"No future. Just revenge."
Facing a whirlwind of emotions, comedians endure relentless insults from angry villagers. Can they turn hostility into laughter?
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Koji Higashino
Ken Watabe
Takashi Watanabe
Atsuhiro Tsuda
Akihiro Nishino
Shinobu Hasegawa
Hiromasa Yashiki
Takano Masanari
Takehiro Kimoto
Toshifumi Fujimoto
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The popular comedy duo "Tarinai Futari" draws the curtains on their legacy in their final "manzai" performance.
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As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every crass suggestion Lenny makes improves the show's response from test audiences and brings the show a step closer to getting on the air.
Millions of years from now, after Socrates, Shakespeare and the bible are long forgotten, only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim's stop-motion animated, cheap gag extravanganza Robot Chicken. And now, for the first time, they come together for the third time, in this all new special. That's right, all your mot beloved Star Wars characters are going back through the comedy meat grinder.