In the canjun (" military ") dramas of the Tang dynasty, two actors often cracked jokes about some current event, or some phrase from a classical text. They might also wittily criticize the ruler.
在唐代參軍戲中，演員甲、乙兩人常以某一件事，或某句古書來找笑料，或以機智巧辯批判統治者。