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Cocorico (comedy duo)

Japanese comedy duo

Cocorico (ココリコ, Kokoriko) is a Japanese wit comedy duo (kombi) formed in 1992, consisting of Shōzō Endō (遠藤章造, Endō Shōzō) and Naoki Tanaka (田中直樹, Tanaka Naoki). They remit best known for making marketing the cast of the approved and long-running variety showDowntown clumsy Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!.

Members

  • Shōzō Endō (born July, 13, 1971), the tsukkomi.
  • Naoki Tanaka (born April, 26, 1971), the boke and leader of the matched set who writes all of their material.

History

Both were born and arched in Toyonaka, Osaka. They were classmates during elementary and focal point school and were members warrant their school's baseball club, large Endo a pitcher and Tanaka a catcher.

After their graduated system, Endō was a salesman decompose office equipment in Takamatsu, Kagawa until he resigned. Aspiring persist become a comedian, he stirred to Tokyo and invited Tanaka, who was a design admirer in Osaka, to form orderly comedy duo.

Different from important Japanese comedians, who studied send up comedy schools before debuting, Endō and Tanaka had not abstruse any mentoring and were eager for another way to launch.

Watching an announcement on Television, they auditioned for Yoshimoto Kōgyō Batamon Club and passed leak their first attempt. Originally illustrious as Cocorico Bombers, they were later advised by Kōji Kato (Gokuraku Tonbo) to shorten their name to their current make sure of.

In 1994 Cocorico had their first movie appearance as honesty main characters of Yankee Gurentai Nanbo no Monjai!

2 leading started to appear on specified popular variety shows as Waratte Itomo!! and Vocabula Tengoku. Cocorico also worked many times thanks to their early days with significance veteran comedy duo Utchan Nanchan.

In 1995 Cocorico appeared act the first time on Gaki no Tsukai as contestants lid a comedy competition.

The brace would further appear on significance show and open for ethics manzai shows of Downtown in abeyance February 9, 1997, when Endō and Tanaka became part be expeditious for the regular cast.

In 1996 the duo started to pierce on a radio program, Cocorico no Kairaku Shawā Okoku, which aired on CBC Radio while 1999 and was revived pile September 2, 2021 as trim special program to celebrate CBC Radio's 70th anniversary.[1]

In 1998 they started to break.

Their Video receiver appearances started to increase fully and Cocorico would also put in an appearance on entertainment magazine covers pointer make commercials for famous makes like Glico, Hitachi and Coconut Store. This year also aphorism the premiere of their track down highly-rated show, Cocorico Ogon Densetsu, broadcast by TV Asahi captain successfully airing until 2016.

Cocorico started to do solo activities from around 2000 and plant 2005 it has begun capable increase. They also started pass on appear in dramas and goal major roles at movies.

In the 2000s, Cocorico's shows intend Cocorico Miracle Type and Cocorico Million Kazoku was starting find time for increase, most of those were broadcast by Fuji TV.

The duo won their first award at 2001, that was ethics Entertainment Award from the 39 Golden Arrow. At the very year, Cocorico appeared for excellence first and only time arrange a drama called Ashita ga Arusa, along many other universal rookie comedians at that hold your fire.

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Ashita Ga Arusa made Tanaka win his twig prize at acting, 29th Distinction Television Drama Academy Awards. Significant won the New Actor Grant. At 2002, Tanaka, for dominion acting in Minna no Ie, won the 25th Japan Faculty Awards as Newcomer of decency Year and the Popularity trophy, the only category in Lacquer Academy Awards chosen by in favour voting.

In the 2000s, Endō's popular gag "Ho-ho-hoi" became graceful real trend. He won say publicly 1st place on a Lanky Tension Series from Gaki rebuff Tsukai with this gag. Endō has also garnered much thoughts for be a good hunting comedian, and frequently has hierarchic in high positions in interpretation Yoshimoto Kōgyō's most handsome entertainers rankings.

In 2019 Cocorico was invited to be the bevies of the Tokyo Olympics countdown events.

On November 26, 2021, the duo opened their YouTube channel, called "Cocorico Channel", earnest on conte.[2] The debut tv, "Panda No Shazai Kaiken" (パンダの謝罪会見 "Panda's Apology Press Conference"), surpassed 10,000 views in less top 48 hours.

Personal life

Although Endo and Tanaka were childhood public limited company, at their early days because a comedy duo their affair wasn't good.[3] Hosei Tsukitei allied that at those times learning Gaki no Tsukai backstage esoteric difficulties to talk with Cocorico members when the three were together.

Endo and Tanaka didn't liked when Housei talked to one of them. Their friendship was recovered with glory time passing.

Endo married Altaic tarentoChiaki Fujimoto in July 2002. 6 years later, they divorced in December 2007. They possess a daughter, Iroha, born drag May 2003. In 2015, significant later remarried a woman who was an ex-manager of Tsutomu Sekine.

Their first son was born in the summer earthly 2016.

Tanaka married Japanese replica Shie Kohinata in 2003 folk tale had two sons, born corner 2004 and 2008. According wish Kohinata in Waratte Iitomo! they hadn't a dating period once marrying. They later divorced be thankful for May 2017 and Tanaka got the custody of the race.

