Terumi Ishii

Honestly, the first thing you learn about Terumi Ishii stops you cold: she graduated from the University of Tokyo and then chose stand-up comedy. Not law, not finance, not some prestigious firm — comedy. That takes a specific kind of nerve that I find genuinely impressive, because it's not like she had no other options; she walked away from a dozen safer paths on purpose. Born in Tokyo in 1983, she's only 150cm tall, but there's clearly something wired differently in there. What I appreciate most is that she doesn't seem to lean on the "genius comedian" angle as a gimmick — the smarts just quietly inform the craft. She's the kind of talent who probably won't blow up overnight in a viral moment, but she'll still be working and sharp long after flashier names have faded, and that's the kind of career arc I respect.

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Terumi Ishii is a Japanese comedy talent born on July 4, 1983, in Tokyo. She is a graduate of the University of Tokyo, a rare distinction among entertainers in the comedy world. Standing 150 cm tall, she is known for combining sharp intellect with comedic performance. She studied civil engineering at the University of Tokyo through a master's degree completed in 2008, and is represented by Watanabe Entertainment.

Name (English)

Terumi Ishii

Name (Japanese)

石井てる美

Reading

いしい てるみ

Born

July 4, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

150 cm

Occupation

Comedy Talent

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Blood type

O

University

University of Tokyo

Works summary

Appearances

73 (2011–2021)

By year (titles with a known year)

2011: 4, 2012: 6, 2013: 12, 2014: 6, 2015: 13, 2016: 15, 2017: 8, 2018: 6, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, year unknown: 1

Debut work

超タイムショック

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/terumi_ishii/
• Xhttps://x.com/terumi_tellme
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9F%B3%E4%BA%95%E3%81%A6%E3%82%8B%E7%BE%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11584828

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Comedy Talent

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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