Where I give you some vocabulary words...

Owarai has its own set of vocabulary that was developed throughout its history.  Japan is currently experiencing the fifth generation of comedy boom (owarai dai go sedai).  Because of this and the current young generation's tendency to invent or adapt new words into the Japanese language, the owarai vocabulary has started to become used in every day conversations.  So next time you visit Japan or speak with a Japanese person, you can make use of these words and impress the person you are speaking to.

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.