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- Drama: Passion for Punchlines
- Romaji: Daga, Jyounetsu wa Aru
- Japanese: だが、情熱はある
- Director: Shunsuke Kariyama, Akinori Ito, Makoto Naganuma
- Writer: Taro Imai
- Network: NTV
- Episodes: 12
- Release Date: April 9 - June 25, 2023
- Runtime: Sundays 22:30
- TV Ratings: 4.1%
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
Masayasu Wakabayashi (Kaito Takahashi) and Ryota Yamasato (Shintaro Morimoto) both wanted to become comedians since they were teenagers and worked hard to accomplish their dreams, but they go through hard times in obscurity. Finally, their efforts begin to pay off.
Masayasu Wakabayashi as a member of comedy duo Audrey and Ryota Yamasato as a member of comedy duo Nankai Candies become popular comedians and receive recognition. Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato both have in common that have crooked personalities and they are both extremely poor at associating with people. They team up to form comedy due Tarinai Futari.
Notes
- "Passion for Punchlines" takes over NTV's Sunday 22:30 time slot previously occupied by "Rebooting" and followed by "Code Japan: The Price of Wishes" on July 2, 2023.
- Drama is based on the true stories of Masayasu Wakabayashi (member of comedy duo ‘Audrey’) and Ryota Yamasato (member of comedy duo ‘Nankai Candies’).
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Episode Ratings
| Episode
|
Date
|
Ratings
(Kanto Region)
|
| 01 |
04/09/2023 |
4.7%
|
| 02 |
04/16/2023 |
4.7%
|
| 03 |
04/23/2023 |
3.7%
|
| 04 |
04/30/2023 |
3.6%
|
| 05 |
05/07/2023 |
3.3%
|
| 06 |
05/14/2023 |
3.7%
|
| 07 |
05/21/2023 |
3.9%
|
| 08 |
05/28/2023 |
3.9%
|
| 09 |
06/04/2023 |
4.0%
|
| 10 |
06/11/2023 |
4.9%
|
| 11 |
06/18/2023 |
4.3%
|
| 12 |
06/25/2023 |
5.0%
|
| Average |
4.1%
|
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
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