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]]> By: ttancm http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-101940 ttancm Fri, 26 Oct 2007 07:07:51 +0000 http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-101940 Where as I think a lot of modern manzai owes a lot to what we consider the classic comedians (Abbot and Costello et. al.) I think they may just have us beat on date of creation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai#History <blockquote>Originally based around a festival to welcome the New Year, manzai traces its origins back to the Heian period (794 to 1185).</blockquote> =) Where as I think a lot of modern manzai owes a lot to what we consider the classic comedians (Abbot and Costello et. al.) I think they may just have us beat on date of creation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai#History

Originally based around a festival to welcome the New Year, manzai traces its origins back to the Heian period (794 to 1185).

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]]> By: gavinpurcell http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-101712 gavinpurcell Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:21:59 +0000 http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-101712 I have a feeling that there were probably cavemen playing "do not laugh" games. I have a feeling that there were probably cavemen playing “do not laugh” games.

]]> By: Jake Was Here http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-101651 Jake Was Here Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:44:35 +0000 http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-101651 When you think of Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy... you could <i>almost</i> make a case that it was the AMERICANS who invented manzai. When you think of Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy… you could almost make a case that it was the AMERICANS who invented manzai.

]]> By: ttancm http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-100629 ttancm Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:08:26 +0000 http://tvinjapan.com/blog/2007/10/21/danger-zone-another-painful-japanese-game-show-experience/#comment-100629 @Jake: A lot are something like that, but the Japanese have been doing it for longer than either of those shows existed. The rest are mostly "manzai" shows, which is the pair of comedians doing a stand up skit thing (think Abbot and Costello). @Jake:

A lot are something like that, but the Japanese have been doing it for longer than either of those shows existed.

The rest are mostly “manzai” shows, which is the pair of comedians doing a stand up skit thing (think Abbot and Costello).

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