{{refimprove|date=January 2024}} {{italics title}} {{nihongo|'''''Nininbaori'''''|二人羽織}} is a Japanese comedic party trick{{cn|date=January 2024}} where two people wear the same large coat (''haori'') and pretend to be one (hunchbacked) person. One person is the "face" and the other is the "arms".<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X4kVgBdsMX0C&dq=Nininbaori&pg=PA30 | isbn=978-4-327-45151-6 | title=世界を笑わそ! | date=26 November 2001 | publisher=研究社 }}</ref> Humor arises from the arms never being coordinated with the face.
This type of skit is considered a staple of Japanese comedy and is commonly used as a part of comedy shows; live stage performances, ''owarai'' (television comedy), and ''rakugo''.
The basic concept of ''nininbaori''-type humour is seen in the comedy of many cultures. The English comedy show ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' has a similar act called "Helping Hands".
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==External links== *https://books.google.com/books?id=kUPSEAAAQBAJ&hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Nininbaori&pg=PA233&printsec=frontcover *https://books.google.com/books?id=X4kVgBdsMX0C&hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Nininbaori&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover Category:Japanese entertainment terms Category:Japanese comedy
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