Photo: 高木 豊 Takagi Yutaka / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Nobuyuki Hanawa writes comedy that feels loose while you are laughing and looks engineered the moment you replay it. His act with the duo Naitz runs on a stream of confidently wrong statements, and the ordering of those errors is far more deliberate than the relaxed delivery lets on. I think he is a comedian who hides hard analysis behind an easygoing face, which is exactly why he can articulate what works and what does not when he sits on the M-1 judging panel. Born in Chiba in 1978, he is also the younger brother of the singer-comedian Hanawa, which makes you wonder what dinner was like in that house. What I respect most is the unglamorous part: instead of chasing television alone, he anchored himself in the traditional yose theatre world and took on leading the Manzai Association. Somebody has to keep that soil from drying out.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hanawa Nobuyuki
- Name (Japanese)
- 塙宣之
- Born
- March 27, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 173 cm
- Occupation
- owarai tarento
2. Background
- University
- Sōka University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hanawa Nobuyuki born?
Born March 27, 1978 (age 48).
Where is Hanawa Nobuyuki from?
Hanawa Nobuyuki is from Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hanawa Nobuyuki do?
Hanawa Nobuyuki works as owarai tarento.
How tall is Hanawa Nobuyuki?
Hanawa Nobuyuki is 173 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
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.