Showko Showfukutei

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Showko Showfukutei

笑福亭笑子
Born
Kobe, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • Ventriloquist
  • Rakugo Performer
OrganizationKamigata Rakugo Association
FamilyShowfukutei
Websiteshowkocomedy.com

Showko Showfukutei (笑福亭 笑子, Shōfukutei Shōko) is a Japanese comedian, ventriloquist, professional rakugo performer (Japanese traditional comedy), actor,[1] writer and speaker based in Melbourne. She has lived and worked in London, Tokyo,[2] Osaka, Singapore[3] and regularly performs internationally, including the Edinburgh Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Showko was a finalist on Australia's Got Talent in 2016, and in 2019 released an Amazon Prime Video called Absolutely Normal in the US and UK.[4] Her stage show is a combination of stand-up comedy and ventriloquism.

Showko regularly performs rakugo (Japanese traditional comedy) and she is a member of the Kamigata Rakugo Association (上方落語協会).

Career[]

Showko did her rakugo training with Rakugo Master Shōfukutei Kakushow[5] to become a professional rakugo performer. Showko Showfukutei is a stage name awarded to her after completing a three-year Rakugo apprenticeship and she is the only fully trained professional rakugo performer living outside of Japan.[citation needed]

Showko has written, produced and performed her own shows[6][7] at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Brighton Fringe (UK), Avignon Festival (France), Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sushi Dictator,[8][9] The Butterfly Club,[10] Melbourne Fringe Festival[11],, The Athenaeum Theatre and was directed by Heath McIvor for her latest show Absolutely Normal[12] at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival at the Malthouse Theatre.

Showko has appeared on a Japanese TV show Gooto Chikyu bin (グッと地球便)[13] documenting her life and career, TV Tokyo Sekai Naze Sokoninihonjin (世界なぜそこに日本人海外で超有名人スペシャル).[14] NHK Tsurube no Kazokini Kampai (鶴瓶の家族に乾杯),[15] Singapore (Channel NewsAsia: “Primetime Morning”) and Australia on Australia's Got Talent 2016 as a finalist, ABC TV for the "International Women's Day Debate"[16] as well as being interviewed on ABC National Radio with John Faine.[17]

Radio[]

Prior to becoming a comedian, Showko was a radio presenter and DJ with regular programs for Radio Osaka, , Yes FM and in Japan, and FM96.3 at MediaCorp Singapore.

References[]

  1. ^ "IMDB - Showko Showfukutei".
  2. ^ "Japanese entertainer getting laughs and friends overseas with English performances".
  3. ^ "Japanese Rakugo Performer Showko".
  4. ^ "IMDB - Absolutely Normal".
  5. ^ Rakugo Master “Kakushow Showfukutei
  6. ^ "New Zealand Japan Festival" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Japan Art Directory in Australia".
  8. ^ "Herald Sun Showko in Sushi Dictator ★★★★½".
  9. ^ Katherine Phelps
  10. ^ "REVIEW: Showko's JAPANESE PUPPET RAGUKO". 16 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Melbourne Fringe – Absolutely Normal". 28 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Showko - Absolutely Normal - Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2018".
  13. ^ [1] “Good Chikyu bin"
  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ [3]
  16. ^ "ABC Radio presents a special Debate for International Women's Day: That Motherhood Is Overrated?". 23 February 2017.
  17. ^ "What Makes You Laugh? Join Jon Faine for a special Conversation Hour Live". 14 March 2018.
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