owarai - literally, laughter; the Japanese name for the genre of comedy
owarai geinin or geinin - comedians
pin - a solo comedian, one who does not belong to a comedy group; comes from
konbi - a comedy duo; derived from the word "combination"
aikata - the partner, especially in a konbi
boke - literally, a fool; one of the duo that makes foolish or ridiculous comments, or engages in foolish behaviors in order to make the audience laugh; or such statements or behaviors
tsukkomi -literally, to stick in or insert; one of the duo that makes a "sharp" statement that highlights or emphasizes the boke
beta - carries two meanings: 1. cliche - the humor of beta is found in the ridiculousness of the person engaging in a cliche act or making a cliche statement; 2. classic - this is used with some sense of respect where the person engages in a repeatedly practiced, performed, and perfected act
ochi - literally, a fall as in the action, comes from the word ochiru (to fall); this is the ending or the climax of the story, the peak of the humor in the comedy
suberu - literally, to slip; this is used to describe a situation (or the person) where the humor was not perceived or understood by the audience, usually resulting in awkward silence
tendon - literally, the food tempura-don; most likely derived from the first part of the word donden gaeshi, meaning a sudden, dramatic twist; ten means to roll, conveying the idea that the same humor is continuously brought back to use; often the act of repeating is funnier than the humorous statement or act itself
teppan - literally, a metal plate; comes from the fact that teppan is katai which means hard or solid; katai in the Japanese language carry the notion that something is solid and constant, therefore, teppan is a humorous statement or act that always make the audience laugh
Other vocabulary will be added as I encounter more words that I believe should be added.
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