Knight Scoop
Introduction
Tantei Knight Scoop is a Kansai-based television program that airs on Friday nights at 11:17pm on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation [1] in Japan.
History
It is one of the top comedy shows in Japan [2][3]
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Detectives
The detectives are usually comedians
Regular Detectives
There are currently...regular detectives and….irregular detectives.
Past Detectives
The detectives have not stayed the same overtime.
Koeda Katsura 桂小枝, a famous rakugo performer was a regular comedian on the show for 25 years until the occurance of an incident referred to as the pudding affair [4]. He was found to be having an affair for 8 years with a fan.
Memorable episodes
Many memorable episodes and characters in this show have captured the hearts of people across Japan. Gao The inventor
Related pages
Television in Japan
Japanese Television Drama
Media of Japan
References
- ^ Asahi Hōsō. (2014). Tantei Naito Scuupu (Tantei Knight Scoop). Retrieved: http://asahi.co.jp/knight-scoop/ [June 19, 2014].
- ^ Smart, R. (2010, January 12). What’s the funniest thing on Japanese TV? Japan Times. Retrieved: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2010/01/12/voices/whats-the-funniest-thing-on-japanese-tv/ [June 19, 2014].
- ^ Asahi Hōsō. (2014). Tantei Naito Scuupu (Tantei Knight Scoop). Retrieved: http://asahi.co.jp/knight-scoop/ [June 19, 2014].
- ^ Katsura Koeda ga “purin furin” sōdō ni hajimete genkyū (Koeda Katsura discusses the “pudding affair” incident for the first time). (2014, May 28). Tokyo Sports. Retrieived: http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/entertainment/271632/ [June 19, 2014].