Manzai

Manzai (Japanese漫 才) is a Japanese variant of the stand-up comedy, similar to the double act that in Kansai ( the region around Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe ) and his regional dialect is based. Usually two comedians tell jokes at a rapid pace and perform skits.

The two partners perceive themselves as comedians each other " on the arm ", where the roles of something crazier, punchlines initiating Boke and more serious, objection imaging Tsukkomi are firmly distributed.

Manzai is a variety of Yose - theater, a kind of Japanese variety shows. The solo variant called rakugo. Its roots can be up in the Heian period (ca. 800-1200 AD) trace.

Nationally known are the manzai theater in Osaka, especially the Nanba Grandkagetsu in Nanba, in which performances of popular comedy ensemble Yoshimoto Shinkigeki. In Tokyo, you can see at Shinjuku Station manzai especially in various Yose theaters in Asakusa or Lumine -The- Yoshimoto Theatre.

In Japan enjoys manzai great popularity, some artists of this genre enjoy cult status. Is regarded as a classic Komödiantenduo from the 1930s that occurred in western clothes and for the first time a fixed roles brought through dialogues exclusively expressed. Until then, dancing and singing was an important part of many manzai performances. Takeshi Kitano also began his acting career as Boke.

Every week exudes the Japanese television from the performances of competing for the audience 's favor young artists. There is also a plethora of annual manzai competitions, the best known probably the "M -1 Grand Prix" is likely to be several thousand struggling comedian at the annual rate of the finals. The finals will be broadcast in December as big show on television. The winners, which are determined by a prominent jury, will win a prize of 63,000 euros.