Okayu Being a Massive Troll to an IRL Comedian [Eng Sub/Hololive]

[@neostorm999]

"Cool as a cucumber, this one." Understatement of the year.

[@needlessToo]

Dude is sharp. I'll give him that.

[@gravity32064]

Is there such an expression in English? I'm Japanese, but I don't know.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

@@gravity32064 The meaning isn’t lost.

[@velvetra29]

@@needlessToo Dude is *bald,* yet he's *sharp.* You just proved Okayu's point about being named "okayu" but likes "onigiri" lmao.

[@TheMan21892]

@@gravity32064 yes the expression in English is ”Cool as a cucumber”. For example, “Okayu is cool as a cucumber.” meaning she’s very relaxed, easy-going, easy to get along with, etc. I don’t speak or read any Japanese so I don’t know how to translate it. Gomenasorry!

[@neroneroren6788]

"They're not comedians" says Yagoo as sends Okayu to jebait a comedian

[@xeros720]

"Our Idols go further beyond your simple idea of a comedian!"

[@ReiseLukas]

@@BelelEscabel so a Humorist?

[@DaggerFiend]

@@ReiseLukas I hate you, take my like

[@8FaKRaS8]

@@ReiseLukas Sir, you are a genius. xDD

[@ジャマデルタ]

@@ReiseLukas Oh my.... INAFFF (that's a good one sir, u have my respect o7)

[@anhh1723]

Honestly Okayu would do well on these shows as she can reply pretty fast and funny, also these opportunities could help her evolve into a even more dangerous prankster towards her peers Lol

[@SelecaoOfMidas]

She has the ability to be either of the Boke or Tsukkomi roles, but I think being Boke is Okayu's strength for this kind of comedy.

[@Gatitasecsii]

She seems to have Conan level wits!

[@ChronicalV]

a lot of the girls have stage experience so wouldn't be surprised if she's even done this stuff before

[@shadowtheimpure]

@@SelecaoOfMidas I could honestly see an OkaKoro manzai show, in fact I'd pay good money to see that.

[@AshEshyr]

@@shadowtheimpure if okayu's strength is in boke like kajun said, korone as a tsukkomi, not what my first instinct would be but I think I could see it working well

[@wachimachine2996]

Seeing VTubers next to real people is kind of surreal, but those moments result in a lot of the clips we enjoy like this one

[@MangaManifaction]

I never expected to see it, but I welcome it

[@WoeUponThee]

Screw those creepy plasic anime heads, this is the future of anime girls irl.

[@venkaramon]

If you've seen Fubuki host a show a few months back it's even more surreal. There wasn't a line separating them so it's more jarring a bit. Same with botan

[@xxx_lolidestroyer69_xxxuwu58]

There's also Calli with the Trash Taste boys, but in this case Okayu's (and other's) model is 3D which makes it even more surreal

[@KABLAMMATS]

Did you forget ai-chan interview with Alita Battle Angle cast?

[@LemonRush7777]

Seems like those real life TV shows participations are being more prolific now for Holomem.

[@Natsumithegreat]

I can't wait to see korone get a job at NHK as the weather forecaster.

[@LemonRush7777]

@@Natsumithegreat I can see it now. "Today we have a slight chance of yubi rain".

[@moonlightning8269]

In EN we’ll have to cringe at jimmy fallon fake laughing at gura’s jokes

[@freakhang4395]

@@moonlightning8269 I hope to matsuri we never see that day

[@LemonRush7777]

@@moonlightning8269 Maybe we'll have Haachama jumping and laughing histerically on Oprah's sofa, though.

[@Encepheron]

Holy shit, this isn't just any old comedian... this is one of the most popular comedians in all of Japan. See him on TV all the time. Surrreal to see him with Okayu

[@TheXIIIking]

his voice sounds familiar... did he also voice a comedian in oddtaxi?

[@Lemon_Inspector]

"You know, I'm something of a comedian myself." -- Nekomata Okayu, paraphrased

[@imonlysleeping4491]

Hahaha

[@camperonduty1696]

The trolling & straight man skits get me all the time, this was no exception. I love comedy acts, and Okayu makes them 10x better!

