Yasuda Dai Circus

HIRO, Danchō, Kuro-chan (July 2013)

Yasuda Dai Circus (安田大サーカス, Yasuda Dai Sākasu) is a Japanese comedy trio, consisting of Danchō (団長, or sometimes Danchō Yasuda (団長安田)), HIRO, and Kuro-chan (クロちゃん). The three are much less about traditional skit or story based stand-up humor (which is common in Japanese comedy), choosing instead to focus on physical humor and a loud, boisterous style that resonates with most manzai audiences. They formed in 2001, and received their name from owarai kombi Masuda Okada's Kisuke Masuda in parody of the famous "Kinoshita Dai Circus". The group's name simply means "Great Yasuda Circus".