Matsumoto, on the move.”
Downtown Plus” opened with Matsumoto’s live broadcast talk. About 60 fans who won the lottery to watch the program gathered at the studio in Tokyo. Matsumoto was greeted with thunderous applause and appeared in a black suit and yellow tie with blond hair. He was so moved that he could not speak for about a minute, but finally said his first words, “Matsumoto, I’m moving. He continued, “I heard that comedy in Japan is having a hard time, so I decided to make a comeback. I’ve heard that comedy in Japan is having a hard time, so I’ve decided to make a comeback, and I look forward to working with you. According to a producer at a key station, “This line is a parody of what Matsumoto tweeted on his old Twitter account when the “black market problem” of Yoshimoto comedians, including Hiroyuki Miyasako (55), was raised in 2019. At the time, he wrote, “Matsumoto, I’m moving” to help junior comedians. Although his partner, Masanori Hamada (62), was not present, he later burst into a rant of self-deprecating talk. He said, “I’m very dried up right now. Even squid becomes more delicious when it is dried up for a night.” “I might join NSC (Yoshimoto Sogo Gakko Gakuin) since I was free,” he said. There are a hundred ways to be white, you know? He was as tongue-tied as ever, saying, “Thanks to the wide show,” and “Thanks for that, too.
Laughing off the trial
The producer said that the production was on par with that of a commercial prime-time TV show. The set, with a large screen in the background, had a luxurious feel. There were a total of four cameras, including a crane, and the sound effects were just right. The program lasted about an hour, and the production cost, excluding Matsumoto’s fee, was about 3 million yen. He was not exaggerating when he was talking about “ample funds. Matsumoto himself dropped the lawsuit with Shukan Bunshun, saying, “He was getting carried away with the 550 million yen. He laughed off the court case that he had withdrawn himself. He also revealed that he did not know that the legal fees would go up depending on the amount of the lawsuit, but that was the end of it. He ended the first half of his 20-minute speech by saying, “Please look after Matsu-chan, who is making his debut again at the age of 62,” as he had nothing but laughter for himself.