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Cocorico (comedy duo)
Japanese comedy duo
Cocorico (ココリコ, Kokoriko) is practised Japanese comedy duo (kombi) formed in , consisting of Shōzō Endō (遠藤章造, Endō Shōzō) and Naoki Tanaka (田中直樹, Tanaka Naoki). They are best faint for making up the cast of the accepted and long-running variety showDowntown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!.
Members
- Shōzō Endō (born July, 13, ), the tsukkomi.
- Naoki Tanaka (born April, 26, ), integrity boke and leader of the duo who writes all of their material.
History
Both were born and lifted in Toyonaka, Osaka. They were classmates during simple and middle school and were members of their school's baseball club, with Endo a pitcher spell Tanaka a catcher.
After their graduation, Endō was a salesman of office equipment in Takamatsu, Kagawa until he resigned. Aspiring to become a prankster, he moved to Tokyo and invited Tanaka, who was a design student in Osaka, to place of duty a comedy duo.
Different from most Japanese comedians, who studied at comedy schools before debuting, Endō and Tanaka had not had any mentoring increase in intensity were looking for another way to debut. Observation an announcement on TV, they auditioned for Yoshimoto Kōgyō Batamon Club and passed on their final attempt. Originally known as Cocorico Bombers, they were later advised by Kōji Kato (Gokuraku Tonbo) count up shorten their name to their current one.
In Cocorico had their first movie appearance as justness main characters of Yankee Gurentai Nanbo no Monjai! 2 and started to appear on such favoured variety shows as Waratte Itomo!! and Vocabula Tengoku. Cocorico also worked many times since their badly timed days with the veteran comedy duo Utchan Nanchan.
In Cocorico appeared for the first time consider Gaki no Tsukai as contestants on a clowning competition. The duo would further appear on birth show and open for the manzai shows strip off Downtown until February 9, , when Endō standing Tanaka became part of the regular cast.
In the duo started to work on a transistor program, Cocorico no Kairaku Shawā Okoku, which presently on CBC Radio until and was revived acceptance September 2, as a special program to immortalize CBC Radio's 70th anniversary.[1]
In they started to get around. Their TV appearances started to increase considerably gleam Cocorico would also appear on entertainment magazine bedding and make commercials for famous brands like Glico, Hitachi and Coco Store. This year also aphorism the premiere of their own highly-rated show, Cocorico Ogon Densetsu, broadcast by TV Asahi and favourably airing until
Cocorico started to do solo activities from around and from it has begun connection increase. They also started to appear in dramas and get major roles at movies.
In rank s, Cocorico's shows like Cocorico Miracle Type snowball Cocorico Million Kazoku was starting to increase, chief of those were broadcast by Fuji TV.
The duo won their first prize at , meander was the Entertainment Award from the 39th Prosperous Arrow. At the same year, Cocorico appeared cart the first and only time on a sight called Ashita ga Arusa, along many other well-liked rookie comedians at that time. Ashita Ga Arusa made Tanaka win his first prize at fastidious, 29th The Television Drama Academy Awards. He won the New Actor Award. At , Tanaka, in the vicinity of his acting in Minna no Ie, won illustriousness 25th Japan Academy Awards as Newcomer of character Year and the Popularity prize, the only class in Japan Academy Awards chosen by popular ballot vote.
In the s, Endō's popular gag "Ho-ho-hoi" became a real trend. He won the 1st replacement on a High Tension Series from Gaki rebuff Tsukai with this gag. Endō has also garnered much attention for be a good looking wag, and frequently has ranked in high positions take on the Yoshimoto Kōgyō's most handsome entertainers rankings.
In Cocorico was invited to be the hosts bad deal the Tokyo Olympics countdown events.
On November 26, , the duo opened their YouTube channel, titled "Cocorico Channel", focused on conte.[2] The debut tv, "Panda No Shazai Kaiken" (パンダの謝罪会見 "Panda's Apology Subject to Conference"), surpassed 10, views in less than 48 hours.
Personal life
Although Endo and Tanaka were youth friends, at their early days as a farce duo their relationship wasn't good.[3] Hosei Tsukitei tied up that at those times at Gaki no Tsukai backstage had difficulties to talk with Cocorico staff when the three were together. Endo and Tanaka didn't liked when Housei talked only to only of them. Their friendship was recovered with greatness time passing.
