Takeshi jokes about Yamamoto during 27-hour TV variety program

Tuesday 29th July, 06:21 AM JST

TOKYO —

Comedian and film director Takeshi Kitano, 61, couldn’t resist the urge to joke about the scandals of Mona Yamamoto, whom his agency Office Kitano represents, during Fuji TV’s 27-hour variety program hosted by comedian Sanma, 53, over the weekend.

Takeshi said, “Some tabloid magazines reported ‘Takeshi is angry about Mona.’ I know I shouldn’t make fun of her troubles in public, but rather, I’m very pleased about the scandal from a comedian’s point of of view.”

8 Comments

outofmydepth at 07:06 AM JST - 29th July

gee - i am so sad i missed 27 hour tv NOT. glad the silliness came and went without my knowledge. takeshi is a bore and sanma should go back into the ocean.
some14some at 07:12 AM JST - 29th July

Although i am fan of Sanma, this 27Hr Tv show was a complete mess - flop. As for Mona she will continue to stir entertainment world.
flammenwerfer at 08:49 AM JST - 29th July

Sanma? sanma is the most obnoxious pest on TV. Variety TV is quite some oxymoron. After 27 hours of that trash people are likely to go and stab someone...sadly that is probably not far from the truth.
borscht at 09:09 AM JST - 29th July

27 hours of a Japanese variety program? Wow. They must've crammed a whole month's worth of crappy jokes, inane challenges, and stream-of-conscious 'talk' into one program. Now what are we going to do for entertainment?
franz75 at 09:46 AM JST - 29th July

Monna "scandals" are still funny even it is a private matter...
Betting at 01:35 PM JST - 29th July

I watched quite a bit of it, and it just seemed to be ad-lib after ad-lib after lib. Seemed like the producers just said, "Ok guys, you each get X amount of air, so just go in front of the cameras and do something funny, err ... try to do something funny for 27 hours please".
northlondon at 03:35 PM JST - 30th July

Kitano is way over-rated and I have never understood why he wins plaudits and awards. He directed some good films years ago (Kid's Return, Sonatine, Violent Cop), but Battle Royale was rubbish and irresponsible and his current tv programmes are pathetic. Taking a cheap shot at one of his employees who was unfairly dismissed (Nioka is still in a job, as is the Fuji announcer in today's news) just about sums him (and his tv programmes) up.
JackDorff at 08:11 PM JST - 30th July

Someone made a joke during 27 hour TV? Was it before or after the hilarious paint fight?