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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/downtown.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Hitoshi Matsumoto (left) and Masatoshi Hamada (right)]]
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4	Hitoshi Matsumoto and Masatoshi Hamada, a.k.a. Downtown, are a prolific Japanese ComedyDuo, starting out with stand-up routines and moving on to host numerous [[VarietyShow Variety Shows]]. They are ''the'' definitive example of the BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine in Japanese ''owarai'' television comedy, thanks to both their sarcastic, short-tempered stage personas and their enormous media presence in Japan. They are also credited with helping popularize the Kansai dialect.
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6	Starting as a struggling stand-up act, the duo's first major success came with their local television show ''Yoji Desu Yōda'' in 1987. They moved to Tokyo and launched ''[[Series/GakiNoTsukaiYaArahende Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!]]'' in 1989, which remains on the air. They have gone on to host, either together or individually, a multitude of other programs such as ''Downtown DX'' (1993-), ''Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ'' (1994-2012), and ''Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji'' (1991-1997).
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8	Not to be confused with the ''DresdenFiles'' [[ComicBook/DownTown comic book]] or the Creator/{{MTV}} [[WesternAnimation/{{Downtown}} animated series]] of the same name.
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10	!!Downtown works provide examples of:
11	* RedOniBlueOni: Matsumoto's blue to Hamada's red.
12	* {{Sadist}}: Hamada's comic abuse of Matsumoto and talk show guests, along with his high-pitched cackle whenever he witnesses his colleagues' misfortune, has given him the nickname "Hamada the Super Sadist."
13	* TerribleArtist: Hamada's notoriously horrible attempts at drawing are often mocked by Matsumoto.
14	* VitriolicBestBuds: Onscreen, this is played straight. Off-screen, they have openly admitted that they keep a distance from each other outside of work and probably would not return to being friends if the duo split up. Even so, they still have enormous professional respect for each other and have stated that there are no other people they would like to have as partners. Interesting to note is that they have been friends since Elementary School which led people to speculate that they got into a dispute.

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