Cunning (カンニング) was a Japanese comedy duo ( kombi ) from Fukuoka Prefecture . Cunning consisted of the pudgy, short-tempered Takanori Takeyama (竹山隆範), and the rail-thin Tadayuki Nakashima (中島忠幸). Known for his bursts of extreme anger, though said to be much more sedated off-camera, Takeyama is the boke of the unit. The tsukkomi , Nakashima, fell ill with leukemia in 2005 and took indefinite leave from work until his death from pneumonia on December 20, 2006, aged 35.
5-626: [REDACTED] Look up cunning in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cunning may refer to: Cunning (owarai) , a Japanese comedy duo Cunning folk , a type of folk magician Cunning (surname) , a list of people with Cunning as a surname See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikiquote has quotations related to Cunning . All pages with titles beginning with Cunning All pages with titles containing Cunning Cunningham (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
10-402: A red tuxedo and Nakashima wearing a blue one. Success didn't find them easily at first and they fell heavily into debt; the duo even broke up for a year. After reforming, they starting working under Sun Music Production and after managing to gain a little recognition, their occasional TV appearances elicited a positive response; they were even compared to the famous performer Beat Takeshi and
15-632: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cunning (owarai) The name of the duo, cunning , while meaning "sly" or "clever" in English , refers to the act of cheating on a test in Japanese . The two met as classmates in elementary school, and began attending Yoshimoto's New Star Creation school together in 1992. They both began performing in Fukuoka under Yoshimoto with Takeyama wearing
20-445: The already popular kombi The Tunnels . They rode with the owarai boom in 2004 until it was revealed that Nakashima had leukemia the following year. Takeyama continued to perform as "Cunning Takeyama" while his partner was away from television. He remains a popular variety show talent and is probably one of the most famous among Japanese comedians for his kire , or sharp temper. On December 20, 2006, Nakashima died. Takeyama held
25-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cunning . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cunning&oldid=1178182680 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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