


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Mute:Really nice.
Esther:He makes people feel pleasant.
History:And I have looked through his sina blog which is all about helping others.I think he is really a warm heart people.
Esther:Well,I appreciate him now.So,what about you, Mute?You said you nearly watch America’s talk show on a daily basis.I guess you must know American humor very well.
Mute: What about this one? What did the mermaid wear to her math class? The answer is an algae-bra. (LOL) What? It’s not funny?
History: Humm, what is the point?
Mute: OK, look. Algae-bra and algebra have the same pronunciation but they are referring to quite different things. Algae-bra (laughing) is a kind of bra with algae, while algebra is a subject. Is that clear now?
Esther: Well, if you don’t explain for us, that’s quite difficult to catch the point of your joke.
Mute: I have to say, you are right. From the angle of the Chinese, you almost cannot know what I am saying. But if you step in the side of English, you will find it’s ridiculous.
History: So, is this the American humor that you talked about?
Mute: Yes, it is. And this is a kind of wordplay humor which means one word with two meanings. Very typical in American humor.
Esther: I don’t feel good about this, the Americans always have small talk like this?
Mute: Oh, it’s fine. You just still haven’t used it. If you can master it, you will always enjoy it. And there is a nice talk show that I wanna recommend to you which is my favorite talk show.
History: What is it? Weather forecast? (Laughing)
Mute: What……. Couse not. It’s Ellen Show!"


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"Mute: What do you guys think?
Esther: oh…..Have to say it is very interesting. So this woman here is Ellen?
Mute: Couse! Ellen DeGeneres who is born in Metairie Louisiana. At the age of 13, her parents divorced, and Ellen moved to New Orleans with her mother. She worked as a waitress and saleswoman, after that, she finally decided to use her sense of humor to become a comedian.
History: Wow, her story is so inspirational. But ,why I always feel the American humor is so funny like you say.
Mute: Well, maybe you have a quite high laughing point. All right, I have to admit it, this kind of humor is not be accepted by everyone. Especially we are Chinese, so it will harder for us to understand it. I think this is what it called the Cultural difference. The different places, different customs.
History: Good point!Anyway,there is no border between art as well as the art of humor." "???Poker Face





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Mute:Ok,shall we look back what we learnt today?And today,we talked about talk show and stand-up comedy.And if you wanted more about American humor,why not try the Ellen Show?
Esther:Wait,have we forgotten another one?
History:Of course. This is Huang Xi.And please visit his sina blog.
Mute:After all this,I think you guys got my jokes,right?
Esther:Ha.Algae-bra!
History:Seven,eight,nine!
Mute:Right.Finally,it is time to finish our funny program.If you enjoy our program,do visit our WeChat,official account,????radio.??????This is Mute.See you on the other side.
History:VOE???????????I ris,???????History.Look before you leap.
Esther:????????this is Esther.Keep the heart with all diligence;for out of it are the issues of life.
Mute,History,Esther:Bye bye~"



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