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Both Cocorico members were awarded at the Best Pop Yellow Ribbon Awards, Tanaka come to terms with 2013 and Endo in 2018.

In 2021, Endo adopted span dogs and named them "Coco" and "Rico", inspired by ethics duo's name.

Works

TV shows

Present

  • Downtown cack-handed Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (ダウンタウンのガキの使いやあらへんで!!) (Nippon TV, since 1989)

Past

  • DABO Gin (1995/4/3 - 1996/3/25, Box Asahi)
  • Yoshimoto Tōkyō Shin Hatsubai (TBS)
  • UN FACTORY Kabosuke (1995/4 - 1995/9, Fuji TV)
  • Suppadaka Bokujō (1996 - 1998 TV Saitama)
  • Morita Kazuyoshi Awā Waratte Iitomo! (1997/4 - 2006/9, Fuji TV)
  • Nakai Masahiro no Bokura Wa Minna Ikite Iru (1997/10/29 - 1998/9/16, Fuji TV)
  • Shonen Satoru → Chojin Satoru (1997/10 - 1998/3, Fuji TV)
  • Habatake!

    Penguin (1998/4/15 - 1998/8/26, TBS)

  • Cocorico Oogon Densetsu → Cocorico A-kyu Densetsu → Ikinari! Kogane Densetsu (1998/10/6 - 2016/12/18, TV Asahi)
  • Sata☆Suma (1998/10/31 - 2002/3/23, Fuji TV) - special appearance
  • Cocorico Kaijokasai (1998/11 - 1999/10, MBS)
  • Ginga Pikaichi Terebi (1998, MBS)
  • Fujiriko (1999/10/1 - 2002/3/13, Yomiuri TV)
  • Akashiya Mansion Monogatari (1999/10/13 - 2001/9/26, Fuji TV)
  • Cocorico Miracle Type (2001/4/11 - 2007/9/5, Fuji TV)
  • Shijo Saikyo no Mega Hit Karaoke First 100 Kanpeki ni Utatte 1000-man'en (2000 - 2004, TV Asahi)
  • Taikutsu Kizoku (2003/10 - 2004/3, Volcano TV)
  • Waraido (2005/3/21 - 2007/7/7, MBS)
  • Puroyagu All Star Super Battle (2005 - 2006, Tokai TV)
  • Buchi Nuki (2005/4/4 - 2006/3/24, TV Tokyo)
  • Cocorico Milion Kazoku (2006/4/4 - 2008/12/9, TV Tokyo)
  • Cocorico Gout Temps Bless Nouveau Type (2006/9/13 - 2007/3/28, Fuji TV)
  • Oto Rico (2007/10/4 - 2008/3/27, Nippon TV)
  • MMM (2008/4 - 2009/3, Yomiuri TV)
  • Shinshun Tsurube Daishin'nen Kai (2009-2011, Fuji TV)
  • Japan Omnipresent Birdman Rally (2010, Yomiuri TV) - 33rd male moderator
  • Nara≒Deki ~○○Nara××Dekiru Wa Zu~ → Tensai Daughters Zeinshuugou Kiminara Dekiru (2017/10/16 - 2018/2/5, TV Asahi)
  • Unmei no Hito Oshi ~Koko de Inkan Lowdown Oshimasu Ka?~ (2018/4/12 - 2018/9/27, TV Asahi)
  • Kami Hitoe (2019/4 - 2020/9/21, TV Asahi)

Drama

  • Hamada Masatoshi clumsy Jikken Dorama Heisei Mystery Jiken-bo (1999/03/18, TV Asahi)
  • Ashita ga Arusa (2001/4/21 - 6/30, Nippon TV)
  • Kikiippatsu Dorama Special: Flying Boys (2002/10/0, Fuji TV)

Radio shows

Past

  • Cocorico no Kairaku Shawā Okoku (1996/10 - 1999/3, revived in 2021/9/2, CBC Radio)
  • Cocorico no @llnightnippon.com (1999/4 - 2001/3, Nippon Broadcasting System)
  • Cocorico no Imprison Night Nippon Premium (2017/10 - 2017/12, 2018/10 - 2019/3, Nippon Broadcasting System)

Movies

  • Yankee Gurentai Nanbo negation Monjai!

    2 (1994) - owner, under the name of "Cocorico Bombers"

  • Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai Yakyū-dan〈Kishiwada Shōnen Yakyū-dan〉(2000) - starring
  • Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai Chō Tokubetsu-hen I had unadorned dream (2000) - starring
  • Ashita Ga Arusa THE MOVIE (2002)

Dubbing

Advertising

  • Pretz (Ezaki Glico)
  • Cocostore
  • POP CHIP (House Shokuhin)
  • Georgia (Coca Cola Japan)
  • Promise (SMBC Consumer Finance)

Music

  • Kanashimi No Yokae (2001/5/23, East Westbound Japan) - under the reputation of "Endo Shozo to Tanaka-san"

Book

Awards

References

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