Previously, fans would buy tickets because they purely liked to listen to singing or were taken with the singing style of a particular singer, but as society grew more affluent, these simple pleasures no longer fully satisfied consumers. Producers began to jazz up these shows, matching singers with musical theater and comedy routines, and with wisecracking hosts who would interview them, making off-color jokes and doing anything for a laugh.
以往歌迷純粹是因為喜歡聽歌、偏愛某人的歌藝才買票進場，但是隨著社會風氣日趨浮華，純聽歌已經不能滿足消費者，業者於是加入五花八門的節目，如歌唱劇、喜鬧劇，加上主持人「插科打諢」的訪問，甚至有意無意加入一些「黃色笑話」，搏君一笑。