Remembering Ken Shimura Through His Best Comedy Sketches blog.gaijinpot.com

Japan’s comedy legend has passed away from coronavirus, but his many characters will keep us laughing for years to come.
By Jack Richardson Apr 13, 2020 4 min readJapan suffered its first high profile casualty from COVID-19 when veteran comedian Ken Shimura died in March of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus.
English with Shimura SenseiMy first exposure to Ken Shimura, and likely the first for many of us, was his legendary “English Lesson” sketch where he corrects the pronunciation of native speakers.
The Dirty DaimyoYou can’t talk about Ken Shimura without mentioning his staple characters.
What’s your favorite Ken Shimura sketch?