One-man show means a show with only one role at first, but later it has evolved into a multi-person, which is a metaphor for one person doing a job that is not usually available to one person, also known as "burlesque".

basic explanation: a play with only one role.

Detailed explanation: One-man show came into being in the 1921s.

Example: He lacks a sense of cooperation in everything he does. When he has something at home, there is basically no one to help him, so he can only do a one-man show.

Synonym: One-legged Opera

One-legged Opera, also known as "Funny", was founded in the late Qing Dynasty and prevailed in the early Republic of China. It is a local folk art that originated in Hangzhou and was popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places, and performed with "Shanghai dialect" as the main language.

One-man show originated from folk rap and civilized new drama. At first, it was performed by one person alone, and then it gradually developed into two or more people performing on the same stage.

There are three common forms of performance. One is stand-up, which is called "stand-up" in jargon. It can be divided into narrative and casual narration. One person performs a series of "baggage (jokes)" in a funny way. At the end, an unexpected joke is specially arranged, commonly known as "the bottom of the baggage", which makes the audience laugh.

The second is a two-stage one-man show, which is called "double selling mouth" in jargon, and is performed by two people, which is similar to the counterpart crosstalk; Thirdly, it's called "time-string fishing", which is also called "color dressing". After simple makeup, actors appear as characters, often with multiple angles, jumping in and out, changing their identities at any time through dressing up, and their performances are relaxed and free, with strong comedy, and then they develop into funny plays.