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Cookie! of Yasei Bakudan made a guest appearance at the “TikTok Creator Summit Japan 2026,” held in Tokyo on September 30, where he opened up about his personal philosophy on comedy. Asked how he balances public demand with his own artistic commitments, he answered, “If there are 100 people, I figure it’s fine if I make 5 of them laugh.” On 5channel, the remark split opinion — critics called it “low ambition” and argued “a pro should satisfy all 100,” while defenders countered that “comedy that cuts deep with a narrow slice of people is exactly what makes it a niche business” and that “he ends up getting the whole venue roaring anyway.”
Yasei Bakudan’s Cookie! Reveals His Comedy Philosophy: “If There Are 100 People, I Think It’s Fine to Make 5 of Them Laugh”
Cookie! of the comedy duo “Yasei Bakudan” appeared as a special guest at the “TikTok Creator Summit Japan 2026,” held in Tokyo on the 30th.
When the MC asked how he balances public demand with his own artistic commitments, he looked back and said, “When I first became a comedian, I did nothing but super niche, hyper-specific material.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
no wonder he's not funny
Katsushika Hokusai in Berabou (playing him as an eccentric weirdo)
Kōza of the Chain Ball in Kakusei Hunter Omega Horn (a throwaway mook character)
Basically become a "weirdo character actor" lol
Getting 5% of the room to laugh really is impressive when you put it that way
There are plenty of comedians who've lost even that much
Yeah, honestly he's just smirking around, not funny at all
Cookie is the pride and charisma of Kansai. Every single Kansai person is obsessed with him
What a title. Packed with hidden meaning too lol
I honestly think it was him and Zakoshi Show who lit the spark for Becky's comeback
It's baffling how the two of them nail that timing every time
and if you know you're unfunny, just get off TV
I want to laugh too, so give me a recommendation
Something that only makes 5 out of 100 people laugh can't possibly be funny
Sandwichman (the comedy duo)
It's not "I wear shoes" — it's the concept of "I am graciously permitted to wear shoes"
Is that really okay for a professional comedian?
Making 5 out of 100 laugh is something any reasonably funny person off the street could pull off
But nobody else is even aiming for that
So comedians who try to make a minority laugh end up standing out precisely because it's a niche
and Yasei Bakudan slotted right into that gap
Mentally he's aiming to make a small slice laugh, and his comedy does pick and choose who accepts it — but in practice he gets most of the room laughing anyway
That's why he's ended up on TV so much; even aiming for a niche, he still brings the whole venue down
It's great that he can actually mesh with people outside Yoshimoto too.
Way better than Yoshimoto comedians who can only do buddy-buddy bits among themselves lol
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Cookie’s remark can be read as putting into words his commitment to material that resonates deeply with a specific segment rather than chasing universal appeal. The split reaction on 5channel comes from a clash between the view that a professional comedian should satisfy the entire audience, and the view that cutting deep with even a narrow slice of people is enough. What’s notable is that while he talks about targeting a narrow audience, he has actually been expanding his exposure year after year — appearing in NHK period dramas, tokusatsu shows, and TikTok-related events — creating a gap between what he says and what he’s actually doing. Note also that the “5 people” figure is purely a figure of speech, not a number drawn from actual audience turnout or ratings data. Treating it as a statistical fact would be a misreading.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports Hōchi+) thread “[Entertainment] Yasei Bakudan’s Cookie! Reveals His Comedy Philosophy: “If There Are 100 People, I Think It’s Fine to Make 5 of Them Laugh”.”
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