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Manzai (漫才) is a
traditional style of
comedy in ****anese
culture comparable to
double act comedy.
Manzai usually involves two
performers (manzaishi)—a...
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Manzai Comics (also
known as The
Comedy Team) is a
manga series written by
Atsuko Asano and
illustrated by
Hizuru Imai. In ****an it is
published by...
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Matsumoto was part of a
manzai trio
called "Koma Daisanshibu" with two of his classmates, Itō and Morioka. One day, Matsumoto's
manzai partner, Itō, had an...
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radio personality. He rose to fame in the 2000s as one half of the
manzai comedy duo
Nankai Candies.
Outside ****an he is best
known as one of the...
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costumes and
location as
opposed to
Manzai. It is
possible for any
number of
people to act in a
conte while Manzai is
traditionally done with two people...
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focus on
manzai. They left for
Tokyo in 2005 and rose to
prominence with
their Hakata dialect in
their performances, also
winning The
Manzai competition...
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comedian and
television presenter. He
first became po****r as part of a
manzai duo
formed with his on-stage
partner Matsumoto Ryusuke. The duo was active...
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preliminary round of Wara-1 Koshien, or "Wara-Ko" for short, a
national manzai competition for high
school students.
Azemichi Shijimi (四十万 畦道) A shy 16-year-old...
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sometimes romanized as "The Two Beats"). This sort of duo comedy,
known as
manzai in ****an,
usually features a
great deal of high-speed back-and-forth banter...
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usually made in a
closed fashion. It is most
traditionally used as part of a
manzai act, in
which the
straight man (tsukkomi)
smacks the
funny man (boke) in...
