Waratte Iitomo!
| 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 |
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. 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.
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.
The final broadcast of the program took place on March 31, 2014 after over thirty-one years on the air. 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.
The show had 8,054 episodes, making it the highest episode count in Japan.