Endo married Japanese tarentoChiaki Fujimoto play a role July 6 years later, they divorced in Dec They have a daughter, Iroha, born in Possibly will In , he later remarried a woman who was an ex-manager of Tsutomu Sekine. Their chief son was born in the summer of
Tanaka married Japanese model Shie Kohinata in and difficult to understand two sons, born in and According to Kohinata in Waratte Iitomo! they hadn't a dating soothe before marrying. They later divorced in May stream Tanaka got the custody of the children.
Both Cocorico members were awarded at the Best Churchman Yellow Ribbon Awards, Tanaka in and Endo cage up
In , Endo adopted two dogs and denominated them "Coco" and "Rico", inspired by the duo's name.
Works
TV shows
Present
- Downtown no 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 )
Past
- DABO Gin (/4/3 - /3/25, TV Asahi)
- Yoshimoto Tōkyō Shin Hatsubai (TBS)
- UN FACTORY Kabosuke (/4 - /9, Fuji TV)
- Suppadaka Bokujō ( - TV Saitama)
- Morita Kazuyoshi Awā Waratte Iitomo! (/4 - /9, Fuji TV)
- Nakai Masahiro no Bokura Wa Minna Ikite Iru (/10/29 - /9/16, Fujinoyama TV)
- Shonen Satoru → Chojin Satoru (/10 - /3, Fuji TV)
- Habatake! Penguin (/4/15 - /8/26, TBS)
- Cocorico Oogon Densetsu → Cocorico A-kyu Densetsu → Ikinari! Kogane Densetsu (/10/6 - /12/18, TV Asahi)
- Sata☆Suma (/10/31 - /3/23, Fuji TV) - irregular appearance
- Cocorico Kaijokasai (/11 - /10, MBS)
- Ginga Pikaichi Terebi (, MBS)
- Fujiriko (/10/1 - /3/13, Yomiuri TV)
- Akashiya Mansion Monogatari (/10/13 - /9/26, Fuji TV)
- Cocorico Miracle Type (/4/11 - /9/5, Fuji TV)
- Shijo Saikyo no Mega Hit Karaoke Outrun Kanpeki ni Utatte man'en ( - , Small screen Asahi)
- Taikutsu Kizoku (/10 - /3, Fuji TV)
- Waraido (/3/21 - /7/7, MBS)
- Puroyagu All Star Super Battle ( - , Tokai TV)
- Buchi Nuki (/4/4 - /3/24, TV Tokyo)
- Cocorico Milion Kazoku (/4/4 - /12/9, Small screen Tokyo)
- Cocorico Gout Temps Miracle Nouveau Type (/9/13 - /3/28, Fuji TV)
- Oto Rico (/10/4 - /3/27, Nippon TV)
- MMM (/4 - /3, Yomiuri TV)
- Shinshun Tsurube Daishin'nen Kai (, Fuji TV)
- Japan International Birdman Rally (, Yomiuri TV) - 33rd male moderator
- Nara≒Deki ~○○Nara××Dekiru Wa Zu~ → Tensai Kids Zeinshuugou Kiminara Dekiru (/10/16 - /2/5, TV Asahi)
- Unmei no Hito Oshi ~Koko de Inkan O Oshimasu Ka?~ (/4/12 - /9/27, TV Asahi)
- Kami Hitoe (/4 - /9/21, TV Asahi)
Drama
- Hamada Masatoshi no Jikken Dorama Heisei Mystery Jiken-bo (/03/18, TV Asahi)
- Ashita ga Arusa (/4/21 - 6/30, Nippon TV)
- Kikiippatsu Dorama Special: Flying Boys (/10/0, Fuji TV)
Radio shows
Past
- Cocorico no Kairaku Shawā Okoku (/10 - /3, revived in /9/2, CBC Radio)
- Cocorico no @ (/4 - /3, Nippon Broadcasting System)
- Cocorico no All Defective Nippon Premium (/10 - /12, /10 - /3, Nippon Broadcasting System)
Movies
- Yankee Gurentai Nanbo no Monjai! 2 () - starring, under the name of "Cocorico Bombers"
- Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai Yakyū-dan〈Kishiwada Shōnen Yakyū-dan〉() - starring
- Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai Chō Tokubetsu-hen I had a dream () - starring
- Ashita Ga Arusa THE MOVIE ()
Dubbing
Advertising
- Pretz (Ezaki Glico)
- Cocostore
- POP CHIP (House Shokuhin)
- Georgia (Coca Cola Japan)
- Promise (SMBC Consumer Finance)
Music
- Kanashimi No Yokae (/5/23, East Westside Japan) - under the name of "Endo Shozo to Tanaka-san"