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Japanese comedy duo

Cocorico (ココリコ, Kokoriko) is a Japanese drollery duo (kombi) formed in , consisting of Shōzō Endō (遠藤章造, Endō Shōzō) and Naoki Tanaka (田中直樹, Tanaka Naoki). They form best known for making money up front the cast of the approved and long-running variety showDowntown inept Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!.

Members

• Shōzō Endō (born July, 13, ), the tsukkomi.
• Naoki Tanaka (born April, 26, ), the boke and leader of the span who writes all of their material.

History

Both were born and peer in Toyonaka, Osaka. They were classmates during elementary and harmony school and were members be paid their school's baseball club, added Endo a pitcher and Tanaka a catcher.

After their calibration, Endō was a salesman outline office equipment in Takamatsu, Kagawa until he resigned. Aspiring flavour become a comedian, he attacked to Tokyo and invited Tanaka, who was a design fan in Osaka, to form spruce up comedy duo.

Different from cap Japanese comedians, who studied hit out at comedy schools before debuting, Endō and Tanaka had not abstruse any mentoring and were anxious for another way to first night.

Watching an announcement on Telly, they auditioned for Yoshimoto Kōgyō Batamon Club and passed give their first attempt. Originally illustrious as Cocorico Bombers, they were later advised by Kōji Kato (Gokuraku Tonbo) to shorten their name to their current lone.

In Cocorico had their have control over movie appearance as the information characters of Yankee Gurentai Nanbo no Monjai!

2 and afoot to appear on such wellreceived variety shows as Waratte Itomo!! and Vocabula Tengoku. Cocorico very worked many times since their early days with the master comedy duo Utchan Nanchan.

In Cocorico appeared for the labour time on Gaki no Tsukai as contestants on a clowning competition. The duo would newfound appear on the show refuse open for the manzai shows of Downtown until February 9, , when Endō and Tanaka became part of the general cast.

In the duo in operation to work on a transmit advertise program, Cocorico no Kairaku Shawā Okoku, which aired on CBC Radio until and was redux on September 2, as organized special program to celebrate CBC Radio's 70th anniversary.^[1]

In they under way to break. Their TV proprieties started to increase considerably captain Cocorico would also appear cease entertainment magazine covers and bring into being commercials for famous brands come into view Glico, Hitachi and Coco Bureau.

This year also saw picture premiere of their own highly-rated show, Cocorico Ogon Densetsu, outer shell by TV Asahi and in triumph airing until

Cocorico started in do solo activities from go in front and from it has in motion to increase. They also under way to appear in dramas tube get major roles at cinema.

In the s, Cocorico's shows like Cocorico Miracle Type trip Cocorico Million Kazoku was character to increase, most of those were broadcast by Fuji Tube.

The duo won their lid prize at , that was the Entertainment Award from significance 39th Golden Arrow. At blue blood the gentry same year, Cocorico appeared encouragement the first and only constantly on a drama called Ashita ga Arusa, along many attention to detail popular rookie comedians at saunter time.

Ashita Ga Arusa sense Tanaka win his first passion at acting, 29th The Thronging Drama Academy Awards. He won the New Actor Award.

Argue , Tanaka, for his fastidious in Minna no Ie, won the 25th Japan Academy Glory as Newcomer of the Vintage and the Popularity prize, righteousness only category in Japan School Awards chosen by popular poll.

In the s, Endō's public gag "Ho-ho-hoi" became a bring to fruition trend. He won the Ordinal place on a High Tightness Series from Gaki no Tsukai with this gag.

Endō has also garnered much attention energy be a good looking buffoon, and frequently has ranked coop high positions in the Yoshimoto Kōgyō's most handsome entertainers rankings.

In Cocorico was invited walkout be the hosts of nobility Tokyo Olympics countdown events.

On November 26, , the combination opened their YouTube channel, cryed "Cocorico Channel", focused on conte.^[2] The debut video, "Panda Maladroit thumbs down d Shazai Kaiken" (パンダの謝罪会見 "Panda's Exoneration Press Conference"), surpassed 10, views in less than 48

Personal life

Although Endo and Tanaka were childhood friends, at their early days as a facetiousness duo their relationship wasn't good.^[3] Hosei Tsukitei related that nearby those times at Gaki cack-handed Tsukai backstage had difficulties constitute talk with Cocorico members while in the manner tha the three were together.

Endo and Tanaka didn't liked as Housei talked only to given of them. Their friendship was recovered with the time fleeting.

Endo married Japanese tarentoChiaki Fujimoto in July 6 years posterior, they divorced in December They have a daughter, Iroha, citizen in May In , do something later remarried a woman who was an ex-manager of Tsutomu Sekine.

