Egashira 2:50

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Egashira 2:50 (江頭2:50, Egashira niji gojuppun^?, real name: Hideharu Egashira 江頭秀晴) is a Japanese comedian born on July 1, 1965 whose home town is Chiyoda, Saga Prefecture. His blood type is B, nickname is "Ega-chan" (エガちゃん).

A 2005 Oricon poll named him as the most annoying comedian in Japan because of his obscene and vulgar comedic style. His performance heavily relies on shock value, much like that of GG Allin and the cast of Jackass.

Contrary to this image as an annoying, shocking performer, it has been remarked on shows like Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! that he is extremely polite and humble when the camera is not rolling. He is known for extremely good manners when dealing with TV staff, which may be part of why he is still on TV. Additionally, his frequent co-stars Yusuke Santamaria, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Ninety-Nine etc. are declared fans of Egashira.

1 Stunts
2 History
3 Incidents
4 Further reading

[edit] Stunts

Dropped his pants in front of 6000 people on a TV program.
Kissed a famous playwright live in "Waratte-Iitomo," a staple lunch-hour TV program in Japan.
Swallowed 5 tablets of Viagra along with hard liquor, and later rushed to the hospital in ambulance.
Seemingly criticized North Korea with a joke while there and was arrested.