Hui Brothers Show
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| Hui Brothers Show | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 雙星報喜 |
| Simplified Chinese | 双星报喜 |
| Literal meaning | Double Stars Announce the Delightful News |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Shuāng Xīng Bào Xǐ |
| Jyutping | Seong1 Sing1 Bou3 Hei2 |
| Genre | Sketch comedy |
| Screenplay by | Thomas Tang Lau Tin-chi Lee Chau-ping |
| Directed by | Selina Chow Ng Wai-ping |
| Starring | Michael Hui Samuel Hui |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language | Cantonese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 54 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Selina Chow |
| Production location | Hong Kong |
| Cinematography | Yeung Yee-wo |
| Editors | Lee Pak-man Mak Sze-ning |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Production company | TVB |
| Original release | |
| Network | TVB Jade |
| Release | 23 April 1971 – 3 February 1973 |
Hui Brothers Show is a Hong Kong sketch comedy television series produced by TVB and hosted by and starring brothers Michael Hui and Samuel Hui that ran for 54 episodes from 1971 to 1973.
The first episode of Hui Brothers Show was aired on 12 April 1971 as a special program to celebrate Easter and was very well received. As a result, TVB decided to turn it into a regular program which began airing its first season 11 days later on 23 April on Friday nights. The first season ended on 15 October 1971 with a total of 27 episodes including its first episode aired on Easter. The show featured a fresh style and exquisite content including machines gun delivery of jokes. After the end of the first season, audiences wrote letters to TVB requesting the extension of the show. As a result, the show was re-aired on Sunday mornings at the end of 1971.[1]
The second season premiered on 14 April 1972. This season took inspiration from the American sketch comedy show, Laugh-In, featuring sitcom and Hong Kong English pop music sung by Samuel Hui.[2] This season featured Samuel's famed Cantonese song, Tit Taap Ling Wan (鐵塔凌雲, literally translated as Steel Tower rise above the clouds), which featured lyrics written by Michael. Season 2 ended 6 October of the same year with a total of 26 episodes.[1]
Four months later, the final episode of Hui Brothers Show was aired on 3 February 1973 as a special program to celebrate Chinese New Year.