Panther (owarai)

Panther
Ryōtaro Kan
Satoshi Mukai
Takahiro Ogata
Native namePansa (パンサー)
Years active2008–
EmployerYoshimoto Kōgyō
GenresConte
Members

Same year/generation as:
Slim Club, Joyman (Ogata)
Shizzle, Harisenbon (Kan)
Edo Harumi, Haraichi (Mukai)

Panther (パンサー, Pansa) is a Japanese comedy trio consisting of Ryōtaro Kan (菅良太郎),Satoshi Mukai (向井慧) and Takahiro Ogata (尾形貴弘) that have featured in a number of Japanese television shows. They are employed by Yoshimoto Kogyo and are mostly active in Tokyo.

Members

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  • Ryōtaro Kan (菅良太郎) Born April 7, 1982 in Nerima, Tokyo. Plays the boke. He is the main writer of all of the group's material and skits. Kan has been in the industry since 2004.[1][2]
  • Satoshi Mukai (向井慧) Born December 16, 1985 in Atsuta-ku, Nagoya, Aichi. Plays the tsukkomi. Mukai has been in the industry since 2006.[2]
  • Takahiro Ogata (尾形貴弘) Born April 27, 1977 in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi. Plays the energetic role, a form of boke. Ogata has been in the industry since 2003.[2]

History

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All three members of the group have had previous experience in other comedy units that had dissolved before forming Panther. Additionally, Mukai's former unit was also a trio. Ogata's former partner was Chopper MASA and the comedy duo was called Great Horn.[3] When they dissolved, Ogata went solo as Thank You Ogata, but had no success, almost prompting him to quit the industry and work at a local Ramen Jiro before he met Kan in Shinjuku.[4] Kan's former partner was Shinjiro Hatanaka in the comedy duo High and Low. After dissolving, he was also active as a solo comedian for a short stint. Mukai was in the comedy trio Blue Standard alongside his former partners Yuki Kondo and Ryuji Kohama. Kondo was Mukai's childhood friend and their duo were known as Ajisai Park before forming Blue Standard, even appearing in Speed Wagon's variety show Osorakuteinzu Wagon Takagi Majiru.[5]

In 2008, all three men were solo talents. Kan and Ogata met in Shinjuku and decided to partner up, at the time Mukai also considered partnering up with Kan, and decided to join the group to form the trio. The trio's name Panther was given by Naoki Matayoshi of Peace, the other potential name for the group was Super Cub[6]

Panther are currently active as of 2019 on numerous variety and television programs.[7][8]

Media

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Current regular programs

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  • 8Bang! : "Kano ☆ Pan" (8Bang!:「カノ☆パン」) -- Sendai Television (2013-)[9]
  • Ariyoshi no Kabe (有吉の壁) -- Nippon TV[10]
  • The God of Entertainment (エンタの神様) -- Nippon TV[11]
  • Wednesday's Downtown (水曜日のダウンタウン) -- Tokyo Broadcasting System Television[12]
  • All Japan Paripi Championships (全日本パリピ選手権) -- AbemaTV (2018-) MC[13]
  • Chant! (チャント!) -- CBC TV (2019-) Mukai
  • Kano Oga Benrioki (かのおが便利軒) -- Sendai Television (2018-) Ogata
  • AbemaPrime—AbemaTV (2017-) Mukai - Friday Regular[14]
  • Abema Midnight Keirin (Abemaミッドナイト競輪) -- AbemaTV (2019-) Mukai

Commercials

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References

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  1. ^ "菅良太郎(かんりょうたろう)のプロフィール・画像・出演スケジュール|【スタスケ】(1000078934)". ザテレビジョン スタスケ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  2. ^ a b c "パンサー プロフィール|吉本興業株式会社". profile.yoshimoto.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  3. ^ "グレートホーン". Seesaawiki. 2012-05-25. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. ^ TOKYO FM「よんぱち 48hours」Radio, Broadcast 2012-12-07
  5. ^ "奇跡が生んだお笑いトリオ・パンサー". 笑いの飛距離 (in Japanese). 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  6. ^ "「パンサー」の名付け親は「ピース」又吉だった! – 東京スポーツ新聞社". 東スポWeb – 東京スポーツ新聞社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  7. ^ Inc, Natasha. "パンサー". お笑いナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "尾形貴弘(おがたたかひろ)のプロフィール・画像・出演スケジュール|【スタスケ】(1000025463)". ザテレビジョン スタスケ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  9. ^ #02「みやぎ国際交流グルメツアー」 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine(仙台放送「8Bang!」)
  10. ^ "有吉の壁". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  11. ^ "エンタの神様". 日本テレビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  12. ^ "Wednesday's Downtown Official Homepage". Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  13. ^ "全国4都市行脚 全日本パリピ選手権 in大阪#1 | 無料のインターネットテレビはAbemaTV(アベマTV)". AbemaTV. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  14. ^ "パンサー向井慧とセクシー女優・紗倉まながAbemaTVで初のニュース番組レギュラー参戦". Abema TIMES. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  15. ^ "パンサー" がマテル・ゲーム大使に就任! Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback MachineMattel
  16. ^ パンサー2年連続大使就任、ジューシーズとマテルイベント (Natalie 2014-03-21)
  17. ^ ヒャダイン&パンサーが応援団に就任し、本日公開の映画『マン・オブ・スティール』を全力アピール! 【インタビュー掲載中】(AmebaNews 2013-08-30)
  18. ^ 「一番搾り とれたてホップ生ビール応援団」に就任したパンサー・向井慧が疑惑を完全否定!? Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine(Walker plus、2013-10-29)
  19. ^ パンサー尾形、新ギャグ「ビミー!」披露 『一番搾り とれたてホップ生ビール』イベント Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback MachineYoshimoto News 2013-10-28)
  20. ^ パンサー「Zoff "Disney Collection"」PR大使就任記念イベント開催Asahi Shimbun 2013-12-13)
  21. ^ "永作博美、パンサー・尾形貴弘を一刀両断「前に出過ぎ」". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
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