TV in Japan

This is how you honor the dead. When they’re only mostly dead. And enjoy shooting water from water pistols at the people mourning their death. On TV. In Japan.

This video has traveled all the way with the TV in Japan team. From the beginning. To now. And it is still amazingly hilarious. And thanks to YouTuber morizaemon now has subs. Enjoy.
For those of you that’ve been here to whole way, I thank you. Seriously.

In cased you missed it from the other day, this is part of the Gaki No Tsukai special from the New Year.
And since it’s Sonny Chiba + Downtown it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever.

Is is possible? Has a Japanese production company (maybe the best prod co possible) decided that having a presence on YouTube is actually a *good* thing? It certainly seems that way as what seems to be the offical YT page of Gaki No Tsukai has posted their entire 2007 New Year’s show that premiered just [...]

The following clips encapsulate what may be the pinnacle of the Japanese torture for laughs show:
24 Hours. One Gym. Four comedians. An army of torturers in black pleather suits.
This is the 24hr Punishment. With subtitles. On TV. In Japan.
Part One:

The entire rest of the series is availible but with embedding disabled. I’m linking below [...]

I’ve never seen this before. But, due to the ages of the comedians in this, it might be pretty old.
It matters not.
If you’ve never seen a Downtown Gaki No Tsukai video, this is a fine place to start. If you know them well, as I do now, prepare to be amazed yet again.
I can [...]

This is how you make people not laugh. By gathering them at a hot spring. And then shooting them in the asses with rocks. On TV. In Japan.

This is one of my very favorite clips from TV in Japan of all time.
It does, however, often get ripped down from places it gets uploaded. Therefore I suggest you do one of the following two things:
1) Watch it. And then watch it again. Then cry when it gets taken down.
2) Grab it using one [...]

Sakana-kun, Japan’s most televised Marine Biologist, here spends some quality time with a very ‘kawaii’ sea cucumber, trying to convince Hamada that it’s all going to be okay.

BONUS: BBC3 show hosts Adam & Joe paid a visit to Sakana-Kun to get us all a little more background on the fellow.

Thanks to TViJ reader Colin [...]

This is how you bring laughter to the children of the world. By dressing up as a middle aged lizard. On TV. In Japan.
BONUS! Subbed in both English & French!

This is how you walk. When you are paid to be funny. And are being judged by other comedians. On TV. In Japan.
Part One:

Part Two:

Part Three:

Thanks to YTer Pathfinder 4K for the uploads.

This is how you make your name. By being unafraid to don costumes. And clothespins. Upon your face. On TV. In Japan.

This is how you prove to a nation that your skills are in comedy. And not in fine arts. On TV. In Japan.

Ever have one of those moments with your friends when you wanted to play a game you played when you were little? This clip is for you. Or, if you’re like me and want to laugh at a 42 year old Matsumoto in tights, I suppose it’s also for you. There’s a [...]

The idol duo Pink Lady is basically an institution these days. They pop up on TV shows now and again for interviews, even though they were stars nearly 30 years ago.
Some of you may even remember their disasterous foray into US TV with the ill favored and short lived series Pink Lady and Jeff.
Even [...]