Waratte Iitomo!

Waratte Iitomo
250px Studio Alta in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where the show was broadcast from
Presented by	Tamori
Starring	Yuki Nozawa (Noon Boyz) Yuma Sanada (Noon Boyz) A Series of Regular Members (see below)
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
Release
Original network	Fuji Television
Picture format	480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 4, 1982 (1982-10-04) – March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo! (森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!, "It's Okay to Laugh!") was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014. The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured a series of regular members who only appeared on a particular day of the week. These regular members were changed periodically.

In October 2011, Johnny's Jr. members Yuki Nozawa and Yuma Sanada, known together as the "Noon Boyz", joined as the show's 16th "Iitomo Seinentai" team of assistants and dancers.

The final broadcast of the program took place on March 31, 2014 after thirty-two years on the air. Guests appearing on the program's daily "Telephone Shocking" interview segment during the final week included Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Beat Takeshi, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.

Cast

As well as the long-running presenter (Tamori) and "Noon Boyz", the show featured certain regular members depending on the day of the week. As of August 13, 2013, these regulars were as shown below.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Holiday regular
Shingo Katori (SMAP) Masakazu Mimura (Summers) Chihara Jr. (Chihara Kyōdai) Naomi Watanabe Rino Sashihara (HKT48) Sō Takei	Masahiro Nakai (SMAP) Kazuki Ōtake (Summers) Osamu Shitara (Bananaman) Yūki Himura (Bananaman) Rola Yū Sawabe (Haraichi)	Hikari Ōta (Bakushō Mondai) Toshikazu Miura (Taka and Toshi) Takahiro Suzuki (Taka and Toshi) Kanako Yanagihara Louis Kurihara Yūki Hirako (Alcohol and Peace) (Once a month) Kenta Sakai (Alcohol and Peace) (Once a month) Hiroyuki Iguchi (Wasteland) (Once a month) Futoshi Kōmoto (Wasteland) (Once a month) Satoshi Mukai (Panther) (Every other week) Takahiro Ogata (Panther) (Every other week) Ryōtarō Kan (Panther) (Every other week)	Shōfukutei Tsurube Yamazaki Hironari (Untouchable) Becky Yūji Ayabe (Peace) Naoki Matayoshi (Peace)	Tsutomu Sekine Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (SMAP) Yūji Tanaka (Bakushō Mondai) Gekidan Hitori Yukina Kinoshita Kōsuke Suzuki (Once a month)	Fuku Suzuki

Guinness World Record

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 milkshake 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. On March 31, 2014, Waratte Iitomo aired its final episode and Tamori renewed his world record for most live variety TV shows hosted by the same presenter at 8054 episodes.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)