C: Comedy
Spend one night watching Japanese television and you'll realize that the stereotype view of the locals being a dour, unfunny lot is rubbish. The Japanese love a laugh and have long enjoyed the skilfully told monologues of rakugoka , traditional comedy performers. Even more popular is the contemporary format manzai - a two-man team of comic ( boke ) and foil ( tsukkomi ). The Kansai area around Osaka has traditionally produced the nation's best comics . Internationally famous now for his movies is "Beat" Takeshi Kitano , one half of the old manzai act The Two Beats, and still a regular host and guest on quiz and light entertainment shows. The current top performers are Ishibashi Taka-aki and Kinashi Noritake, aka the Tunnels , who have recently eclipsed long-running stars Matsumoto Hitoshi and Hamada Masatoshi, a comedy duo known as Downtown . They won a loyal following for their dazzling improvisational show Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (This Is No Job For Kids!! ). Other funny guys you'll find hard to avoid on prime-time telly are U-chan and Nan-chan.
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