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manzai
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Also known as manzaishi, tsukkomi, boke, boke-and-tsukkomi, tsukkomi-and-boke, boke-&-tsukkomi, tsukkomi-&-boke

thumb|200px|A pair of performers at a New Year celebration; the at front, the behind him (artist unknown, 19th-century Japanese painting)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Etymology
  • {{Transliteration|ja|Boke}} and {{Transliteration|ja|tsukkomi}}
  • Notable {{Transliteration|ja|manzai}} acts
  • Winners of M-1 Grand Prix
  • Asahi Shimbun web survey 2012
  • Literary associations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|200px|A pair of performers at a New Year celebration; the at front, the behind him (artist unknown, 19th-century Japanese painting)

is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “manzai” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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