why is comedy so rare in the japanese entertainment

KouSeiya315 wrote:I think I must be PMS'ing. WTF was I supposed to be talking about again? :rolly:

I have no idea. I just woke up. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
I have no idea. I just woke up. :hehe:

Here.. a glass of water to wake you up.. :beaten: or do you need more than just a glass of water?

Akakage wrote:Here.. a glass of water to wake you up.. :beaten: or do you need more than just a glass of water?

Water's fine, though I was hoping for orange juice. :rolleyes:

Moteru wrote:so please don't bash on me for my opinions
thats just childish
again this post was not based on my opinion
it was based on what i heard about Japanese entertainment
except for the adam sandler thing

i think that you weren't being bashed for your opinions. i think that people may find it a little condenscending in that you want to force your opinions into people, and they may not have liked that a bit.

niko2x wrote:i think that you weren't being bashed for your opinions. i think that people may find it a little condenscending in that you want to force your opinions into people, and they may not have liked that a bit.

agreed. defending an opinion by telling others "you people do not understand" and trying to defend such arrogant exposition won't win you any allies with those who actually KNOW about "comedy in Japan" in relation to the argument at hand.... which IS childish.



you're not a victim.

Ushiroyubi wrote:

defending an opinion by telling others "you people do not understand" and trying to defend such arrogant exposition won't win you any allies with those who actually KNOW about "comedy in Japan" in relation to the argument at hand.... which IS childish.



you're not a victim.

I couldn't agree with you more!! :applaud: :mrgreen:

I really do not agree with a lot of this thread. there is plenty of comedy in Japan. It may be in a little different form than in the U.S.

Most of us have seen several drama's which feature comedy Mukodono, Narita Rikon, Antique etc. and these are drama's. There are plenty of hilarious game shows, and talk shows which comedy is the key element. Maybe you are getting a slanted idea by watching some of the more serious drama's and or news programs???

There IS comedy in Japan. I have a bunch of tapes (video) of Japanese stand up. May not be as big as it is in the US, but it's making it's way.
Variety shows nowadays impliment a LOT of comedy as do the dramas.

Where have you been?

Doramafan113 wrote:I really do not agree with a lot of this thread. there is plenty of comedy in Japan. It may be in a little different form than in the U.S.

I agree with you wholeheartedly. :)

Let's just drop this topic! The score is 1 vote for no comedy existing in Japan, and 10,000+ votes for comedy existing in Japan. I think the creator of this topic made his point, and everyone else made theirs. Debate is healthy for the free world, but I don't call the bashing of one individual on this topic a healthy debate by any means.

--- groink

groink wrote:Let's just drop this topic! The score is 1 vote for no comedy existing in Japan, and 10,000+ votes for comedy existing in Japan.

We're not quite there yet. :hehe:

ok like i said b4
i have no idea if there is comedy in Japan or not
this was based on what i knew before everyone so vibrantly expressed your opinion, honestly all i wanted to know is whats a good show to watch and laugh at (as in jdorama, not anime)
there are already a few anime's i do enjoy that are funny
like Inuyasha
Comic Party
and lupin the 3rd
i only get a select few from my house
i either watch it on demand
or on adult swim
thanx for your comments
again i never said there was no comedy in Japan
i was just questioning what i heard from my friends
sorry for the misunderstanding

There's no comedy in Japan ???? It sounds weird to me, I always thought that Japanese shows are so funny ...

Betsy Hayashi wrote:There's no comedy in Japan ???? It sounds weird to me, I always thought that Japanese shows are so funny ...

:sweat:

Let's just drop this topic! The score is 1 vote for no comedy existing in Japan, and 10,000+ votes for comedy existing in Japan. I think the creator of this topic made his point, and everyone else made theirs. Debate is healthy for the free world, but I don't call the bashing of one individual on this topic a healthy debate by any means.

:sweat:

Just don't want you to get into trouble 'cause people are just so damn sensitive these days.... :sweat:

HOLLY MOLLY!!!.. all he did was use 'adamn sandler as a comedy refrence... while it is true that adamn sandler.. well sucks IMO.. that's no reason to bash the guy.... that's what u get for believing what ur GF said eh?... i think maybe the comedy in japan is different like whateveryone said...

u have to remeber tht most asian cultures are looked upon as 'very cold' by our family standards.. so we pl who aren't from there won't get their humor.. and they wont get humor from cultures such as ours...

when was the last time u heard a japanese make a 'drive by' joke?...

that beign said... i bet thsi guy will never post here again.. u guys totally tore him a new one...poor guy [image]
i kinda expect this at the hate army forum or SRK.. but not here... poor guy...

groink wrote:Let's just drop this topic! Debate is healthy for the free world, but I don't call the bashing of one individual on this topic a healthy debate by any means.

--- groink

listen to the man.... age=wisdom...

*now everyone STHP and go to sleep :sleep: * - ABE SIMPSON

Excuse me.... :)

Steve Allen once said that if you try to dissect something funny you destroy it. You can't explain funny. Either it is or it isn't. All depends on the sense of humour of the person listening or watching.

As an old English lady with that sense of humour I must admit I wasn't all that impressed with US wit at first. However having been used to Laurel and Hardy and their peers and then some of the light comedies that came later on..I got used to, and made room for, another kind of humour. That stretched my mindset a little.English can be sharp and very witty but it can also be very bawdy and that does not always
do so well out of the UK. It's the mindset.
Now if you want to talk about Japanese humour. ..Tell me why I laugh my fool head off at some of the shows that I watch. I don't understand the language but the sense of humour gets to me. I love Bistro Smap when they have funny guests. I don't know why Kimura falls about laughing at Sanma and Kippei. Some of the guests are new to me but they must be very funny and this show is not closely scripted so I guess Japanesse have a great sense of humour. There are others..

I was surprised when I first watched Japanese and Korean TV to find that emotions were expressed so strongly. Laughter, sadness, Joy. The only
emotion not so openly expressed was that of Love.
Forgive ramblings..but this became an interesting thread.

Peg

PS. Remember Fernandel? He was funny enough to walk through walls and you believed he could do it. :D