Manzai

Manzai (漫才) is a traditional kind of Japanese comedy.^[1] Manzai is a special kind of stand-up comedy.^[2] It is both dialogue and performance.

A comedy team brings together a straight man (tsukkomi) who feeds punchlines to a funny man (boke).^[3] A pair of comedians with a special back-and-forth style is called kakeai manzai.^[2]

↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Manzai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 608.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Torikai, Kumiko. (2009). Voices of the Invisible Presence: Diplomatic Interpreters in Post-World War II Japan, p. 116 n66.
↑ "Manzai (Double-act comedy)"; retrieved 2011-11-21.

[nussbaum-1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2002). "Manzai" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 608.

[torikai-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Torikai, Kumiko. (2009). Voices of the Invisible Presence: Diplomatic Interpreters in Post-World War II Japan, p. 116 n66.

[3] "Manzai (Double-act comedy)"; retrieved 2011-11-21.

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