Cream Stew (くりぃむしちゅー) is a Japanese comedy unit (kombi) consisting of two comedians (お笑い芸人, owarai geinin), Shinya Ueda and Teppei Arita. Originally from Kumamoto, the pair first met in high school when Arita and Ueda caught wind of their common interest in pro wrestling.
More than 15 years later, Ueda and Arita are considered two of the most popular personalities on Japanese television, and can be seen performing daily, often on multiple shows in one day, sometimes on different channels simultaneously.
As with many Japanese kombi, one of the comedians is referred to as the boke, and the other the tsukkomi. As the boke, Arita is loud and prone to strange comments, while Ueda (sometimes called tempa, see note[1]) is the more reasonable of the two, often criticizing Arita's remarks while setting up further jokes and often providing Arita with a one man audience (even when nobody else is laughing).
Now Showing
editCream Stew are currently listed as regulars on the following programs:
- くりぃむナントカ (Cream Stew Whatever, Kuriimu Shichū Nantoka) on TV Asahi
- 明石家電視台 (Akashiya Television) on MBS
- ズバリ言うわよ！ (I'm gonna say it straight!, Zubari iu wa yo!) on TBS
- 銭形金太郎 (Zenigata Kintarō) on TV Asahi
- くりぃむしちゅーのたりらリラ～ン (Cream Stew's Tarirariraan) on Nippon TV
- 新・天才ビット君 (New - Genious Bit Kids, Shin Tensai Bitto-kun) on NHK (Ueda)
- 笑いの金メダル (King of Comedy, Warai no Kin Medaru) on TV Asahi (as hosts)
- 世界一受けたい授業 (The most useful class in the world, Sekai Ichi Uketai Jugyō) on Nippon TV
- おしゃれイズム (Style-ism, Oshare-izumu) on Nippon TV (Ueda)
- ヴァケスケ (Vacation Schedule, Vakesuke) on Fuji Television
- 虎の門 (Tiger's Door, Tora no Mon) on TV Asahi
Notes
edit^ 天パ (tempa, from the word-phrase 天然パーマ, ten'nen paama, meaning 'natural perm') is a nickname given to many Japanese (usually males) who are born with naturally curly hair.