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It is the season of the M-1 Grand Prix, the biggest manzai contest in Japan (and <A HREF="#4">thus</A>, the world). The contest begins with over 4,000 teams, from which nine teams will <A HREF="#5">emerge</A> to compete on national television.<P> Manzai is traditionally two-person comedy. The <A HREF="#6">pair</A> <A HREF="#7">is</A> usually <A HREF="#7">comprised of</A> a boke, the clown, and a tsukkomi, the straight man. <A HREF="#8">Originally</A>, in the Heian period, manzai <A HREF="#9">started out as</A> more of a musical performance of song and dance to <A HREF="#10">celebrate</A> the New Year. <A HREF="#11">Eventually</A>, the art <A HREF="#12">evolved into</A> a <A HREF="#13">rapid-fire</A> conversational performance, where the boke says silly or foolish things, and the tsukkomi <A HREF="#14">upbraids</A> him, <A HREF="#15">to great hilarity</A>.<P> You might think that the manzai style is <A HREF="#16">peculiar to</A> Japanese comedic performing arts, but this is not so. Until recently, America had its own manzai tradition. This was two-person comedy that <A HREF="#17">stemmed from</A> the American <A HREF="#18">vaudeville</A> stage. The format also featured a boke and tsukkomi who were called the "clown" and the "straight man." <A HREF="#19">Arguably</A> the most famous American manzai team was <A HREF="#20">Abbott and Costello</A>. There are probably few Americans who do not know their <A HREF="#21">routine</A> Who's on First? This is about a baseball team where the player's names are "Who," "What" and "I Don't Know." Costello wants to join the team, so he asks Abbott the players' names.When he asks, "Who's on first?" Abbot answers "Yes." The resulting conversation is hilariously confusing. Even today, when two people are having a conversation in which neither seems to be able to understand the other person, they will often say, "Who's on first!" This <A HREF="#22">has come to mean</A>, "We are having a confusing conversation!"<P> Unfortunately, American manzai slowly <A HREF="#23">died off</A>. Nowadays, there don't seem to be any performers doing two-person comedy anymore. On the other hand, Japanese manzai has <A HREF="#24">continually</A> evolved over the decades. There are types of manzai, such as meoto manzai, (husband and wife manzai), and onkyoku manzai (musical manzai). You also have variations on the patterns of comic speech, such as double boke, in which both partners play the clown, or nori tsukkomi, in which the straight man pretends to <A HREF="#25">go along with</A> the clown's <A HREF="#26">idiotic statement</A> for a few moments, and then <A HREF="#27">rips into</A> him.<P> These days there seem to <A HREF="#28">be as many</A> variations on the manzai style <A HREF="#28">as</A> there are manzai teams. If you haven't enjoyed manzai live before, I highly recommend it. It's fine to watch on TV, but like any art that <A HREF="#29">originated</A> on stage, it's much better live. If the manzai team's conversation gets confusing, you might try shouting out, "Who's on first!" Then again, maybe you'd better not. You might <A HREF="#30">find yourself the victim of</A> a <A HREF="#31">vicious</A> tsukkomi!</p><br /> <br /> <p> <DL> <DT><A NAME="1"><B>partake in ～</B></A><DD>～に参加する<P> <DT><A NAME="2"><B>comic</B></A><DD>こっけいな<P> <DT><A NAME="3"><B>performing art</B></A><DD>寄席演芸<P> <DT><A NAME="4"><B>thus</B></A><DD>従って<P> <DT><A NAME="5"><B>emerge</B></A><DD>勝ち抜く<P> <DT><A NAME="6"><B>pair</B></A><DD>二人組み<P> <DT><A NAME="7"><B>（is） comprised of ～</B></A><DD>～から成る<P> <DT><A NAME="8"><B>Originally</B></A><DD>元来<P> <DT><A NAME="9"><B>started out as ～</B></A><DD>～として始まった<P> <DT><A NAME="10"><B>celebrate</B></A><DD>～を祝う<P> <DT><A NAME="11"><B>Eventually</B></A><DD>やがて<P> <DT><A NAME="12"><B>evolved into ～</B></A><DD>～に発展した<P> <DT><A NAME="13"><B>rapid-fire</B></A><DD>早口の<P> <DT><A NAME="14"><B>upbraids</B></A><DD>～のとぼけた発言や間違いを指摘したり叱正したりする<P> <DT><A NAME="15"><B>to great hilarity</B></A><DD>とても愉快なことに<P> <DT><A NAME="16"><B>peculiar to ～</B></A><DD>～に特有の<P> <DT><A NAME="17"><B>stemmed from ～</B></A><DD>～から生まれた<P> <DT><A NAME="18"><B>vaudeville</B></A><DD>ヴォードヴィル（⇒歌と対話を交互に入れた通俗的な喜劇、舞踊、曲芸など）<P> <DT><A NAME="19"><B>Arguably</B></A><DD>おそらく<P> <DT><A NAME="20"><B>Abbott and Costello</B></A><DD>アボットとコステロ（⇒1940年代にアメリカで人気を得たお笑いコンビ）<P> <DT><A NAME="21"><B>routine</B></A><DD>定番ネタ. "Who's on first?"「一塁にいるのは誰？」と聞いているが、その選手の名前がWhoなので、Yes. と答えられてしまう<P> <DT><A NAME="22"><B>has come to mean</B></A><DD>～を意味するようになった<P> <DT><A NAME="23"><B>died off</B></A><DD>すたれた<P> <DT><A NAME="24"><B>continually</B></A><DD>絶えず<P> <DT><A NAME="25"><B>go along with ～</B></A><DD>～と調子を合わせる<P> <DT><A NAME="26"><B>idiotic statement</B></A><DD>間抜けな発言<P> <DT><A NAME="27"><B>rips into</B></A><DD>～に猛然と突っ込む<P> <DT><A NAME="28"><B>be as many ～ as ～～</B></A><DD>～～の数だけ～がある<P> <DT><A NAME="29"><B>originated</B></A><DD>始まった<P> <DT><A NAME="30"><B>find yourself the victim of ～</B></A><DD>いつの間にか～の犠牲になっている<P> <DT><A NAME="31"><B>vicious</B></A><DD>激しい<P> <P><BR> <P><BR><P><BR> <P><BR><P><BR><P><BR> <P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR> <P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P> <BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P> <BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P><BR><P> </DL> </p> <br /> <hr size="1" noshade /> <ul> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">執筆者リスト</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contributors.htm">ＳＴについて</a></li> <li><a href="/st_faq.htm">よくある質問</a></li> <li><a href="/st_advertise.htm">広告掲載</a></li> <li><a href="/st_contactus.htm">お問い合わせ</a></li> <li><a href="/st_our_company.htm">会社概要</a></li> <li><a href="/st_privacypolicy.htm">プライバシーポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_linkpolicy.htm">リンクポリシー</a></li> <li><a href="/st_copyright.htm">著作権</a></li> <li><a href="/st_sitemap.htm">サイトマップ</a></li> <br /> <li><a href="/"><i>トップページに戻る</i></a></li> </ul>