Comments on: The Japanese Teller & Teller

The Japanese Teller & Teller

TheSecretDecoderRing — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:11:01 -0800

Gamarjobat: well-dressed, colored-mohawk-wearing Japanese mime-magic-comedy duo. They may even fight crime, too. 1, 2, 3, 4

By: LMGM

LMGM — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:32:28 -0800

I have no idea what this says about the duo, but "Gamarjobat" (გამარჯობათ) is the standard greeting in Georgian (with a formal "t" ending), which also translates roughly to "victory!", if I'm remembering it well.

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:24:29 -0800

I saw these gentlemen perform at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007. It was about the hardest I have laughed in the last two years. The videos are great, but they don't really do them justice. That said, thank you for posting this!

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:30:36 -0800

(just to reiterate, the videos are great)

By: DoctorFedora

DoctorFedora — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:23:16 -0800

Phoenix Wright 5 is out? So soon? (I keed, I keed)

By: nosila

nosila — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:25:07 -0800

Children sort of like a lot of really stupid stuff, but anything that enthralls a big group of children this much really is magic. And I support magic.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:22:37 -0800

We saw these guys a few years ago. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt. Also, I remember them suddenly pausing, and slowly and distinctly saying "Grandpa humour!" and then resuming whatever they were doing. Someone made a comment around here yesterday about there being a Japanese word that meant old guy's humour, and I thought of this straight away, but couldn't remember Gamarjobat's name.

By: lkc

lkc — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:11:44 -0800

I've actually been friends with one of these guys off and on for years now. They do an annual silent comedy in Tokyo once a year and it is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. They also play around a lot of regional shows, fairs and play internationally. Definitely worth seeing if you get the chance.

By: Joakim Ziegler

Joakim Ziegler — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:51:52 -0800

I have no idea what this says about the duo, but "Gamarjobat" (გამარჯობათ) is the standard greeting in Georgian (with a formal "t" ending), which also translates roughly to "victory!", if I'm remembering it well.

Georgian greetings are made of win.

By: Samizdata

Samizdata — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:57:01 -0800

These guys are just so goodnaturedly goony, I couldn't help but laugh. I just wish I could have seen more of the swing set schtick, as a member of the patellarly challenged.