Eigo de Shabera Night

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Eigo de Shabera Night
Format talk show
Starring Moe Oshikiri
Patrick Harlan
Norito Yashima
Country of origin Flag of Japan Japan
Production
Running time 29 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NHK
Original run March 31, 2003 – present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Eigo de Shabera Night (英語でしゃべらナイト Eigo de shabera naito?) is a Japanese talk show by NHK. The show began in 2003 and is ongoing. Contrary to the title, Japanese is the main language used in the show, although the Japanese hosts use English when interviewing British and American celebrities, such as Noel Gallagher and Colin Farrell, or when the English language is discussed.

Pakkun Eiken (パックン英検?) is a quiz where Patrick Harlan defines a certain word in English, after which contestants must produce the word in question. Other sections of the show include London Online and Shijou Saikyou!? no Eigo Purojekuto (史上最強!?の英語プロジェクト?).

Contents

[edit] Cast

[edit] Current cast

  • Moe Oshikiri (押切もえ Oshikiri Moe?) - since April, 2007
  • Patrick Harlan (パトリック・ハーラン Patorikku Hāran?)
  • Norito Yashima (八嶋智人 Yashima Norito?) - since April, 2007
  • Minoru Aoi (青井実 Aoi Minoru?) - since April, 2007
  • Chris Peppler (クリス・ペプラー Kurisu Pepurā?) - narrator, since October, 2006

[edit] Past cast

  • Yumiko Shaku (釈由美子 Shaku Yumiko?) - March 31, 2003—March, 2007
  • Kazuya Matsumoto (松本和也 Matsumoto Kazuya?) - March 31, 2003—March, 2007
  • John Kabira (ジョン・カビラ Jon Kabira?) - narrator, March 31, 2003—September, 2006

[edit] Other

  • Chieko Kawabe (河辺千恵子 Kawabe Chieko?) - regular guest
  • Yuzuki Muroi (室井佑月 Muroi Yuzuki?)

[edit] Theme songs

[edit] Broadcasting times

  • March 31, 2003—March, 2006: 11:15 p.m.—11:45 p.m. on Mondays
  • April, 2006—March, 2007: 11:00 p.m.—11:30 p.m. on Fridays
  • Since April, 2007: 11:00 p.m.—11:30 p.m. on Mondays
  • Reruns at 2:10 a.m. on Saturdays

[edit] Trivia

  • The Japanese title of the show, Eigo de Shabera Naito, is a word play featuring a shortened version of the Japanese expression nai to ikenai which means "have to" or "must". In this sense the title means "eigo de shaberanai to [ikenai]" or "have to speak English". The word "naito" means night, adding to the word play since the show airs at 11:00 pm.

[edit] External links


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