Japanese comedy has always been different from Western comedy, with its own approach to getting laughs. Japan has a stunning diversity of humorous entertainment - stand-up, sketch comedy, theatrical shows - and it's starting to find an audience abroad.
This time on Japanology Plus, our theme is comedy: we'll get to the heart of the Japanese sense of humor.
Our expert guest is Chad Mullane, an Australian who's been doing comedy in Japan for over 15 years.
And in Plus One, a trip to comedy school!
