- oogiri quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.), last-item comic dialogue
Used for TV comedy segments where performers give funny answers to a prompt; also the final act in traditional vaudeville, but today mostly the TV sense.
昨夜の大喜利で彼は最高の答えを出した。
Sakuya no oogiri de kare wa saikou no kotae o dashita.
In last night's comedy improv segment, he gave the best answer.
大喜利のコーナーがこの番組で一番人気です。
Oogiri no koonaa ga kono bangumi de ichiban ninki desu.
The comedy improv corner is the most popular part of this show.
⚖️ Don't confuse with 大喜利 (oogiri) meaning 'last item' in traditional vaudeville; context usually clarifies.
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