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My Take
Buruma Konno works in a corner of Japanese comedy that almost never gets exported, which is exactly why I find her worth pointing at. She is a pin geinin, a solo stand-up comic, born in 1986 in Shizuoka, and she performs under a stage name that no Japanese audience can hear with a straight face. That is a bet on yourself: pick a name that already sounds like a punchline and you had better be funny every single time. Her signature form is nazokake, a traditional riddle-pun structure that sets up politely and then lands somewhere considerably less polite. Wordplay comedy is unforgiving work; the joke either clicks in a second or dies in silence. Her entry here is thin on credits and awards, but live comedy careers rarely leave a tidy paper trail, and that absence tells you nothing about the craft.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Buruma Konno
- Name (Japanese)
- 紺野ぶるま
- Born
- September 30, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- owarai tarento
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Buruma Konno born?
Born September 30, 1986 (age 39).
Where is Buruma Konno from?
Buruma Konno is from Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Buruma Konno do?
Buruma Konno works as owarai tarento.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.