Taka and Toshi

Taka and Toshi
Pseudonym Taka, Toshi (タカ・トシ)
Native name Taka and Toshi (タカアンドトシ)
Years active 1994–
(formed in Sapporo)
Employer Yoshimoto Kōgyō
Members

Taka and Toshi (タカアンドトシ) is a Japanese comedy (manzai or sketch comedy) duo (kombi) from Sapporo consisting of Takahiro Suzuki (鈴木 崇大, 4/3/1976-) a.k.a. "Taka" as boke and Toshikazu Miura (三浦 敏和, 7/17/1976-) a.k.a. "Toshi" as tsukkomi. They are under contract to the entertainment agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo. Formed in 1994, they are best known for their stand-up acts and as TV tarentos in variety shows.

Sketch comedy

As the boke, Taka is prone to silly comments, while Toshi is the more reasonable of the two, often criticizing Taka's remarks, shooting tsukkomi saying "such-and-such ka!" (i.e. "Obei ka!"), and hitting Taka on the head for his silly response.

"Obei ka!" (pronounced "oh-bay-ka!") is their most known tsukkomi gag. It literally means, "You are neither American nor European!" or "You're not a Westerner!"

One example of their skits has the following lines:
Toshi: Let's have a drink. I'll have a beer.
Taka: Then I'll have a Diet Coke.
Toshi: You're not an American! Have a beer! And what would you like to eat?
Taka: I'll have a cherry pie.
Toshi: You're not an American!
Taka: A meat pie.
Toshi: You're not an American!
Taka: A chocolate bar.
Toshi: You're not an American!
Taka: Sushi and tempura! (with an American accent).
Toshi: You're not an American!

Biography

The comedians first met in 1990 at Nishioka-kita Junior High in Sapporo when they were both in the 8th grade. In 1994, they passed an audition held by Yoshimoto Kogyo. Initially working in Sapporo, the two moved to Tokyo in 2002 to work nationwide.

Members

Takahiro Suzuki (鈴木 崇大 Suzuki Takahiro)
Toshikazu Miura (三浦 敏和 Miura Toshikazu)

Awards

Media

TV

Regular

Semi Regular

Irregular

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