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Hikaru Ota of the comedy duo Bakushou Mondai revealed behind-the-scenes details from the 2014 finale of the long-running show “Waratte Iitomo!” during the October 28 broadcast of ABC TV’s “Kore Yodan Nandesukedo…” (“This Is Just a Side Note, But…”). On the show, Downtown and Uchan Nanchan appeared during a segment with Tamori and Sanma, and then Tunnels and Bakushou Mondai crashed in too — comedians who supposedly couldn’t share a stage together, all gathered for that legendary episode. Ota revealed for the first time that Takaaki Ishibashi wore a “demonic expression” backstage after the taping, and that he himself went to apologize to Hitoshi Matsumoto afterward. The revelation sparked discussion on 5ch about who was really running the show that day, how the various comedy groups stack up in terms of track record, and why pulling off something like that would be impossible now.
Thu, Oct 29, 1:17 PM
Hikaru Ota (61) of Bakushou Mondai appeared on the October 28 broadcast of ABC TV’s “Kore Yodan Nandesukedo…” (Wednesdays, 11:25 PM), sharing behind-the-scenes stories from a now-legendary episode that brought together entertainment’s biggest names.
In March 2014, Fuji TV’s long-running show “Waratte Iitomo!,” hosted by Tamori for over 30 years, aired its final episode. As a fitting send-off, Downtown and Uchan Nanchan joined Akashiya Sanma and Tamori’s segment, and Tunnels and Bakushou Mondai crashed in as well. The gathering of comedians who supposedly couldn’t appear together became a huge talking point.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Guess that means he's getting old
Still better than a has-been who vanished completely lol
Let it blow up, let it blow up!!
He tried to take charge and just got in the way
Guess that's three guys who've since vanished from TV lol
What does this 'kakatte' mean?
Probably means something like his engine got running
It's horse-racing slang for being way too pumped up
Like Re: #56 said, it's horse-racing terminology.
'Irekomu' is when a horse gets worked up in the paddock or bolts during the warm-up lap, and 'kakaru' is when a horse tries to run out of control mid-race even though the jockey is holding it back
That 'certain country' material, you know…
Probably because TV's peak was already over even before YouTube showed up
Because compliance rules are so strict now
You guys immediately hide behind sponsors to complain
Even Ariyoshi had to seal away his nicknames and poison-tongue humor
Both Tunnels and Bakushou Mondai really came through
And on that stage, with Tamori and Sanma leading the way, every huge name from the whole era of TV I grew up watching was gathered together
We're never gonna see a scene like that again — TV condensed into a single moment
In a way, that's when my TV died
I feel that
That was the last time a variety show got me that excited too
Sanma vs. Tunnels
Tunnels vs. Downtown
Downtown vs. Bakushou Mondai
Sanma vs. Downtown's Hamada
They were all pairs rumored to have some kind of beef with each other, which made it even better
Tunnels had actually become regulars on Iitomo right around the final episode
Downtown > Tunnels > Bakushou Mondai (´・ω・｀)
Whatever the fanboys of guys who couldn't keep up with the times and got weeded out have to say, it's just sour grapes from the losers
Tunnels seem like they've got nasty personalities
Suzuki Honami? Too pretty, kind of obnoxious
They've totally become a thing of the past in my mind
Downtown's comedy is actually funny
And Bakushou Mondai are surprisingly valued on news/info shows
And on top of that he kept stomping his feet on the floor, which was annoying
Nakai was sitting in the audience, but when things got out of control with all the big-name comedians, a flustered Okamura from Ninety-Nine suddenly called him up to come take charge
Given the power balance between all the different talent agencies, Nakai was the safest possible choice to run the show
Background and Key Points of Discussion
“Waratte Iitomo!” ran from 1982 to March 2014, a 32-year run, and its finale became a huge topic at the time because it brought together big-name comedians who had long been said to be unable to appear together. The behind-the-scenes details revealed this time — the expression Takaaki Ishibashi wore backstage after the taping, and the moment Hikaru Ota exchanged words with Hitoshi Matsumoto for the first time after the broadcast — are things viewers never got to see. Opinions in the thread split mainly along two lines. The first was over who actually ran the show that day: some argued Masahiro Nakai’s handling of the proceedings “got in the way,” while others countered that, given the power balance between the various talent agencies, he was the safest possible choice. The second was a comparison of the track records of Downtown, Tunnels, and Bakushou Mondai, with many basing their arguments on generational differences and how long each group has stayed active on TV. Worth noting: some posts in the thread speculated about personal incidents not mentioned in the source article, and those should be read as separate from the confirmed facts, since the original article’s focus is strictly Ota’s account of the finale. The comment about stricter compliance rules is also a useful piece of context for why a similarly massive crossover would be hard to pull off today.
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Geisokuho+) thread “Hikaru Ota reveals behind-the-scenes story of the ‘Iitomo!’ finale — Takaaki Ishibashi wore a ‘demonic expression’ backstage, first words with Hitoshi Matsumoto after the broadcast: ‘I went to tell him I was sorry…’“.
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