Meng Hetang
Meng Hetang | |||||||
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| Born | Meng Xianghui (孟祥辉) 26 April 1988 | ||||||
| Occupation | Crosstalk actor | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孟鶴堂 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孟鹤堂 | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
Meng Hetang (simplified Chinese: 孟鹤堂; traditional Chinese: 孟鶴堂; pinyin: Mèng Hètáng), born in Harbin, China, is a Chinese crosstalk (xiangsheng) comedian and actor. He partners with Zhou Jiuliang on stage and currently leads Performance Team 7 in Deyunshe.[citation needed] He won Xiangsheng Has New Talents (相声有新人) in 2018 and made his film debut with Da Ying Jia in 2020.
Biography
Meng Hetang was born on April 26, 1988, in Harbin, China. Upon graduation from Heilongjiang Art Vocational College, Meng passed the interview to join Deyunshe in 2008. He officially became an apprentice to Guo Degang on June 13, 2009.[1]
Meng started his stage career in Deyunshe theaters with Performance Team 5 and moved to captain Performance Team 7 in 2017. He held his first personal Xiangsheng Performance in big theatre with Zhou Jiuliang in 2018. From August to October 2018, Meng starred in Xiangsheng Has New Talents, a Xiangsheng talent show airing on national TV, and won first place with Zhou Jiuliang.[2] In 2020, he participated in Happy Comedian Season 6 and won second place.[3]
Meng starred in Neng Nai Da Le,[4] a Deyunshe-produced TV series in 2018. In 2020, Meng made his film debut with Da Ying Jia, starring as supporting character Zhou You. However, the movie was not released in movie theatres due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Xiangsheng Performances
- Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) – Traditional, Duikou with Zhou Jiuliang
- Bodyguard (大保镖) – Traditional, Duikou with Zhou Jiuliang
- Ji Quan Sheng Tian (鸡犬升天) – Original, Duikou with Zhou Jiuliang
- Butterfly Lovers (梁祝) – Original based on Traditional piece, Duikou with Zhou Jiuliang
- Mr Zhou (周文王) – Original, Duikou with Zhou Jiuliang
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Da Ying Jia | 大赢家 | Zhou You |
Television
| Year | Title | Chinese Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Neng Nai Da Le | 能耐大了 | Tang Tang |
Variety Shows
| Year | Aired | Platform | Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | November 17 | Tianjin TV | Show Tonight | 《今夜有戏》 | |
| 2012 | January 25 | Jiangsu TV | Can't Stop Laughing | 《不得不笑》 | |
| March 29 | Liaoning TV | Keep Cool | 《有话好好说》 | ||
| 2014 | January 6 | Qian's World | 《大谦世界》 | Host | |
| 2015 | March 28 | Tianjin TV | Guo Se Tian Xiang | 《国色天香》 | Supporting Role |
| 2018 | August 11 – October 27 | Dragon TV | Xiangsheng Has New Talents | 《相声有新人》 | Won First Place |
| 2019 | April 7 | Happy Comedian, Season 5 | 《欢乐喜剧人 第五季》第十二期 | Supporting Role | |
| August 1 | Hunan TV | Magical Chinese Characters | 《神奇的汉字》 | Elite Round | |
| August 4 | Penggen vs Dougen | ||||
| August 13 | Elite Encore Round | ||||
| August 15 | Final Elite Round | ||||
| December 1 | Day Day Up | 《天天向上》 | |||
| 2020 | January 23 | Tianjin TV | Deyunshe Spring Festival Xiangsheng Gala | 《德云社春节相声晚会》 | |
| January 26 – May 3 | Dragon TV | Happy Comedian, Season 6[5] | 《欢乐喜剧人 第六季》 | Won Second Place | |
| May 23 | Hunan TV | Happy Camp | 《快乐大本营》 | ||
| June 26 | Golden Eagle Cartoon | Happy Baby Go | 《疯狂的麦咭 第七季》 | ||
| June 27 | Hunan TV | Happy Camp | 《快乐大本营》 | ||
| July 11 | |||||
| July 26 | Day Day Up | 《天天向上》 | |||
| August 13 – | Go Newbies | 《新手驾到》 | |||
| August 27 – | Tencent | Deyun DouXiaoShe | 《德云斗笑社》 |
References
- ^ "德云社鹤字科拜师10周年，有人爆红有人退出，时光飞逝令人唏嘘！_刘鹤春". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "孟鹤堂周九良喜获相声有新人总冠军，孙越：他们应该感谢金霏陈曦_作品". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "《欢乐喜剧人》金霏陈曦夺冠，含金量太低，张霜剑才是无冕之王_相声". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ "德云社情景喜剧《能耐大了》，孟鹤堂C位出道!". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ^ DayDayNews (2020-04-26). ""Happy Comedian" champion candidate is born, who can become the "King of Comedy"? Zhang Shuangjian is unlikely". daydaynews.cc. Retrieved 2020-09-01.