Sometimes we talk about sense of humour of each countries in voice room. (Actually, more often than not, it is ME who directs the course of conversation to that point, because I like comedies.) It has been said that the essence of British comedies is more of subtle, whereas America's is more obvious, kind of slapstick type. And we are often asked about what Japanese comedy is.
Although there are variety kinds of comedies here, I would say that we love stupidity or silliness in general, at least as for me. Stupidity almost borderlining meaninglessness is what you feel through those silly TV programs. Definitely not intelligent, nor productive, but quite difficult for you to come up with by yourself.
The following is one corner of so-called variety show "Tamori Club", named "Sora-mimi hour"(literally translated "Mishearing hour"). This TV program is not so tremendously popular, but it has been on air for more than 25 years. I believe that almost all Japanese men are initiated by this midnight show in their late teen-age in some way or another.
The idea is just to laugh at foreign songs which miraculously sound Japanese sentences irrelevant to real lyrics.
Actual lyrics goes,
"Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo, What's up? What's up? What's up, Girl? What's up? Crazy for another one".
But for Japanese, it sounds,
"Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo, Ossan (middle-aged man), Ossan, Ossan, Ossan". "Eeehh, Jibun da to omou (I think it's you)".
That's it. There is no meaning, no satire, and no intelligence. But I think it's bloody funny. What do you make of it?
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