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

except they notht seem to be the straight man here lol

[@a_few_species]

@@Beefaroni_Bert I think it's about man keeping straight face

[@kodykid168]

Okayu is an excellent addition to any comedy act. EDIT: Jesus Christ, guys. It was just a typo, no need to blow up my inbox over it.

[@anonymoususer775]

Okay

[@FonsII03]

Mog mog okay

[@bread_dawg]

Ogey

[@brod7173]

mo mo oka

[@UNLIMITEDMONEEEY]

m m ok

[@epiccarrot88]

And here we see a Hololive member in their natural habitat

[@brettwallace7687]

I feel like Okayu is the most cat-like catgirl in terms of personality.

[@xxx_lolidestroyer69_xxxuwu58]

True tbh. Most catgirl potrayed in animes are cheerful and acts playfully while in reality most house cats are lazy and sleeps all the time, which kinda resembles Okayu's personality who is more laid-back

[@rikishikato5001]

You say that, but that one infamous cat from Nijisanji is the one who acts more like a cat than a proper girl lmao

[@lvcrimosv]

if i had a 1 yen for each time a cat vtuber from nijisanji fell asleep for hours on stream, i'd have around 2 yen, which isn't much but it's strange that it happened twice

[@QuesoCucuy]

@@lvcrimosv lol

[@sweeren3619]

@@lvcrimosv Nice one

[@Tarodenaro]

When we joked about bringing catgirls into the real world with Elon Musk, this is not what i expected but this turns out way better than we actually deserves.

[@solounwapodemuchos]

Yagoo-sama outplaying Elon

[@SelecaoOfMidas]

@@solounwapodemuchos I think the -sama is a bit too high of a distinction to give him lol. 😅

[@huhreally5771]

Yagoo-chan :)

[@swenmcheath1798]

@John Stockton spotted the Blue Origin shill lmao

[@shiro4485]

@@SelecaoOfMidas Yagoo-dono

[@Jairoppi]

"But it seems you like rice right?" sir that's an understatement, she literally dedicated her first original song to literal food.

[@Kanitoxx]

Only the mention of the song made me start playing it in my head... And I'm rather thankful for that

[@Temari_Virus]

What a coincidence, I like rice too, and so does my neighbour... What if we're all Okayu

[@snailthelostcow63]

@@Kanitoxx the song really sticks to you. I even unconsciously hummed to it sometimes

[@kh-hn4cy]

@@Temari_Virus you and your neighbor: maybe we are Okayu

[@ricecakemadness7578]

@@kh-hn4cy is the world okayu? Probably

[@thekawaiicrewR]

It's pretty crazy how different OkaKoro behaves in social events. During the Sonic event, Korone was shy & nervous as hell, but here, Okayu was (as said in the video) cool as a cucumber. The difference is night & day.

[@lyrqk5829]

opposites attract as they say. most of the time, an introvert and an extrovert actually makes for the best pair

[@sheepcommander_]

@@lyrqk5829 online I kinda behave extroverted but IRL I'm either introverted by myself, or with enough friends I'm willing to just be stupid

[@ssjcrafter8842]

You mean the difference is dog and cat?

[@lynnara9003]

@@sheepcommander_ Ayo same

[@sheepcommander_]

@@lynnara9003 lesog

[@MakotoTheKnight]

We always knew she could play the boke with the rest of SMOK or FAMS or OKFAMS, but seeing it with another person just feels so authentic

[@Jabogers]

I always love it when Okayu plays the boke. She’s quick-witted and sharp, so she plays the role perfectly well.

[@SometimesHappy]

what's boke?

[@Neremworld]

@@SometimesHappy In comedy acts there's an act that requires a pair who are known as a tsukkomi and a boke. Tsukkomi is what we'd called the 'straight man', while the boke is the 'funny man'.

