TV series

Passion for Punchlines

2023 · 1 season

A quiet, reflective watch that finds warmth and quiet tension in two comedians performing to an empty room.

Overview: May 31, 2021—as COVID-19 continued to spread, Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato were on stage in front of an empty house getting ready for their live stream show. Although they’re from different comedy duos, The Nankai Candies and Audrey, they decided to create Tarinai Futari to perform new jokes about their complexes. Their final show is today.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, identity, isolation, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
isolation
coming-of-age
work
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none