Businessman Takafumi Horie, 53, a.k.a. Holliemon, updated his YouTube channel by the 7th. He shared his personal views on comedy and the “M-1 Grand Prix,” a competition to determine the best manzai in Japan. Illustration: List of M-1 winners Mr. Horie mentioned “DOWNTOWN+,” a unique platform for paid distribution by Downtown that started on January 1. This led to a discussion about comedy. Mr. Horie said, “First of all, I have to say that I am not a member of DOWNTOWN+. The reason why is because I am not really interested in comedy,” he said. I have watched all of the “M-1 Grand Prix” for the past 10 years, and I have seen the finalists’ stories, but I have no idea what’s funny…that’s my evaluation. I’m sorry,” he continued. I think that people who can’t read the development of a story logically are probably better suited for watching comedy. The other day, I appeared on the channel of (M-1 champion) ROMAN 2021 and talked about the “M-1 Grand Prix,” and he said, “I think it’s unfortunate that such smart people make material and that they are not that smart. I was on the “M-1 Grand Prix” channel, and I talked about the “M-1 Grand Prix.” I think the structure is such that smart people make the material, and unfortunately, people who are probably not that smart laugh at it.
