Hollywood Zakoshisyoh

Okay, I'm fully on board with this guy. Most impressionists chase "doesn't that look just like them?" but Zakoshisyoh built an entire career on the opposite gag, the screaming, over-cranked "this is technically NOTHING like them, but you somehow know exactly who I mean" school of comedy, and honestly it floors me every time. He shreds his own voice into gravel for a bit that lasts maybe four seconds, and that total commitment is what gets me, it's so stupid it loops back around to genius. The R-1 Grand Prix win is the part I love most, because it means all that flailing chaos is actually engineered, calibrated, deeply unserious on purpose. Knowing he came up through a Shizuoka technical high school just makes me grin, like there's a quietly diligent craftsman hiding under all that beautiful nonsense. I respect it enormously.

Hollywood Zakoshisyoh is a Japanese comedian born on February 13, 1974, in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is known for his wildly exaggerated impressions that prioritize explosive energy and comic distortion over literal resemblance to his subjects. A graduate of Shizuoka Prefectural Shimizu Technical High School, he built his career as a solo performer in Japan's stand-up comedy circuit. He won the R-1 Grand Prix, Japan's premier solo comedy competition, cementing his reputation as one of the most distinctive performers in the genre.

Name (English)

Hollywood Zakoshisyoh

Name (Japanese)

ハリウッドザコシショウ

Reading

はりうっどざこししょう

Born

February 13, 1974 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger (寅)

Origin

Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Height

170 cm

Occupation

Comedian / Entertainer

High school

Shizuoka Prefectural Shimizu Technical High School

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://neet-project.com/profile/hollywood/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zakoshisyoh/
• Xhttps://x.com/zakoshisyoh
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A6%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%B6%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A6

Tags

• From Shizuoka Prefecture
• Comedian

Last updated

2026-06-02

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