I thouth of making a Discussion Thread about Japanese Comedian's for so long.So Here's some Comedian's that i can remember there names,There are a LOT more Comedian's that i cant remember there names...

My TOP 5 Favorite Japanese Comedian's
1.Ninety Nine
2.Tunnels
3.HG
4.Koriki
5.Oriental Radio

A List of Japanese Comedian's
Sekai no Nabeatsu
Bakusho Mondai
London hearts/London Boots
Ninety Nine
Dacho Club
Tunnels
Downtown
Akashiya Sanma
Biito Takeshi
Neptune
Koriki
Yakkun
Shimura Ken
Katou Cha
Oriental Radio
Higashikokubaru Hideo
Reiza Ramon HG
The Drifters
Fujii Takashi
Tsurube Shofukutei
Tanaka Naoki
Chihara Kyodai
Ikeno Medaka
Masuda Okada
Tokoro Joji
Yokoyama Nokku
Hazama Kanpei
Shimada Shinsuke
Yamada Hanako
Aoki Sayaka
Amano Hiroyuki
Hotohara Toru
Uchan Nanchan
Othello
Macha-Macha
Neko HI.RO.SHI
Haruna Ai
Bananaman
O-dori-

Who is your Favorite Japanese Comedian?
Talk about your Favorite Japanese Comedians here

This is a really funny Sekai no Nabeatsu video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWlsQ4hxZg&feature=channel_page

Thanks for starting this thread. There's not many Japanese comedy related threads in English anywhere.

My favorite Owarai Geinin right now are:
1. Ninety Nine
2. Wagaya
3. Neptune
4. Lotti
5. Shizuru
6. Bananaman

Current favorite variety/owarai shows:
1. Mechaike
2. Bakusho Red Theater
3. Iromonea
4. Shabekuri 007
5. Ame Talk

My best Comedian is Ninety Nine.

Ok the veterans and possibly the most respected comedians atm in japan is, well at least u see them loads on japanese variety shows

DOWNTOWN,,they hve their own shows such as LINCOLN, HEY HEY HEY, DOWNTOWN DX..really funny

Shinsuke Shimada who has also got loads of his own shows, one of them being the all famous QUIZ HEXAGON!

Sanma is like Shinsuke and he is hilarious!!
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Oh and for me favourite comedians are

1.) Nakagawa ke
2.) FUJIWARA
3.) UNTOUCHABLE
4.) NON=STYLE
5.) SANDWICH MAN
6.) BLACK MAYONAISE

these guys are just awesome and absolutely hilarious! Plus they`ve all won the M1 Grand-Prix which is one of or the most prestigous award a comedian can get in japan atm. (apart from FUJIWARA)
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I don't think those veteran comedians are the most respected. Most feared maybe. They have lots of seniority and they have the power of Yoshimoto Kogyo behind them but they seem to have plenty of haters judging by the all the anti threads on 2ch.

I used to like Akashiya Sanma but as I got older he just got way too loud for my tastes. Shimada on the other hand I've never liked. He's really full of himself, although I do like Hexagon. Downtown is another kombi I've never liked. I was a Tunnels, Ucchan Nanchan kid.

M-1 Grand Prix is a prestigious comedy competition but if you're not into mazai it's not very entertaining.

KAZ, out of curiosity, is manzai your favorite type of owarai?

LivNagisa wrote:

I don't think those veteran comedians are the most respected. Most feared maybe. They have lots of seniority and they have the power of Yoshimoto Kogyo behind them but they seem to have plenty of haters judging by the all the anti threads on 2ch. I used to like Akashiya Sanma but as I got older he just got way too loud for my tastes. Shimada on the other hand I've never liked. He's really full of himself, although I do like Hexagon. Downtown is another kombi I've never liked. I was a Tunnels, Ucchan Nanchan kid. M-1 Grand Prix is a prestigious comedy competition but if you're not into mazai it's not very entertaining. KAZ, out of curiosity, is manzai your favorite type of owarai?

