loljapan

[Anyway]

Further proving Japan should broadcast their game show network or w/e in America.
http://www.dorks.com/html/Japanese-Game-Show.html

[Plow]

some kinda-sorta funny stuff...

the sound was driving me freaking nuts though

[Senoska]

I beleave the rules of the game: You cant laugh(loudly) scream yelp or make any loud noise (hence; the muffled laughs and the location of the video; a library) but you have to indure the pain

also : LMFAO @ the slapping machine.. that thing got going fast..

[Correction]

The comedy duo that sets those things up is called Downtown (google ダウンタウン) and they basically made their living doing some pretty extreme physical comedy like that sketch.

They had another TV special where they put a group of 6 comedians through 2 days of 'school' with the same rules as the Beavis&Butthead 'No Laughing' episode. Any laughter was punished with a savage beating. Except that all the 'teachers' were famous comedians and did everything they could to provoke laughter.

They appear on a lot of shows like 'Hey! Hey! Hey' (a music show), Lincoln (variety/prank/comedy show) and their own show simply named after them.

They're old school, been around since the 80s. They have tons and tons of DVDs around, though I don't know if any of it gets exported.

http://tinyurl.com/matru

for their stuff on amazon.co.jp

[Lockecole]

At least this has never been posted here before. Good find.

[SephYuyX]

Hahahahaahaaaaa that made my day.