Guo Degang

Guo Degang is a Chinese crosstalk (xiangsheng) comedian and actor. Guo's film appearances include The 601st Phone Call, Just Another Pandora's Box, and Mystery. which subsequently collaborated with Zhang Wenshun and Yu Qian in 2000 and Yu Qian, Zhang Yongyong, Wang Shiyong, and Yang Jinming in 2002. In 2005 Guo and other crosstalk actors formed the Deyun Crosstalk Association to raise public awareness of crosstalk. Guo subsequently acted in special crosstalk shows at the PLA Theater and the Tianjin People's Stadium in 2006 and at the Great Hall of the People in 2008. In 2010 Guo hosted the There is a Play Tonight talk show.

In 2011, Guo created a xiangsheng titled Lenin in 1918. The xiangsheng depicts the plight of traditional opera performers who could no longer perform their repertoire during the Cultural Revolution and resort to mixing highlights from the Soviet films Lenin in October and Lenin in 1918 into an aria. The next year Guo was featured in the CCTV New Year's Gala and hosted the talk show Good Show on Jiangsu Satellite TV. In 2014 Guo starred in Just Another Margin and Mystery and served as an instructor for the Comedy Show television show. The next year he directed and starred in the film Our Happiness and hosted the talk show Gang’s Coming. In 2016 Guo participated in the opening ceremony of “The 20th Anniversary of Deyun Crosstalk Association” and began working as a comedian observer for Top Funny Comedian on Dragon TV. In 2017 Guo directed The Faces of My Gene, which premiered in China on February 16, 2018, grossing $100 million at the box office.

On January 17, 2016, he served as the host of the Dragon TV comedy competition reality show "Happy Comedian Season 2". On April 16, the opening ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Deyun Society was held at the Beijing Exhibition Theater.On June 18, he joined the Dragon TV reality show "Boys Over Flowers" On July 17, the comedy reality show "Swordsman Season 3" premiered on Dragon TV. On August 20, Qilin Theatre Company was established at Beijing Sanqingyuan Theatre; on August 31, the genealogy of Deyun Theatre Company was officially announced.

On January 6, 2017, he joined the Dragon TV comedy competition reality show "Happy Comedian Season 3" On January 16, Guo Degang and his son Guo Qilin won the honor of "Weibo's Most Popular Family of the Year" at the 2016 Weibo Night.

On February 25, 2019, the comedy "So Talented" produced by Guo Degang was broadcast on iQiyi.On May 17, the original interactive life experience reality show "Uncle's Restaurant" in which he participated in the recording premiered on Xigua Video

On January 23, 2020, Guo Degang and Deyun Club jointly launched the "Happy Year Every Year" Spring Festival Crosstalk Gala with Tianjin Satellite TV.

In July 2026, during a performance of the Peking opera Ji Gong Living Buddha in Wuhan, Guo improvised by altering the lyrics of the song ("Playing my beloved pipa"). Instead of singing the original line, "" ("All is quiet on Weishan Lake"), he substituted it with "" ("All is quiet in the Forbidden City") and added humorous phrases.

On August 11, 2026, the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism stated that while the performance held a valid permit, the unapproved lyrical alteration violated national Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Performances and initiated a formal investigation. Altering established patriotic songs can be prosecuted under Chinese authorities' campaign against historical nihilism. Consequently, an upcoming performance by the affiliated Qilin Theatre Company in Xi’an was canceled.

Personal life Guo has a son, Guo Qilin (郭麒麟), with his first wife, Hu Zhonghui , in 1996. After receiving a divorce, Guo remarried his current wife Wang Hui (王惠), with whom he had a second son on January 5, 2015.

Filmography Film The 601st Phone Call (2006) Getting Home (2007) The Founding of a Republic (2009) Mars Baby (2009) Eaters (2009) Just Another Pandora's Box (2010) The Love of Three Smile: Scholar and the Beauty (2010) The Warring States (2011) Marry a Perfect Man (2012) The Unfortunate Car (2012) Just Another Margin (2014) Mystery (2014) Revenge for Love (2017) Top Funny Comedian: The Movie (2017) The Faces of My Gene (2018)

Television Dreaming Tang Dynasty (2012) Great Family 1912 (2012) King Rouge (2013)

Awards As host YearAwardAward-winning WorksChineseEnglishChineseEnglish2011《新周刊》2011中国电视榜New weekly - 2011 China TV list《非常了得》、《今夜有戏》Fei De Will Watch; There is a Play Tonight

As actor