★128【ＡＴ】高野の名前ツッコミ芸
Kishi digs up a story from Takano's early days when the two of them, alone, used to practice a "one comeback a day" drill, riffing on real names like Nagano, Yasumura, Ogiyahagi's Yahagi, Kimura, Kuramochi, and Nishiyama for big laughs. The back half covers listener-submission corners "Mochu-san's Angry Complaint" and "Oswald Itoh's Excuses," closing with a story tied to Itoh's morning show Sunday Break (co-starring Taniwara Shosuke).
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What this episode answers
What was the "one comeback a day" training that Takano used to do with Kishi, just the two of them?
It was a training routine from before they'd even started YouTube, during a period when they were anxious about needing to create material that would land: Takano set himself a quota of one gag a day, and the two of them would gather at places like Gusto for five or six hours, not to publish anything but purely among themselves, with Kishi setting up bits and Takano delivering the comebacks.
What comebacks did Takano deliver for names like Nagano, Yasumura, Ogiyahagi's Yahagi, Kimura, Kuramochi, and Nishiyama?
For Nagano he riffed on whether the "field" (no) was wide or narrow; for Yasumura, whether the village was easy or hard to live in rather than cheap or expensive; for Yahagi, that making arrows (ya) means it should be read "yatsuku" or "yasaku"; for Kimura, that a "village of nothing" makes it "Mumura"; for Kuramochi, that owning a storehouse is just bragging; and for Nishiyama- and Nishino-type names, that there's always someone further west who has a better claim to the name.
What submissions came in for the "Mochu-san's Angry Complaint" corner, and how did Kishi react?
The previous week, Takano's Kuwata Keisuke impression during a Southern All Stars parody had been praised, prompting listener Mochu-san to send in an angry-sounding message that was really a backhanded compliment to Kishi ("I won't accept it — Kishi-chan's was better"), and this week brought more submissions in the same format; Kishi noted that every submission ends up focused on praising him rather than actually addressing the person it claims not to accept.
What fictional excuses were introduced in the Oswald Itoh excuse corner?
The excuses included being caught filling out a questionnaire on air and replying that Taniwara is too popular to be asked to do the same, responding to a guest question by asking "What NSC class are you?", and dismissing a question about a traditional-crafts VTR by asking to talk instead about how he's going to build the future of comedy.
What did it mean that Itoh repeated, word for word on Sunday Break, a line Kishi had said before about eating two bowls of soba?
Kishi said he actually watched Sunday Break and found that Itoh had said, on air, exactly what Kishi himself had once said — that eating two bowls of soba is strange — and Kishi closed the segment sounding surprised, saying "it was exactly the same."
Accident at the Ending Leads to the Main Topic
This episode was recorded as an after-talk following the main broadcast. It opens with an accident: a drum sound effect played by mistake right before the ending theme, and Kishi ended up shouting at the director. Kishi admits he has a habit of referring to people as "the director" or "the writer" instead of using their names, but follows up with, "I really do think of them as teammates." From there, the conversation shifts into Takano's "name-based comeback" era.
The "One Comeback a Day" Training the Two Did Alone
Before they'd even started YouTube, back when they were anxious about needing to create material that would land, Takano set himself a quota of coming up with one gag every day. It was during this period that bits like the one about Dandy Sakano getting flung backward by the resistance band during rubber-tube training were born. Beyond that, the two of them would gather at places like Gusto for five or six hours at a stretch — not to publish anything, but purely among themselves — practicing "one comeback a day." Kishi would set up a bit, and Takano would deliver the comeback.
A String of Impromptu Comebacks on Real Names
Eventually Kishi ran out of setups and started throwing out whatever signs or names caught his eye, with no setup at all. Takano's responses included:
- **Nagano**: "Is it about whether the field (no) is wide or narrow — that's not the point!" - **Yasumura**: "Nobody judges a village (mura) by whether it's cheap or expensive — it's about whether it's easy or hard to live in!" - **Ogiyahagi's Yahagi**: "Don't say 'hagi'! He's making arrows (ya), so it should be 'yatsuku' or 'yasaku' — that's the point!" - **Kimura**: "A village of trees? Just say there's nothing there — 'this village has nothing, it's Mumura!'" - **Kuramochi**: "Owning a storehouse (kura)? What are you even bragging about — that's just showing off!" - **Nishi**: "West of where?! There's definitely someone further west than you! Only the westernmost person should get to use that name!" - **Konishi**: "'A little bit west' doesn't cut it!" - **Onishi**: "It's supposed to mean 'the most west,' but that's not you — and Onishi doesn't even sound more impressive than Nishi anyway!" - **Nishiyama / Nishino**: "There's plenty more Nishino and Nishiyama out there — you don't get to represent them all!" - **Nishiyama** (a different pattern): Takano recalled that Kishi once quipped, "Flip it around and it's Higashiyama (east mountain), right?" — and said he still remembers that one today.
Kishi laughingly recalled, "I want that Takano back," to which Takano casually replied, "I haven't changed that much, honestly."
Listener Corner: "Mochu-san's Angry Complaint"
The previous week, Takano's Kuwata Keisuke impression during a Southern All Stars parody had been praised. In response, a listener named Mochu-san sent in an angry-sounding message that was really a backhanded compliment to Kishi: "I won't accept it — Kishi-chan's was better." Using that same format, this week's listener submissions were introduced:
- Radio name Hanpen Fetish: "I won't accept 'Shonan no Kaze' — Kishi's pasta is on another level." - Radio name Michelle Gun Elephant and Kashimashi Otoko: "I won't accept Aiko — Kissan is a little taller." - Radio name Good Will Hunting Nike: "I won't accept it — Kissan just does it, just do it!"
Kishi pointed out, "None of the submissions actually say anything about the person they claim not to accept — it all ends up focused on me," noting how every entry pivots away from, say, Aiko, straight into praise for "Kissan." The corner is still open for submissions.
The "Oswald Itoh Excuse Corner" and a Show Episode
This corner ties into the morning information show Sunday Break, which Oswald's Itoh has been hosting since spring alongside co-star Taniwara Shosuke. Listeners submit lame excuses Itoh might plausibly make one day:
- Caught filling out a questionnaire during the live broadcast: "If I don't use downtime like this, they just pile up. Taniwara-san's popular enough that nobody asks him to fill one out." - Asked who the guest is, he responds with "What NSC class are you?" (the submission sets Taniwara up as a fellow NSC Osaka class 11 graduate). - Asked for his thoughts on a VTR about traditional crafts: "Forget that — don't you want to hear how I'm going to build the future of comedy?"
Finally, Kishi said he actually watched Sunday Break. Itoh had said, on air, exactly what Kishi himself had once said — that eating two bowls of soba is strange — and Kishi wrapped up sounding surprised: "It was exactly the same."
Takeaways
- The "one comeback a day" training Takano did with Kishi alone in his early days turned real names like Yasumura, Ogiyahagi's Yahagi, Kimura, Kuramochi, and Nishiyama into a string of impromptu comebacks.
- "Mochu-san's Angry Complaint" corner runs on a format where listeners say they "won't accept" a celebrity while actually praising Kishi, and every submission ends up focused solely on Kishi rather than the person it claims to reject.
- It emerged that Oswald's Itoh, host of the morning show Sunday Break, said the exact same thing on air that Kishi had once said himself — that eating two bowls of soba is strange.
This article is edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. It is not an official summary — please listen to the episode itself.