The first night time’s program, “Yoshimoto’s Chaplin, Sakata Toshio,” will characteristic a historical past of Sakata’s work, together with his traditional gags that captivated audiences with comedy, his comedic exchanges with Kanpei Hazama, and performances from his time as a part of the manzai duo Comedy No.1.
The second night time will air the November 23, 2014, efficiency of Sakata Toshio’s Fiftieth-anniversary celebration held at Namba Grand Kagetsu in Osaka, titled “Thank You for Being Silly – Thank You~san!!”
The third night time will characteristic the second a part of “Gratitude Messages to Master Sakata Toshio – Thank You~san,” which was initially broadcasted on January 5. Nineteen pairs of entertainers who admired Sakata will ship their messages of thanks. Sakata Toshio, who debuted in 1964, fashioned the manzai duo Comedy No.1 with the late Goro Maeda in 1967 and received quite a few awards. He was identified for his signature gags, similar to “Thank You~san” and “You’re silly, ohoho~,” and was affectionately known as “Silly Sakata” by TV audiences. His 1972 report “Silly Sakata” was an enormous hit. After disbanding Comedy No.1 in 2009, he continued to carry out in “Sakata Toshio’s Special Skits” on levels similar to Namba Grand Kagetsu in Osaka and Yoshimoto Gion Kagetsu in Kyoto.
The tribute program “Three Nights of Special Broadcasts in Memory of Sakata Toshio” on BS Yoshimoto will characteristic many outstanding figures within the comedy world, together with Sakata Toshio himself, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Helen Nishikawa, Midori Wakai, Katsura Kobunshi, Kazuo Shimada, The Bonchi, Akashiya Sanma, All Hanshin Giants, Medaka Ikeno, Hibiki Oki, Tommy’s Ken, Yasushi Ishida, Kenichi Nakajo, Think Tank, Maki Maeda, Ai Sakai, Tadashi Nishikawa, and Kanpei Hazama.
Source: Natalie