On the 10th, Yoshimoto Shinkigeki performed “Yoshimoto Shinkigeki Festival 2022 ~ Selected 30 members ~” at Namba Grand Kagetsu (NGK) in Osaka, and it was a great success with tickets sold out. GM (general manager) Kanpei Hazama said with satisfaction, “Thanks to everyone’s support, I was able to do this. If possible, I want to do it once more next year.”
[Photo]At the NGK shop… Sanae Kanehara, impersonating Christel Takigawa, is “O・Mo・Te・Na・Shi”
In addition to the special new comedy by the top 30 members of the “Yoshimoto New Comedy Troupe General Election” held from June to August this year at the suggestion of Kanpei, the members who missed the ranking will also serve as receptionists, shops, and guidance staff. And so on, NGK became “New Comedy One Color”. A 7-hour YouTube live stream was also held from noon for the evening performance.
On the stage, 1st place in the general election Aki (Mizutama Reppu Tai), 2nd place Shigeo Tsujimoto, 3rd place Sutchi, and 4th place Katsunori Uchiba, each of them had their own highlight, and it was a continuous burst of laughter. rice field. In particular, the exchange between Kanpei, who is full of ad-libs, and Tsujimoto, who is not defeated, was enthusiastic.
Aki, who played the leading role, used to go in and out of studios in Uzumasa, Kyoto when she was a stuntman before she went on the path of comedy. He said with deep emotion, “He was looking at himself when he was 18 and 19.”
On the 26th of this month, a mini new comedy & workshop was held at nine elementary schools in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture as part of the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ “Culture and Art Appreciation and Experience Reconstruction Project for Children”. In addition, there will be a special performance by the members who missed the top 30 in the general election by Tsujimoto (November 6th and 7th, NGK), Aki’s “Memorial Chair Performance” (November 29th-December 5th, the same place) has also been decided.
