What is Kyougen? Why, I’m glad you asked. Cue 1950′s Informational Video music.

Kyougen (or Kyōgen) is a traditional Japanese form of comedic theatre that developed alongside Noh as intermission shorts aimed at making the audience laugh. It has since become its own rich art form performed separately from Noh. The stories are often parodies of Noh dramas and usually feature the servants Tarouka-jya and Jirouka-jya as the main character(s). These two and their master are usually up to some sort of shenanigans often involving sake.
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