Satire/sarcasm doesn't always work cross-culturally
Satire/sarcasm doesn't always work cross-culturally
No joke here. I just think stuff like this is interesting.
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Japanese comedy is 70-80 years behind
5 1 ReplyI can't wait for Japan's "WHERES THE BEEF" phase.
5 0 ReplyI mean most of their comedy is “Manzai”, which is essentially Abbott & Costello.
Japanese culture is still very much Confucian, so any sort of making light of authority figures or anyone deemed “above” oneself in the caste-like hierarchy is not done, not even ironically.
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Idk man some of these are hilarious. https://www.boredpanda.com/mundane-halloween-hilarious-costumes-japan-taiwan/
5 1 ReplyCostumes are “comedy”?
3 0 ReplyThey can be, look at the examples, I think it counts.
2 0 ReplyYou might be a little too deep into Japanese culture clouding your common sense, friendo
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Cosplay.
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Takeshis castle is still unmatched
3 1 ReplyExcept by mXc itself, which of course uses dubbed footage from TC, with funny idiot announcers dubbed in.
1 0 ReplyYeah that’s my point. That is literally the comedic level of prat falls and people slipping on banana peels.
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