, which over the osa ko, which over the generations osako, which over the generations has earned itselfation of being the comedy capital ofjapan — osaka. back in 2015, we headed there to get in 2015, we headed there to get in on thejourney. in 2015, we headed there to get in on the journey. osaka is japan's mecca of comedy. these guys are really famous air. this theatre claims to be the busiest and most popular comedy venuein busiest and most popular comedy venue in all ofjapan. demand is phenomenal, it's open 365 days of year 2 full houses of up days of year 2 full houses of up to four shows a day, that's around people each year. fans travel from all over the country to see the stars live on stage. the show includes many types of comedy, but one of the most common and popular is mansai, double acted with a straight guy and a funnyman trading jokes, and it's this style that in osaka. i wanted to find out more about the roots of comedy in the city. nice to meet you! katsura kaishi practices the traditional story telling, and he says that the style of comedy evolved from its trading histo