[@JustChiaki]

I'm not at all suprised that Okayu was able to keep up with a real comedian. Okayu has a suprisingly sharp wit to her, as do a lot of Holomembers. It's almost as if...

[@LinkcarioX]

It's almost as if they were -comedians- idols!

[@purebaldness]

@@LinkcarioX Your comment added no value to OP's

[@nram_303]

It's almost as if it was yagoo all along.

[@lildyo]

@@purebaldness who cares? their comment was more valuable than yours or mine lol

[@maxplaying]

Yagoo: yamerooo

[@JJ-ml7pq]

Okayu’s chill is contagious. She’s so calm most of the time she makes you want to be calm too.

[@eugenefindit]

Once again, I am astounded by how impeccable the visuals look. Either optical illusions have developed a whole new meaning, or maybe reality is already starting to morph as we speak. 😁

[@fawkesandhound]

This comedian probably had like 20 minutes of rice porridge material worked up and Okayu just ruined his day.

[@lvcrimosv]

lmaooooo

[@hfsargcfrjk]

Don’t answer a question with a question

[@DaimonAnimations]

He quickly caught up Okayu was not having it with him. xD

[@aldiyusuf5654]

This is a step for humanity to breaking the boundaries between reality and anime.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Two people just dry-humoring the crap out of each other.

[@stompchunkman4248]

Now I'm sad because I'll never see Norm McDonald dry-humor with her. Wonder what he would've said.

[@tomarintomarin9520]

@@stompchunkman4248 rip norm 😯

[@justsomeguywhodoeswhathewa4591]

Found you again!

[@LittleCart]

Don't change the "or" in humoring to "p", worst mistake of my life

[@OMGulator]

I recognise Kotoge as being a regular guest on Wednesday Downtown. IIRC, he usually presents the 'Scariest Thing Ever' theories that Hamada loves so much.

[@tdelfino2509]

You can tell how good a comedian this guy is just from this short clip 😎

[@ZeroConZx]

Damn Okayu can keep up and have a really funny conversation and she did it flawlessly too, now thats a comed- an Idol for you

[@olddohko9037]

Yagoo really trying to take over

[@jezzmaninjapan]

This is the kind of stuff I'd watch if I lived in Japan. Just give me news that's presented by Vtubers and comedians and Saya on the weather. Then I'd have no problem to keep up to date with events.

[@comhaltacht315]

Seeing Okayu hold her own comedically with a professional is surreal

[@RedBarsik1997]

I don't know why, but I can't stop smiling after this. Okayu-chan is too sweet for me there. UwU

[@ebi-fraihan]

おかゆ「おにぎりの具何が好きですか？」 小峠「俺何が好きなんだろうね…しゃけとかじゃね」 おかゆ「じゃあしゃけです」 小峠「なんだよそれ」 好きだわ〜

[@SelecaoOfMidas]

Sasuga Bokeneko 😂😂 I've seen some of Eiji-san's comedy sets as part of Viking before and rarely does he come across a boke like Okayu lol. Oh, looks like Matsuri's up next... Yabe.

[@naoyahikoshima]

小峠おもしろいよね。I like his comedy style. 「なんて日だ！！」( What a day!! )

[@marcelostalker]

Too late to explore the world, too early to explore the universe, but just in time for 3D Okayu in a RL comedy show. Best Time Period.

[@larsthedude1984]

This guy’s wit is next level. I always appreciate a dry humor curmudgeon. I love the 5D chess he and Okayu do here.

[@nekonyancafe]

クールぶってるがこの話し方はおかゆんめっちゃ緊張してるな笑

[@nerfer200]

"What's you're most popular onigiri?" "What flavor do you like?" "Probably salmon." "Then it's salmon." "NOW HOLD ON A MINUTE"

[@kaizer01]

As someone who's already sorta familiar with Kotoge (from seeing him as a guest every once in a while in Gaki no Tsukai or related shows), it's kinda crazy to see him and Hololive in the same clip.