Well yeah in japan, these comdeians are possibly the most important cus they hve their shows which the other geenin (comedians) can attend to.. hence the rating is quite high all the time..and as a Japanese, I know for sure that these are the programmes that people want to watch,,,at least me and my frends love it... the good thing is that the seniors and the young comdeians sort of blend in together nicely to create funny shows...hence shows like quiz hexagon, Lincoln, school kakumei and yeah manzai is the foundation for japanses comdey so i do enjoy it.

yoshimoto is only one of the major labels around but it is a fact that the seniors are to be most respected, especially in the world of comedy in japan. Yeah they wud have haters around but that just adds to the fun of it all???
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I grew up on konto bangumi so I've never been a fan of manzai.

Who do you want to win the M1 this year?

LivNagisa wrote:

I grew up on konto bangumi so I've never been a fan of manzai. Who do you want to win the M1 this year?

o right,, i love conto as well but manzai has to be my fav....
u must luv bakushou red theater then??
i really dunno who i want to win the M1 BUT the whole fun of it is the process of it so shud be good,, i loved non-style *2008* but i hve to say nakagawa ke s monomane is top class!!
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Hanya zenzengungubun dance ftw!
I also adore Audrey. "Toos!" whatever that means.
As for female comedians my favorite are the Morisanchu girls. Totally hilarious.

I'm not familiar with the owarai terms much tho'. Is Haruna Ai considered as an owarai?

tofuuuuu wrote:

Hanya zenzengungubun dance ftw! I also adore Audrey. "Toos!" whatever that means. As for female comedians my favorite are the Morisanchu girls. Totally hilarious. I'm not familiar with the owarai terms much tho'. Is Haruna Ai considered as an owarai?

i tought hanya was funny at first but not anymore, they'll dissapear sooner or enough,,they're a one hit wonder
Audrey as well, they're not bad but again..their popularity is beginning to decrease over here cus they're sorta one pattern..

BUT yeas hve to agree with u MORISANCHU is hilarious!!
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KAZdoramma wrote:

i tought hanya was funny at first but not anymore, they'll dissapear sooner or enough,,they're a one hit wonder Audrey as well, they're not bad but again..their popularity is beginning to decrease over here cus they're sorta one pattern.. BUT yeas hve to agree with u MORISANCHU is hilarious!!

Lol. I thought Hanya and Audrey are the IN owarai now but I guess I'm wrong

There are some comedians I like but don't know their names. One particular guy is the short main host person for Gurunai and he also appears in Mecha Ike. That guy rocks! I also find the guys from Hanetobi to be extremely funny.

tofuuuuu wrote:

Lol. I thought Hanya and Audrey are the IN owarai now but I guess I'm wrong There are some comedians I like but don't know their names. One particular guy is the short main host person for Gurunai and he also appears in Mecha Ike. That guy rocks! I also find the guys from Hanetobi to be extremely funny.

yeah the thing is hanya and audrey are one of those comedians who has massive popularity for year-2 years and then slowly dissapears and then new ones appear
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I think these guys are new? Hibiki:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jwiiov3iF0
Love the act especially the fat boke

tofuuuuu wrote:

I think these guys are new? Hibiki: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jwiiov3iF0 Love the act especially the fat boke

yeah they are quite recent, and they're not that bad
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Hanetobi's yayaarashi

http://community.livejournal.com/aramatheydidnt/389474.html

tofuuuuu wrote:

Hanetobi's yayaarashi http://community.livejournal.com/aramatheydidnt/389474.html

haha IKEMEN!
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Comedienne Kameyama dies at 42

Fusayo Kameyama, a comedienne signed with Yoshimoto Kogyo, died in a Kanagawa hospital on Monday morning. She was 42. The cause of death was reported to be ventricular fibrillation, a form of cardiac arrhythmia.

Kameyama was a member of the 5th class of Yoshimoto Kogyo's New Star Creation school. In 1989, she formed a comedy duo with Masato Satomi (57) of The Bonchi. The duo broke up in 2001 when Kameyama got married and became pregnant, and she worked as a solo comedienne after that.

For Short Conto, I really like
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Anjasshu never fail to make me laugh. I'm sad to see that they still haven't hit it big after all these years! Here's to hoping their big break's just around the corner. On a positive note though, I did catch Kojima putting his acting chops to the test in "Tokyo Sonata" (which was, by the way, very good!)

For Free Talk (for unrehearsed talk) I really like
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Although Yamazaki can be a bit grating at times, it never fails to amaze me how he can turn a boring talk into a hilarious one. I can see him being around for a very long time just in variety shows alone.