Nyanko Star

Japanese comedian duo

Super Sansuke (Tsukkomi)
Angora Sonchō (Boke)

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.

Members

Super Sansuke (スーパー3助), real name Ryōta Ichizuri (一釣良太) Born May 3, 1983, in Sasebo, Nagasaki.^[1] Plays the tsukkomi.
Angora Sonchō (アンゴラ村長), real name Ayumi Satō (佐藤歩実) Born May 17, 1994, in Honjō, Saitama. Plays the boke. She graduated from Waseda University and graduation thesis was on Takeshi Kitano's work.^[2]

Representative work

Skits

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

Music

Go-Sign is One Coin (released from Avex): Collaboration with "Café Latte Fountain Park":^[4] Angora Sonchou handled the lyrics and choreography.^[5]

Teleplay

In the living room (TV Tokyo)^[6]

Critical reaction

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

^ "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.
^ "「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.
^ "『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.
^ "【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.
^ "にゃんこスターアンゴラ村長 (@pupumumumu) - Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.