Meng Hetang

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[]

Television[]

Variety Shows[]

References[]

External links[]

• Meng Hetang at IMDb
• Social Media