| Waratte Iitomo! | |
|---|---|
 Studio Alta in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where the show was broadcast from | |
| Presented by | Tamori |
| Starring | Yuki Nozawa (Noon Boyz) Yuma Sanada (Noon Boyz) A Series of Regular Members (see below) |
| Theme music composer | Ginji Ito |
| Opening theme | Uki Uki Watching |
| Composers | Shiro Sagisu Ginji Ito |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Production | |
| Producers | Takatoshi Hamano Go Haruna Shoichi Kuroki (chief) |
| Running time | 58 minutes |
| Production company | Fuji Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Release | October 4, 1982 – March 31, 2014 |
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Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo! (森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!, Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: It's Okay to Laugh!) was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014.[1] The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured a series of regular members who only appeared on a particular day of the week. These regular members were changed periodically.[2]
In October 2011, Johnny's Jr. members Yuki Nozawa and Yuma Sanada, known together as the "Noon Boyz", joined as the show's 16th "Iitomo Seinentai" team of assistants and dancers.[3]
The final broadcast of the program took place on March 31, 2014 after over thirty-one years on the air.[1][4] Guests appearing on the program's daily "Telephone Shocking" interview segment during the final week included Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Beat Takeshi, and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.[citation needed]
The show had 8,054 episodes, making it the highest episode count in Japan.[citation needed]
- ^ a b 「笑っていいとも！」３月で終了 背景に視聴率の低落 [Waratte Iitomo to finish broadcasting in March 2014, with a backdrop of a fall in viewing figures] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ 森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも! (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 29, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ ""Waratte Iitomo" adds AKB48′s Sashihara Rino and Johnny's Jrs. Nozawa Yuki, Sanada Yumi". TokyoGraph. 1 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "End of the Road for Waratte Iitomo". Japan Zone. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.