I want to adapt these for the school festival! A roundup of comedians’ manzai, sketch comedy, and one-liner gags
Many students are probably thinking about putting on a comedy show as an attraction for their school cultural festival.
It sounds fun to perform a one-liner, do a manzai routine or a sketch, and make everyone laugh by showing your material on stage! But the tricky part is deciding what kind of material to perform.
It would be great if you could create your own original material, but that’s not so easy.
That’s why we recommend imitating or arranging popular comedians’ routines and performing those! In this article, we’ll introduce recommended bits from popular comedians—whether manzai, sketches, or one-liners—without limiting the format.
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I want to adapt these for the school festival! A roundup of comedians’ manzai, skits, and one-shot gags (21–30)
Miki
Miki is a brother comedy duo: the older brother Kosei plays the straight man (tsukkomi), and the younger brother Asei plays the fool (boke).
They appear on many variety shows and are very popular with women, but their skill is also top-notch—reaching the finals of the M-1 Grand Prix and earning excellent results in numerous award competitions.
Their style is classic high-speed manzai, and the highlight is the older brother Kosei’s shout-like, high-energy tsukkomi! That explosive delivery makes Asei’s preceding jokes land even better.
You can form a duo as actual brothers like they do, or pair up two similar people who aren’t related by blood.
Create a fun manzai routine that makes full use of Kosei’s intense tsukkomi style!
Tokyo Hoteison
Tokyo Hoteison is a comedy duo consisting of Shogo, the boke (funny man), and Takeru, the tsukkomi (straight man), who have even made it to the finals of the M-1 Grand Prix.
Their distinctive manzai style features Shogo delivering deadpan jokes in a low, calm tone, while Takeru interjects with sharp comebacks in a resonant voice, using a cadence reminiscent of traditional performing arts like kabuki.
You can have fun with their material in any format—either perfectly copying one of their routines as-is, or using just Takeru’s tsukkomi style while keeping the content freeform.
If you’re playing the tsukkomi role, momentum and power are crucial, so give it your all!
Want to adapt these for the school festival! A roundup of comedians’ manzai, sketches, and one-shot gags (31–40)
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Mitorizu is a skilled comedy duo that has made the finals of the M-1 Grand Prix multiple times.
The pair consists of Shintaro Moriyama, the straight man (tsukkomi), and Riry, the funny man (boke), and they’re especially popular in the Kansai region.
The term “ataoka,” which once topped Instagram’s buzzword rankings, was actually coined by Mitorizu’s Moriyama! Since talents like EXIT’s Kanekichi and Fuwa-chan use it a lot, many people might have assumed it was just internet slang.
Their style is a high-energy, classic talk-heavy manzai: Moriyama delivers sharp retorts like “That was ataoka” to Riry’s slightly odd characters.
If you want to perform something lively and student-friendly, Mitorizu’s routines are highly recommended!
GIRLY RECORD
The YouTube channel “Gyarie Record Channel,” known for surreal video concepts like “Kenshi Yonezu Doing Mitt Work” and “Late-Night Hype: 10-Pull Contest for ★2 Characters,” has been going viral.
They frequently release content based on manga and anime—such as Folgore from Zatch Bell! and characters from Toy Story—and one of their popular series features a bit about Yujiro Hanma from Baki.
In it, Yujiro, known as the “strongest creature on Earth,” suddenly shows up on a snowy field or in someone’s home.
The more familiar you are with the original work, the funnier it gets.
Chuei the Shooting Star
When it comes to one-shot gags, it’s got to be Chuei from Nagareboshi, right? His gags are so catchy that they can make anyone laugh.
I’m sure they’d be a hit at cultural festivals and school festivals, too.
Why not pick your favorite and give it a try?
manzai (a traditional Japanese stand-up comedy duo performance)
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An experience you can only have now! Here are some ideas for a manzai routine.
How about performing manzai with friends you get along with or buddies who share your sense of humor? From the time you practice your material together to the day of the performance, it’s bound to be unforgettable.
If you include trending bits from social media and the news, or relatable “school life” jokes from your own campus, you might capture the audience’s interest.
And don’t forget a sound check—microphones and audio are essential for a manzai performance.
Make sure to adjust the equipment so your voices are easy to hear.
COWCOW
COWCOW’s Atarimae Taiso (“Obvious Things Gymnastics”) presents everyday, taken-for-granted moments around us set to a distinctive melody and coordinated body movements.
Because it progresses with short phrases and easy-to-understand motions, if you arrange it for a school festival, incorporating class-specific jokes or school-only “relatable moments” will spark shared laughter.
For example, using concrete lines like “Break time ends way too fast” or “Someone doodled on the blackboard” will bring the audience’s reactions much closer.
The choreography can be freely adapted, and the more exaggerated the movements, the more the venue will heat up.
Performing it as a group creates a sense of unity, making it a skit that spreads smiles with its light, upbeat rhythm.
