Nyanko Star (にゃんこスター Nyanko Suta) is a Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Super Sansuke (スーパー3助) and Angora Sonchō (アンゴラ村長). They were formed on May 7, 2017, and in rose to fame in October of the same year when they finished second in the televised conte competition "King of Conte". Nyanko Star is employed by Watanabe Entertainment.

Nyanko Star
Native nameNyanko Suta (にゃんこスター)
Years active2017–
EmployerWatanabe Entertainment
Members

Members

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Representative work

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Skits

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  • Skipping rope: She skips a rope to a popular song by Ai Otsuka, but right before the climax, she suddenly abandons the rope and begins to dance with a funny face. He gets annoyed by her behavior but quickly finds himself attracted to it.[3]
  • Hula hoop: Ditto
  • Umbrella: Ditto

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Teleplay

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Critical reaction

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Hitoshi Matsumoto said, "I need some hatefulness to comedians and they have a proper amount of it,"[7] and Larry Toda has described them as having great potential.[8] Shinobu Sakagami, an actor starring in "Mysterious Dog Tonton," said that he could not understand what was funny in their performance.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "にゃんこスター|ワタナベエンターテインメント". Watanabepro.co.jp. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. ^ "「高学歴」の芸人が重宝される理由 - エキサイトニュース". Excite.co.jp. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. ^ "『キングオブコント』準優勝! にゃんこスターが世間に衝撃を与えた理由(ラリー遠田) - Yahoo!ニュース". News.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  4. ^ "【インタビュー】カフェラテ噴水公園って一体なにもの?その正体は16歳の女の子!? - 歌詞検索サイト【UtaTen】ふりがな付". Utaten.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ "にゃんこスター アンゴラ村長 (@pupumumumu) - Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ "スーパー3助が浮気? にゃんこ...|テレビ東京の読んで見て感じるメディア テレ東プラス". Tv-tokyo.co.jp. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  7. ^ "松本人志がにゃんこスターに衝撃「ネコよりイタチが強かった」 - ライブドアニュース". News.livedoor.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "一発屋にあらず プロも認めた「にゃんこスター」の将来性|日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL". Nikken-gendai.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  9. ^ "坂上忍の"にゃんこスター批判"は年齢のせい?フット後藤輝基がチクリ! - アサ芸プラス". Asagei.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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