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  1. Manzai

    Manzai (漫才) is a traditional style of comedy in Japanese culture comparable to double act comedy or stand-up comedy.Manzai usually involves two performers (manzaishi)—a straight man (tsukkomi) and a funny man (boke)—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags. In recent times, manzai has often been associated with the Osaka region, and manzai comedians often speak in the Kansai dialect during their acts. In 1933, Yoshimoto Kogyo, a large entertainment conglomerate based in Osaka, introduced Osaka-style manzai to Tokyo audiences, and coined the term "漫才" (one of several ways of writing the word manzai in Japanese; see § Etymology below). In 2015, Matayoshi Naoki's manzai novel, Spark (火花), won the Akutagawa Prize. A mini-series adaptation was released on Netflix in 2016.

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  1. Manzai

    Manzai is a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture. Manzai usually involves two performers —a straight man and a funny man —trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags. In recent times, manzai has often been associated with the Osaka region, and manzai comedians often speak in the Kansai dialect during their acts. Yoshimoto Kogyo, a large entertainment conglomerate based in Osaka, introduced Osaka-style manzai to Tokyo audiences, and coined the term "漫才" in 1933.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of manzai in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of manzai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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