粤语情景喜剧《外来媳妇本地郎》的三种幽默方式

Three Humorous Techniques in the Cantonese SitcomMigrant Wives,Local Husbands

广东本地粤语情景喜剧中较为成功的作品《外来媳妇本地郎》,其“幽默性”文本呈现的幽默方式是值得重温与借鉴的。该剧在长达二十一年播出时间内,形成了情景喜剧类型的双重特点。其三种幽默方式依次表现为“特型化人物塑造”“布局式情节设定”与“场域性文化习俗呈现”,即在人物塑造、情节叙事及文化提升的递进意义上形成了粤语情景喜剧独特的美学风格。

It is worth examining and drawing inspiration from the humorous approach presented in the relatively successful Cantonese sitcom Migrant Wives,Local Husbands in Guangdong.Over its twenty-one years of broadcasting,the show has developed a distinctive blend of regional artistic creation and sitcom style.The three humorous techniques employed are“characteristic characterization”,“layout plot setting”,and“presentation of regional cultural customs”.In other words,these techniques contribute to the unique aesthetic style of Cantonese sitcoms in the terms of character development,plot narration and cultural enhancement.