Popular comedy and manzai bits that elementary school kids will love. Simple one-liner gags.

one-shot gagPeace Matayoshi

Peace Matayoshi: A dark gag (the scent of incense)

Peace is a comedy duo made up of Ayabe, who is chasing his dream of becoming an actor in Hollywood, and Matayoshi, who is an Akutagawa Prize–winning author.

If you trace back the roots of the “mumbling talk” style used by people like Goto from Yonsen Toshin and Kusanagi from Miyashita Kusanagi, you could say it was something Matayoshi from Peace had already been doing.

Do you know Matayoshi’s gags? His slightly off-target, underground humor really hits the spot.

Lines overflowing with wordplay like “I harbor undesirable thoughts” and “I’ll probably be killed” are brilliant.

It’s a bit where someone who doesn’t usually speak loudly uses that gap to get laughs.

If a homeroom teacher performed it in front of their students, it might bring the house down!

Baseball one-shot gag

After you swing the bat, say, “Ah, a liner to short.” Then, using the melody of the Art Hikkoshi Center commercial jingle, say, “Aah—just a little more—to center!” It’s a gag that’ll make anyone with baseball knowledge who knows that jingle chuckle.

The key is to look disappointed right after the hit, and then, after saying “to center,” strike a smug pose and look at the crowd.

If you don’t have a bat, just miming the swing is fine.

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one-shot gagKen Shimura

Weird old man

When it comes to one-shot gags, you can’t leave out Ken Shimura! Starting with his sketches on “It’s 8 O’Clock! Everybody Gather Round,” he created countless gags.

Among the most iconic is “The Weird Old Man.” Dressed in flashy, pajama-like clothes with a belly warmer, doing mysterious dances and songs, he is, as the name suggests, truly a weird old man.

If you’re going to do it, fully commit to becoming that weird old man—dance the strange dance and go so over the top that people think, “What is with this guy?” Shimura also came up with many other one-shot gags, so be sure to try those as well!

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My face is wet, and I can’t muster any strength.Cotton Kyon

[R-1 Grand Prix] Kyon from COTTON!!!! An acting-type gag performer!!!! Such strong natural talent!!!! [Player Change]

Cotton is a comedy duo that has appeared in both the M-1 Grand Prix and King of Conte, gaining popularity.

Among them, the boke performer, Kyon, also drew attention for appearing in an NTT Docomo web drama.

One of his one-shot gags is based on Anpanman’s famous line.

Up to the line “My face is wet so I don’t have any strength,” it’s just like Anpanman, but then, with a slightly deranged expression, he says, “But I’ve gotten used to this state!!” and throws a punch.

You can’t help but laugh and think, “Anpanman would never say that,” right?

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one-shot gagTokai On Air

One-Shot Gag Ranking Top 15 [Tokai On Air]

Tokai On Air is a YouTuber group based in Aichi Prefecture that’s popular with the younger generation.

Their videos range from playful challenges to skits, and they actually have videos of one-liner gags, too.

Since comedians’ material can sometimes overlap, you might be thinking, “I’m a bit worried…” If that’s you, definitely check these out.

Today’s elementary schoolers are the YouTuber generation, so I think a lot of kids know them! They’re all easy to imitate, so give them a try.

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Do you know anyone like this?COWCOW

COWCOW’s classic sketch: “Do you know someone like this?”

The comedy duo COWCOW, who had a huge breakout with “Atarimae Taisō,” have a routine called “Do you know people like this?” that’s guaranteed to make elementary school kids roar with laughter! In the bit, they say “Do you know people like this?” while rolling out a series of classic grade-schooler ‘relatable moments.’ Things like wearing the red-and-white cap exactly half-and-half, tapping the graduation certificate tube to make a popping sound, or making a paper popper to create a loud bang—stuff every elementary school kid has seen at least once will have everyone cracking up.

The key to the laughs is keeping a snappy pace with two or three performers!

Hakata SaltSatsumakawa RPG

Satsumakawa RPG: All Gags from the Preliminaries to the Finals — 30 Rapid-Fire Bits [Comedy Brag: Weird Edition]

Satsumakawa RPG works as a solo comedian, and he drew attention by reaching the finals of the R-1 Grand Prix in 2022 and 2023.

So many of you may already be familiar with his routines.

Among his one-shot gags, the especially easy-to-understand and recommended one is “Hakata no Shio and North Kanto Mayonnaise.” It’s a bit where he adds “North Kanto Mayonnaise” in his own rhythm to the famous phrase from the Hakata no Shio commercial.

If you’re looking for a routine you can power through with vocal impact and momentum, definitely give it a try.

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