[@universalspaceexpeditioner8259]

I will give congrats to Okayu but also to the comedian who id older and more experienced and made the discussion flow. You do not realize that Hololive Members are pretty young (20-40) until you have them talk with middle aged(50-70) or old (over 70) adults and see the difference in their behaviors.

[@和-t1s]

小峠が予期せぬ形で海外ニキに認知されてるなww

[@KogashiwaKai]

I see this dude collab with vtubers fairly often. Seems like its fun every time

[@はくわけ]

小峠の粗暴な言い方してるのに不快じゃないイジり好きだわ

[@Subjectivity13]

I'm impressed they can handle live interviews by pros so well, since they're normally in their own home, doing their own thing alone. These are talented ladies.

[@federicopalacios7439]

Many of this girls came from irl tv. Okayu, Polka, Coco are a few who worked on tv before joining hololive.

[@LuckySevenSamson]

I wish I were this man, goofin' off the the World's Greatest Idols.

[@イズミール-b3f]

どちらともツッコミが上手いからこそ、ますます面白いw

[@daryback7103]

Okayu is an interesting and clever character, like the animal she impersonates. Most tsukuomi would find her amusing to deal with. I can already see her on a sketch, with someone like Hamada as the tsukuomi.

[@DuskWolf224]

I think the thing that gets me the most is the little smirk he does at 1:05 that gets cut very quickly; everyone seems to be having a lot of fun!

[@nitrix6538]

I can rewatch this for ages. Okayu is just perfect

[@Spoopball]

We're kinda looping around again with the bit that late night show used to do where someone's lips would be super imposed over an actual picture of someone

[@Ken_neThT]

"Cool as a cucumber, this one"? I'm guessing Salmon wasn't his favourite flavour then

[@くろとり-h7r]

なんか母校のエースがプロでベテランとやり合ってるような熱さを感じた

[@notSusNugget]

lol even this guy gets it.... Okayu is smooth as hell. Okayu even making this guy crack a few smiles lol

[@ぷよやんメロス]

こんな絡みあったんやww 知らんかった、いい切り抜きありがとう笑

[@Xonarag]

Japanese television seems to have some nice shows. It's cool to see them embracing more modern parts of their culture.

[@nicodalusong149]

They're really trying and that's good.

[@Eiensakura]

Once in a while you'll find interesting ones, but most of the time, I'd just rather have the TV off lol.

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

classic okayu. the genius harem protagonist outsmarts irl comedian.

[@skbsnsk7336]

もう小峠とvが一緒の番組出てるってだけでおもろいｗｗｗ

[@ChinchillaBONK]

Okayu : Watch me end this man's whole career and make him question his very existence

[@TheSeabornGaming]

As Subaru has said, “This is the type of person Okayu is” 😂

[@reign1576]

Okayu seems perfect for comedy shows since shes witty af and has a lot of sarcastic comebacks

[@BenjaminSteber]

Siro, Okayu and Shiina. The best trio of vtubers you could want to address a comedian. They are the most clever, witty and mischievous minds of their agencies' talent pool.

[@boringbone]

Okayu's responses were good but this comedian was also really good at setting her up

[@op_snooze]

IRL Comedian: I got this. Okayu: Bro, don't even.

[@GascognePrime]

"Cool as a cucumber, this one" Okayu's mind: *Screaming Aqua meme*

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

Comedian meet another comedian.

[@Rihardololz]

He should meat also pekora.

[@neoqueto]

0:35 That "nanda yo sore" was too perfect.

[@Mitsuki-jg3nz]

Another clip to add to my list of why I love Okayu so much, such a prankster she is.

[@barelyabear7956]

That small movement at 1:15 was real nice

[@hasu8271]

this reminds me of when watame was interviewed by irl people on the rebirth collab. this kind of content is pretty good once in a while

[@alexanderjamesaustin]

"Cool as a cucumber this one" i would of loved if her sunglasses apeared when he said that xD

[@ladybug2579]

Comedian : trying to make a joke about Okayu Okayu : "im about to end this man whole carrier"

[@Hoyeons7]

my favorite comedian. he was have really good humor :3

[@Wolfram_von_Richthofen]

Damn, I've never been to an onigiri shop. I need to visit one, maybe I'll meet Okayu

[@d-culture927]

I wish there were more subs out there for Garibenga V. It looks so fun, and they have such a huge variety of guests

[@rianan6620]

i cant believe this show is still going. what i remember is this show is supposed to be show for Shiro's Vtuber project? like she have around 10 vtuber under her agency right? i know most of them are already graduated, so i thought they stop this show

[@rektl2036]

All that practice trolling the straight man duck was for this very moment!

