Zhao Yan, born in Beijing in 1951, his real name is Zhao Dianxie. He is a national first-class actor, a Chinese cross-talk performance artist, and a member of the 13th Central Committee of the Jiusan Society. In 1968, he went to the Fifth Company of the 32nd Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps, where he worked as a farmer and drove a tractor. He has created and performed revolutionary stories and other music and art programs, participated in many literary and art performances and received praise, and is one of the outstanding music and art actors of the Corps. In 1976, he entered Beijing to participate in the program. He has cooperated with Ma Ji for a long time, won many awards in the national cross-talk competition, and visited and performed abroad many times, which was widely praised by overseas Chinese. At the end of 1975, he was selected as a stand-up comedy to participate in the Heilongjiang Provincial Quyi Tuning Performance. In 1985, he won the title of China's Top Ten Comedy Stars.

Zhao Yan's performance style, typhoon positive, not sensationalism, unprovoked to do xuanfu, shake the baggage to pay attention to the sense of proportion, performance pays attention to connotation, imitation calmly, the fun of thinking is fully left to the audience.
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Zhao YanXu Shiliang, Sun Jing, Lian Xing, Li Yong, Liu Chunhua
"Spring League" performers: Ma Ji, Zhao Yan
"Cantonese" performers: Ma Ji, Zhao Yan
"Rumors" performers: Ma Ji, Zhao Yan, Liu Wei, Jiang Kun
"Small Scenes in the Mountain Village" Performers: Ma Ji, Zhao Yan
"Toponymy" performers: Ma Ji, Zhao Yan
"Common Sayings" performers: Yin Zhuolin, Zhao Yan
"Bragging" performers: Ma Ji, Zhao Yan