郭德纲 (Guōdégāng): Guo Degang (1973–), Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk) performer and founder of Deyun She (德云社), the most commercially successful crosstalk troupe in modern China

Meanings

1 Guo Degang (1973–), Chinese xiangsheng (crosstalk) performer and founder of Deyun She (德云社), the most commercially successful crosstalk troupe in modern China

Characters

郭

headrope of a net, guiding principle

Examples

郭德纲是德云社的创始人。

Guō Dégāng shì Déyún Shè de chuàngshǐrén.

Guo Degang is the founder of Deyun She.

很多年轻人因为郭德纲开始听相声。

Hěn duō niánqīngrén yīnwèi Guō Dégāng kāishǐ tīng xiàngsheng.

Many young people started listening to xiangsheng because of Guo Degang.

Tips

culture

Almost single-handedly revived 相声 (xiangsheng, stand-up comic dialogue) as a mass-market art form in the 2000s, moving it out of state TV studios and back into commercial theaters (小剧场). His partnership with 于谦 (Yu Qian) is iconic. 德云社 has since expanded into film, TV, and international tours.