I find this video really interesting because for me it has confirmed quite a bit of suspicions I had about Japanese comedy. I've been dipping my toes into Japanese comedy and watched a lot of Talk Survivor and the old Gaki No Tsukai Batsu games. But only by watching Documental, even though it's a completly different environment from regular japanese comedy, andnhearing the stories in Talk Survivor did I realise and understand how damn harsh that landscape really is as a Business. It seems very structured, industrialised and formulaic to me. There's definitely some characters that I like and find really funny but I don't think I can really warm up to Manzai as someone who grew up with German standup comedy. Thanks for making this video and making other cultures more accessible!
thanks a lottt niisan!! for being so kind..you’re a genuine dude man ❤, even if you don’t wanna be a dude, i just know that you’re an awesome human being. Thanks for the insights, it helps understand better. love your perspective 🔥Respect man 🙌
I follow Nick on instagram, and also his youTube channel. As a Japanese who grew up in the states and enjoy both Japanese and American comedies, I loved listening to Nick's experience and take on comedy style and it's very convincing for me. Nick ain't a "dumb guy", he can act that way from being in a Manzai duo.
As a Chinese guy who doesn't speak Japanese at all, when Nick says God-Tongue here, it reminds me back in the days when I was enjoying the whole series of 芸人マジ歌選手権 back and fourth with Chinese subs since high school age, I can still remember the whole fucking song of Jetasy (JET ECSTASY) by 後藤輝基.
Nick, you speakJapanese fluently in your channel, but this time I though you couldn't find the right English words. That's happyens when you are speaking Japanese all the time.
Why is it way harder to understand English of the guy on the left than Nick, and also I think it is weird this guy has thick accents but speaks more fluently than Nick lol
Imagine being so afraid of the industry that you work in to avoid using any names even of people who have been good to you. imagine being so repressed and concerned aboout what you say.... i am sorry but i do not take anything he has to say as his true feelings. he is heavily self-censuring. what i took away is that comedy is terribe industry that is run like a very traditional and backward conservative japanese company. sorry nick but you only made me more certain that japanese "comedy" is a coporate control, exploitative industry not a true art form. art is free not restricted.
I was trying to be semi-fair to Japan. I don’t have any sponsors and don’t care about being fired from my company in the slightest. I didn’t name names, not because I was worried, but because I didn’t want to name-drop and sound like I was bragging. Also, I’ve asked geinin in the past whether they see comedy as an art, and they’d laugh, saying it’s cringy to even consider it that. Unlike stand-up comics in the West, they don’t view it as an art form. If you’re just looking for someone to bash Japan, you won’t find that here. There’s plenty of that all over the internet.
普段英語のチャンネルみてなくても、タイトルにニックとか入ってなくてもオススメに表示されるからすごい
ニック好きだから、こんな長い英語オンリーの話でも果敢にリスニング取り組めました！やっぱり好きなもの、興味あるものと絡めていくと勉強のモチベーションが保てるなぁ
ニック英語喋れたんだ！！
いつも日本語だから忘れてた（笑）😂😂
Really interesting, thanks!
I really enjoyed this excellent interview. Thank you. :-)
ニックは本当に日本の感性を深く理解したボケをするから素晴らしいのよね。何ていうかちゃんとおもしろい
ニック、日本語喋ってる時より声が低くて落ち着いてる…！
そうなんですよ。
同じ人でも何語を話しているかで声のトーンとか表情とか変わってくるんですよね。
Love this one! Please make it a sequence.
NIck, you make really honest comment. I love it! Thanks.
ニック！ボケないと！！
マジメに話すぎ！
ボケて、自分でツッコミもしないと！！ 芸人Sprittは24時間忘れちゃだめ！
めっちゃ興味深すぎる．米国は多様すぎて，必然的に聴衆のターゲットに絞ることになる．一方で日本のお笑いは大衆層を取りに行く．漫才はこれに合っているスタイルである．漫才は Stand-up comedy と違って２人の間のやり取りだから聴衆にベクトルがいかない．体型などのセンシティブな（しかし日常的な）話題についても２人の間で消化することで聴衆は安心して楽しむことができる．
てかアメリカのスタンドアップって人種の話多すぎない？
トップのスタンドアップって黒人がKFC食って、財布を盗むだの白人がダンスできないだのずっと言ってておもんない
あとはトランプかハリスの悪口
様は人種の話ってセンシティブすぎて日常で話せない代わりに、コメディってことにしてさらに自虐的に自分のraceをいじることで笑いを取ってるやつが多すぎる。
誰も言わないけど潜在的に全員が思ってることだからあえてそれを大きな声で言うことで笑えるっていう空気感って印象。
私はニックが真面目な番組に出演しているのを初めて観ました。
いつも
yo, what up it's Nick, ういっすハイ
って言ってるイメージ
ここにもニックさん出てるわ。
ニック英語上手だなー！
ね。お上手ｗ
海外からの身勝手なお笑い文化解説は数あれど、この動画は当事者からのかなり相対的なお笑い批評で興味深かった。
ただ、全体的に1０年くらい前の状況かなという気はする。変わらない部分も変わった部分も多々ある。
I find this video really interesting because for me it has confirmed quite a bit of suspicions I had about Japanese comedy.
