Tom Brown’s Reflection: Why Those Not Aiming for Victory Often Win in Their Final M-1 Year

“I really wanted to win, but I’m totally failing.”

— Last year, you finished 6th in the M-1 finals, marking the end of your final year in the competition. Looking back, what does M-1 mean to both of you?

Nunokawa: It’s the most important competition. Thanks to M-1, we were able to make our name known. If M-1 hadn’t existed, we probably would have been just hanging out on some street corner forever.

Michio: Because of M-1, I started doing comedy, was able to eat, and started appearing on TV while continuing to perform my material. But then, to finish 6th in the finals last time, it really bothers me (laughs). That said, if M-1 hadn’t existed, I wouldn’t be who I am now, so I truly appreciate it.

–(Nunokawa) “If it weren’t for M-1, I think I would have spent all my time on the side of the road. (TBS), you had a brief conversation with former Wagyu wrestler Shinji Mizuta.

Nunokawa: There was an exchange of “I’m disappointed” and “It was interesting, though,” after which he said, “Judging is based on the person’s way of thinking. I was told kindly, “You guys should think that you made a good story.

Actually, he said something similar to that to me in 2007. When we and Wagyu were both eliminated in the semifinals, Wagyu invited us to have dinner with him. There he said, “I think it’s important to have made at least one material in a year that you can be proud of. I was able to do that again this year. I think you should be proud of your work, too. Those words saved me a lot.

Michio：I saw the exchange, but we didn’t talk about specifics. But after the M-1 final last year, we had a chance to see two of our fantastic films in “Lovin’! I was very grateful that he said he wanted to see the second one of our illusions at the M-1 final last year, and I was allowed to perform “Tsuyoshi.

I think what saved my life was what Yahagi said to me. I was saved by the words of Mr. Yahagi, who I co-starred with in “Can I Follow You Home? (TV Tokyo), he said to me, “You went to the finals and did so well, so you get a perfect score of 100 points. Don’t be disappointed.

Now that I think about it, I feel that people who are not really aiming for the championship are winning. Reiwa Roman was aiming for consecutive championships, but I think he was more interested in making the competition more exciting. When I talked with Tetsuo Sato of Punk Boo Boo, the “M-1 2009” champion, he said, “When I won the championship, I was just trying to be funny and entertain the audience,” and I thought to myself, “I really wanted to win, but I’m totally useless.

Reaction of the audience at the M-1 final, anesthesia gun blur and “Dame! You can read the full story about the birth of Tsukkomi and his future activities in the paid version of FRIDAY Subscription.

 

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