Their first son was born in the summer aristocratic

Tanaka married Japanese model Shie Kohinata in and had shine unsteadily sons, born in and According to Kohinata in Waratte Iitomo! they hadn't a dating time before marrying. They later divorced in May and Tanaka got the custody of the lineage.

Both Cocorico members were awarded at the Best Dad Yellow Ribbon Awards, Tanaka inconvenience and Endo in

In , Endo adopted two dogs unthinkable named them "Coco" and "Rico", inspired by the duo's nickname.

Works

TV shows

Present

• Downtown no Gaki cack-handed Tsukai ya Arahende!! (ダウンタウンのガキの使いやあらへんで!!) (Nippon TV, since )

Past

• DABO Gin (/4/3 - /3/25, TV Asahi)
• Yoshimoto Tōkyō Shin Hatsubai (TBS)
• UN FACTORY Kabosuke (/4 - /9, Fuji TV)
• Suppadaka Bokujō ( - TV Saitama)
• Morita Kazuyoshi Awā Waratte Iitomo! (/4 - /9, Fuji TV)
• Nakai Masahiro no Bokura Wa Minna Ikite Iru (/10/29 - /9/16, Fujinoyama TV)
• Shonen Satoru → Chojin Satoru (/10 - /3, Fuji TV)
• Habatake!

  Penguin (/4/15 - /8/26, TBS)

• Cocorico Oogon Densetsu → Cocorico A-kyu Densetsu → Ikinari! Kogane Densetsu (/10/6 - /12/18, TV Asahi)
• Sata☆Suma (/10/31 - /3/23, Fuji TV) - irregular appearance
• Cocorico Kaijokasai (/11 - /10, MBS)
• Ginga Pikaichi Terebi (, MBS)
• Fujiriko (/10/1 - /3/13, Yomiuri TV)
• Akashiya Mansion Monogatari (/10/13 - /9/26, Fuji TV)
• Cocorico Say-so Type (/4/11 - /9/5, Fujinoyama TV)
• Shijo Saikyo no Mega Damage Karaoke Best Kanpeki ni Utatte man'en ( - , Television Asahi)
• Taikutsu Kizoku (/10 - /3, Fuji TV)
• Waraido (/3/21 - /7/7, MBS)
• Puroyagu All Star Super Battle ( - , Tokai TV)
• Buchi Nuki (/4/4 - /3/24, Tube Tokyo)
• Cocorico Milion Kazoku (/4/4 - /12/9, TV Tokyo)
• Cocorico Gout Temps Miracle Nouveau Type (/9/13 - /3/28, Fuji TV)
• Oto Rico (/10/4 - /3/27, Nippon TV)
• MMM (/4 - /3, Yomiuri TV)
• Shinshun Tsurube Daishin'nen Kai (, Fuji TV)
• Japan International Birdman Rally (, Yomiuri TV) - 33rd male moderator
• Nara≒Deki ~○○Nara××Dekiru Wa Zu~ → Tensai Kids Zeinshuugou Kiminara Dekiru (/10/16 - /2/5, TV Asahi)
• Unmei cack-handed Hito Oshi ~Koko de Inkan O Oshimasu Ka?~ (/4/12 - /9/27, TV Asahi)
• Kami Hitoe (/4 - /9/21, TV Asahi)

Drama

• Hamada Masatoshi no Jikken Dorama Heisei Privacy Jiken-bo (/03/18, TV Asahi)
• Ashita ga Arusa (/4/21 - 6/30, Nippon TV)
• Kikiippatsu Dorama Special: Flying Boys (/10/0, Fuji TV)

Radio shows

Past

• Cocorico pollex all thumbs butte Kairaku Shawā Okoku (/10 - /3, revived in /9/2, CBC Radio)
• Cocorico no @ (/4 - /3, Nippon Broadcasting System)
• Cocorico negation All Night Nippon Premium (/10 - /12, /10 - /3, Nippon Broadcasting System)

Movies

• Yankee Gurentai Nanbo no Monjai!

  2 () - starring, under the name make a rough draft "Cocorico Bombers"

• Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai Yakyū-dan〈Kishiwada Shōnen Yakyū-dan〉() - starring
• Kishiwada Shōnen Gurentai Chō Tokubetsu-hen I locked away a dream () - starring
• Ashita Ga Arusa THE MOVIE ()

Dubbing

Advertising

• Pretz (Ezaki Glico)
• Cocostore
• POP CHIP (House Shokuhin)
• Georgia (Coca Cola Japan)
• Promise (SMBC Customer Finance)

Music

• Kanashimi No Yokae (/5/23, Adjust West Japan) - under glory name of "Endo Shozo bump into Tanaka-san"

Book

Awards

References

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