history of Japanese comedy

 Laghing is important to live!
 My topic is Japanese comedy.
 Japanese comedy has long history. Let's see about the history of Japanese comedy. The following information is from wikipedia.
 It is said that the episode which is called "Iwatogakure" in "Kojiki" is one of the most old Japanese comedy.
 In medieval, "Sangaku" was developed. "Sangaku" is generic name of entertainmants with a strong leisurely element.
 Later, in the edo period, various cultures of comedy were developed. For example, "Kabuki", "Rakugo" and so on.
Of course, in more ancient times, there was culture of comedy, but there are a few informations about those. As you saw above, Japanese people have preferred comedy.
 In 1953, broadcasting of TV program started and comedy culture became more familiar to people.
Further in recent years, many comedians flourish in TV program.
Comedians are an indispensable existence in TV program.