[@Arkki213]

Oh my god, never thought of watching Viking's Kotoge interacting with a Holo member

[@dj.blackstar]

As a kid I never thought an old man would be hosting a show where he talks to a cute anime girl maybe this is the right timeline

[@lmko]

He discusses food with Okayu, but forgot to share some with her! Unforgivable!

[@Colopty]

Gotta hand it to Eji, he's amazing at reading Okayu.

[@SuperhotdogZz]

he is old, just like he said XD

[@DagothXil]

professional entertainer: setting up a punchline okayu: 圧圧圧圧

[@objective7042]

Kotoge: Cooked rice or Porridge rice? Okayu: Yes My sides.

[@gembocobo9484]

bokke powers in full display sasuga okayu sama

[@ManlyPicnics]

I love Okayu's quick-witted nature. It's even more entertaining when she's against an actual comedian.

[@aspenm2576]

Answering questions with questions, she will make a good politician

[@darkevilazn]

Oh wow, Kotoge is one of my favorite japanese comedians. Thank you for showing me the light. I now have more content thanks to you. Back to procrastinating on work.

[@pite9]

Okayu has years of practice dealing with the madness and chaos of Korone. No comedian will ever catch her off guard.

[@Maskof7eyes2]

I hope we get more like this seems like we will Okayu trolling comedians Korone going "isn't eggman so cool?" to the director of sonic games, I've loved all of it.

[@inugumifujimiyachhololivee1588]

To those here I want to make an announcement I will be posting soon when I get my full body working again but I might upload or live stteam the Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim Legendary Edition Ps3 ending but I don't know yet

[@ckmishn3664]

Cats naturally crave the taste of jelly donuts.

[@KoboldGamer]

I love Okayu... But holy shit I'm so happy to see Shiro (Siro) there as well! She needs a revival in interest.

[@tsuaach.vtuberclips529]

A content gold mine, to be sure

[@MroticioRipMMGH]

thanks for the translation bro I was looking for this

[@irsyadakmal3777]

Cool as a cucumber is an understatement of the year

[@dkosmari]

This made me realize how awkward it must be for normies to interview vtubers that mostly just stream videogames (either because that's their main activity like Hololive Gamers, or because of the pandemic limits their other activities.) Like, what else are you going to ask Okayu, other than her bio? It's not like they can just start openly talking about their "normal" off-character activities. Kudos to Kotoge for knowing how to improvise from Okayu's sassy responses.

[@math3000]

He's apparently one of the most popular professional comedians in Japan so he knows his stuff

[@Moltenlava]

ask them about questions related to hololive? Like what is hololive, what do you do in hololive, stuff like that, a good interviewer will always do background research on the person they are interviewing

[@omfgblondie]

Spend 5 mintues on the vtuber wiki and you'll have tons of trivia to build off of

[@TsukimiyaKaede]

that comedian look like mafia www

[@DimiLionKing]

1 month later i learned that okayu favorite food ia noodle, this guy will grow hair when he heard that 😂😂😂

[@chinesecabbagefarmer]

These guys actually bounce really well off of one another.

[@Traitor-4]

I didn't know "Okayu" means "rice porridge" New things to learn

[@zer0legend109]

This is gold, please more clips of it

[@gorodn009]

Kotoge Eiji: Why is your name Okayu (porridge) when you have an origiri on your chest Okayu: When I get into an onsen, the origiri turns into porridge

[@greenman5229]

people need to understand that Kotoge Eiji loves vtubers, he has them on all the time