I've been dipping my toes into Japanese comedy and watched a lot of Talk Survivor and the old Gaki No Tsukai Batsu games.
But only by watching Documental, even though it's a completly different environment from regular japanese comedy, andnhearing the stories in Talk Survivor did I realise and understand how damn harsh that landscape really is as a Business.
It seems very structured, industrialised and formulaic to me.
There's definitely some characters that I like and find really funny but I don't think I can really warm up to Manzai as someone who grew up with German standup comedy.
Thanks for making this video and making other cultures more accessible!
thanks a lottt niisan!! for being so kind..you’re a genuine dude man ❤, even if you don’t wanna be a dude, i just know that you’re an awesome human being. Thanks for the insights, it helps understand better. love your perspective 🔥Respect man 🙌
I follow Nick on instagram, and also his youTube channel.
As a Japanese who grew up in the states and enjoy both Japanese and American comedies, I loved listening to Nick's experience and take on comedy style and it's very convincing for me. Nick ain't a "dumb guy", he can act that way from being in a Manzai duo.
he also wrote his master's thesis on manzai!
-editor
Thanks for video. Really interesting
一生、ニック兄さんについて行きます😭
Wow. I went to Sophia with him. I don't think we really knew each other but I remember him.
49:00 Japan doesn't even have 4 seasons when you count the 梅雨 season and the 台風 season.
As a Chinese guy who doesn't speak Japanese at all, when Nick says God-Tongue here, it reminds me back in the days when I was enjoying the whole series of 芸人マジ歌選手権 back and fourth with Chinese subs since high school age, I can still remember the whole fucking song of Jetasy (JET ECSTASY) by 後藤輝基.
In 41:24 if you are wondering
I use this video as a tool for immersion because the content is interesting and Nick speaks natural American English.
What was the comedy duo Nick mentioned towards the end? I couldn't quite understand what he said
Knights
I've seen a video of Lenny Bruce had his partner doing the manzai type show a long time ago.
英語喋ってるニツクさん素敵‼️別人
Nick, you speakJapanese fluently in your channel, but this time I though you couldn't find the right English words. That's happyens when you are speaking Japanese all the time.
ニック兄さん😂
ニックさんの声がとてもいいですね❗聞いていてストレス無いです。
Your a great parson. We don't need パックン 😂😂😂
比較的観点面白かったわ。色々言われたらそうだわって思ったよ。推しが「わらふちなるお」ってのもワロタ。
ここまでを自然に英語話してるニック初めて見たかも
Why is it way harder to understand English of the guy on the left than Nick, and also I think it is weird this guy has thick accents but speaks more fluently than Nick lol
He sounds german.
ニック！お笑い芸人なのに、全然笑えなかったぞ！
ニックの声がイケボすぎる件
いつもの下ネタはどうした ニック
ニックって英語ネイティブなの！
ニックの嘘がバレちゃいましたね
まあ日本の仕事環境は変わらんよ
粗品英語で翻訳してみたい
マジレスすればニック日本にいすぎてちょっと英語下手になってない？ｗ
Poor guy. He seems trapped.
Imagine being so afraid of the industry that you work in to avoid using any names even of people who have been good to you. imagine being so repressed and concerned aboout what you say.... i am sorry but i do not take anything he has to say as his true feelings. he is heavily self-censuring. what i took away is that comedy is terribe industry that is run like a very traditional and backward conservative japanese company. sorry nick but you only made me more certain that japanese "comedy" is a coporate control, exploitative industry not a true art form. art is free not restricted.
I was trying to be semi-fair to Japan. I don’t have any sponsors and don’t care about being fired from my company in the slightest. I didn’t name names, not because I was worried, but because I didn’t want to name-drop and sound like I was bragging.
Also, I’ve asked geinin in the past whether they see comedy as an art, and they’d laugh, saying it’s cringy to even consider it that. Unlike stand-up comics in the West, they don’t view it as an art form.
If you’re just looking for someone to bash Japan, you won’t find that here. There’s plenty of that all over the internet.