A super luxurious lineup of comedians including Bakusho Mondai, Sandwichman, and Knights will gather at the Asakusa Engei Hall in Tokyo! From M-1 champions Nishikigoi and Westland to talented young comedians Mama Tarte and Champions, comedians of a wide range of ages will perform their material!
Furthermore, when it comes to "Owarai Meijin Yose", there will be collaboration projects between big name comedians! Unpredictable magician Maggy Shiro will collaborate with actress Shinkawa Yua in a magic performance! Obon and Kobon, who made a breakthrough after reconciling, will collaborate with a popular duo in a manzai performance!
And the legendary female solo comedian Yamada Kuniko, who has been appointed as the new president of the Japan Comedy Association, will perform a material exclusive to "Owarai Meijin Yose"! "Kuni-chan's" "Ekaki-ka" (painting song), which was all the rage during the Showa era, will be revived in Asakusa!
In addition, a special project will be implemented! 2025 marks exactly 100 years since the birth of the Showa era. A super rare video of the legendary comedians who colored the Showa era will be released all at once! We will bring you the manzai footage from those days that has been lying dormant at TV Tokyo, including Aozora Kyuji and Yoshiji, Yokoyama Yasushi and Nishikawa Kiyoshi, Ima Ikuyo and Kuruyo, and more. Don't miss the first laugh of bright Japan!
