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page 1Japanese comedy

rakugo
thumb|right|Rakugoka at Sanma Festival

manzai
thumb|200px|A pair of performers at a New Year celebration; the at front, the behind him (artist unknown, 19th-century Japanese painting)
air sex
performance activity invented in Japan
owarai
thumb|Comedy duo Makoto Izubuchi|Razor Ramon RG and Razor Ramon HG
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai (by adding o- prefix), meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento. Presently Japan is considered to be in an "owarai boom", and many minor talents have been finding sudden fame after a gag or skit became popular.