Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
Two men on a colorful stage in front of a large audience
Gaki no Tsukai's "free talk" segment.
GenreVariety
StarringHitoshi Matsumoto
Masatoshi Hamada
Hōsei Tsukitei
Naoki Tanaka
Shōzō Endō
Opening themeColdcut, "Theme From Reportage" (1989–2017)
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes1633
Production
Executive producersBunta Azumai (2017–)
Kenji Suga (1989–2017)
ProducersYoshinobu Nakamura (2017–) Masaomi Miyamoto, Ichiro Goda, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Akihiro Ohnuma, Kouzou Komurasaki
Production locationVarious
EditorToshihide Saito (1989–2017)
Running time30 minutes
Production companyYoshimoto Kogyo
Original release
NetworkNippon TV
ReleaseOctober 3, 1989 (1989-10-03)[1] –
present
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Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (ダウンタウンのガキの使いやあらへんで!!, Dauntaun no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, lit. "Downtown's We Aren't Errand Boys!"), often abbreviated Gaki no Tsukai (ガキの使い) or just Gaki Tsuka (ガキ使), is a Japanese variety show hosted by popular Japanese owarai duo Downtown, with comedian Hōsei Tsukitei (formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki) and owarai duo Cocorico co-hosting. The program has been broadcast on Nippon TV since its pilot episode on October 3, 1989, and continues to this day, celebrating its 1000th episode on April 18, 2010. The program currently broadcasts on Nippon TV and its regional affiliates from 23:25 until 23:55 JST.

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