- Football Hour
Kombi infobox
name = Football Hour
japanesename = フットボールアワー
romaji = Futtobōru awā
formed = 1999
company = Yoshimoto Kōgyō
tsukkomi = Gotō Terumoto
boke = Nozomu IwaoFootball Hour (フットボールアワー) is a
Japan esecomedy duo (kombi) consisting of nihongo|Terumoto Gotō|後藤 輝基|Gotō Terumoto|extra=tsukkomi and nihongo|Nozomu Iwao|岩尾 望|Iwao Nozomu|extra=boke, both fromOsaka . They are performers for the entertainment companyYoshimoto Kogyo .Members
*Gotō Terumoto (後藤 輝基) Born
July 18 ,1974 inHigashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka . Plays the "tsukkomi".*Nozomu Iwao (岩尾 望) Born
December 19 ,1975 inHigashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka . Plays the "boke". In Yoshimoto Kōgyō's annual "Ugliest Yoshimoto Kōgyō Entertainer" awards, he won first place three years in a row (2002-2004) and has since been ineligible for voting. Iwao himself does not consider himself to be unattractive.Achievements
*21st ABC (
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation )Owarai Newcomer Grand prix - Best Rookie Award, 2000
*31stNHK KamigataManzai Contest - Best Rookie Award, 2001
*32nd NHK Kamigata Manzai Contest - Best Rookie Award, 2002
*37th Kamigata Manzai Award - Best Rookie Award, 2002
*31st Kamigata Owarai Award - Best Rookie Award, 2002
*1st MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting System , Inc.) The Rising Generation Award - Winner, 2003
*32nd Kamigata Owarai Award - Topic Award, 2003
*3rdAutobacs M-1 Grand prix - Winner, 2003
*39th Kamigata Manzai Award - Winner, 2004
*33rd Kamigata Owarai Award - Best Technique Award, 2004External links
* [http://www.fandango.co.jp/talent_prf/action/TalentProfileDetailSearchAction?unitId=20248&talentId=0 Yoshimoto Kōgyō's profile on Football Hour]
* [http://www.mbs1179.com/foot/ Football hour's radio show]
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