[Hilarious] Rhythm Gags That Kill at Parties and Performances
If you had to perform a comedy bit for a party piece or stage act, what would you do?
Many people probably think that rhythm-based routines might get the crowd more excited than standard sketches, manzai, or one-liner gags.
It’s true—rhythm comedy can really bring the venue together, especially when you get the audience clapping along or singing!
In this article, we’ll introduce plenty of recommended rhythm-based comedy routines.
We’ve picked a mixed lineup of classics and the latest buzzworthy acts—old and new—so feel free to use it as a reference!
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[Hilarious] Rhythm Gags That Kill at Parties and Performances (21–30)
Someone who can’t fully commit to being a rhythm comedianJaruJaru
A sketch that feels like it reveals the behind-the-scenes of a rhythm-based comedian: on stage the energy is high, but behind the scenes there’s conflict, highlighting that gap.
That angle—the idea that there might be this kind of turmoil behind the light, breezy façade—really feels like something only JaruJaru would come up with.
Even in the stage scenes where they perform the rhythm bit, it seems like they’re not in sync, and that off-kilter vibe lends credibility to the backstage squabbles.
How they express the contrast between the onstage and backstage tension is probably a key point for making the laughs bigger.
Cucumbers are water.Mochida Po Sofi
This is a rhythm-based routine by Mochida Po Sophie, who handled the boke in the comedy duo Tsuyoshi! and is now working as a solo comedian.
The bit focuses on the fact that cucumbers are about 95% water, and she rhythmically repeats, “Cucumber is water, kyu-kyu-kyuu.” The rhythm is incredibly catchy—you hear it once and it stays in your head for a while.
In the routine, there are scenes where a cucumber is used in place of water when someone’s throat is clogged or during a fire.
Based on that, why not come up with your own original twist by thinking of ways to use cucumbers as water?
career womanBuruzon Chiemi with “B”
This is Chiemi Blouson’s routine where she says things a career woman might say to the tune of Austin Mahone’s “Dirty Work.” The famous line is “3.5 billion.” To perform this bit, you need not only the person playing Blouson-san but also her attendants, the essential “with B”! Make sure you’ve got your with B in tow, fully embody the career woman, and deliver it with a chic, affected attitude!
Rarararai ExercisesFujisaki Market
Rhythm gags have pretty much established themselves as a full-fledged genre, and here’s a nostalgic bit from Fujisaki Market, who could be called the pioneers of the form.
To make it land as a party piece, the key is the two performers’ tightly synchronized, small, snappy movements, so try practicing in front of a mirror.
As for the material itself, something like an inside joke might work well.
A Song Dedicated to Van Gogh and PicassoNagano
Van Gogh, famous for his sunflower paintings.
Picasso, known for works like Guernica.
This is a comedy bit where we sing songs dedicated to those two world-famous painters.
But the one he truly loves isn’t Van Gogh or Picasso—it’s Lassen, renowned for his dolphin paintings! You can also play around by swapping Van Gogh, Picasso, and Lassen with artists the audience likes.
For the “Lassen slot,” make sure to pour in an over-the-top, passionate kind of love!
Hey hey, doctorShunshun Clinic P
A routine by Shunshun Clinic P, Yoshimoto’s first (maybe?) doctor-comedian.
He’s an actual practicing physician, and he delivers doctor “relatable moments” packed with his personal perspective and a bit of bias, all to a catchy rhythm.
He dances while performing, but you don’t have to try so hard to dance! What matters more are the doctor “relatables.” I’d love to see practicing doctors perform this.
I’m sure you’ll come up with a different set of doctor-isms than Shunshun Clinic P’s!
Prefectural songLani Nose
Lani Nose is a handsome duo who can play the guitar.
They’re not just good-looking—their talent is proven, too, as they won the 2019 “Uta Neta King” championship.
If you can play the guitar, definitely try this bit! For this routine, your partner doesn’t even need to play guitar—in fact, it even works as a solo act.
The melody is really lovely, but the lyrics are just the names of prefectures, and that gap is what makes it funny.
The chorus, which really gets the crowd going, is nothing but “Gunma,” and that part is a total laugh riot! We also recommend Lani Nose’s other bits, like “Interpreter” and “The ABC Song.”