| Waratte Iitomo | |
|---|---|
| Format | Talk Variety show |
| Presented by | Tamori |
| Starring | Shingo Katori Masahiro Nakai Bakusho Mondai Tsurube Shōfukutei Tsutomu Sekine Tsuyoshi Kusanagi |
| Theme music composer | Ginji Ito |
| Opening theme | Uki Uki Watching |
| Composer(s) | Shiro Sagisu Ginji Ito |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Takatoshi Hamano Go Haruna Shoichi Kuroki (chief) |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Fuji Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fuji Television |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | October 4, 1982 – present |
Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo! (森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!, "It's Okay to Laugh!") is a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show is hosted by Tamori (Morita Kazuyoshi) and has run since 1982. The show is produced in the Studio Alta building located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Members of the Japanese boy band SMAP, with the exception of Takuya Kimura and Goro Inagaki are regular guests on the show.
Three people from this show have received a Guinness World Record. On April 5, 2002, Tamori attended Waratte Iitomo's 5000th show, giving him the record for the longest continued hosting of a live television program. His record was recorded in the 2003 Guinness Book of World Records. On December 26, 2007, it was revealed that Shingo Katori beat the previous record (9 s 50 ms) of consuming 500 ml of milk shake in 9 s 8 ms. However, on the show on that day, Toshi from the owarai duo Taka and Toshi beat his time by 0.02 ms.