Variety shows rule the Japanese television landscape. Many have well-known hosts or panels of up-and-coming actors, singers, or the generically termed "talento." However, at least one comedian will always be there. Despite the fact that comedians normally travel in groups of two or three, they can be seen alone on television in almost any setting. So, who are the biggest comedians in Japan? The truly famous will frequently go it alone and develop a successful solo career. Among them are:
1. Hiroyuki Miyasako
Hiroyuki Miyasako is a Japanese comedian, television host, actor, and voice actor who portrays the boke in the anime series Ameagari Kesshitai. Tru Hotoharu is his companion. Yoshimoto Kogyo is his agent. Thirteen Steps and Wild Berries earned Miyasako the Best Supporting Actor prize at the 28th Hochi Film Awards.
2. Hotohara Toru
Toru Hotohara is a comedian from Japan who is a member of the comedy team Ameagari Kesshitai. It's the original, humorous kind of slapstick, not the foolish kind. The kind that would make you giggle even if it was just a friend doing it.
3. Kinashi Noritake
Noritake Kinashi is a comic, actor, singer, and artist from Japan. He was a member of the pop group Yaen before joining the comedy duo Tunnels. Takaaki Ishibashi will be his partner. Arrival's executive vice president. Actress Narumi Yasuda is Kinashi's wife.
4. Ishibashi Takaaki
Takaaki Ishibashi is a singer, actor, and owarai artist from Japan. With his partner Noritake Kinashi, he is most known as a member of Tunnels and Yaen.
5. Uchimura Teruyoshi
Teruyoshi Uchimura is one of the most prominent and influential comedians in the owarai community. He is half of the Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan. His companion, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan, and his nickname is Utchan. In Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, he was born on July 22, 1964.
6. Nanbara Kiyotaka
Kiyotaka Nanbara is a comedian and television host from Japan. He is the boke of the manzai combo Utchan Nanchan, which also includes Teruyoshi Uchimura.
7. Terakado Jimon
Jimon Terakado is the stage name of Yoshito Terakado, a Japanese comedian who is represented by Ohta Production. He is a member of the Dachou Club comedic trio. He is well-known for his passion for cuisine, particularly beef, and frequently appears on gourmet television shows.
8. Higo Katsuhiro
Katsuhiro Higo is an actor and comedian known for Gajimaru shokudô no koi (2014), Ueshima Jane: Beyond (2014) and Uchimura Summers the Movie: Angel (2015).
9. Ueshima Ryuhei
Ryhei Ueshima was a Japanese actor and comedian. He was a part of the Dach Club comedic trio. Ueshima was a member of the Dacho Club and has participated on a number of variety shows. His body was discovered hanging at his residence in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on May 11, 2022. He was taken to the hospital, where his death was confirmed.
10. Yabe Hiroyuki
Ninety-nine is a Japanese comedic team from Osaka that work for the Yoshimoto Kogyo entertainment conglomerate. Takashi Okamura as boke (stooge) and Hiroyuki Yabe as tsukkomi (straightman) created the duo (kombi) in 1990.
