Sorry for the buzzing sound on the recording, we did the interview on the surface of the sun. Musician Tomo Shaga of Tomo Shaga Tribute Band and Nagoya music scene fame joins Mark Bailey on Talk Funny. Recording live from a stage, Tomo and Mark discuss why music and stand up comedy do sometimes match, English and Japanese jokes, dajare and puns, Tomo's comic heroes, Mark's radio parodies, and the issue of pay for play in Japan, and more. Talk Funny is a show about comedians in Japan from all over the world, working in comedy in Japan, writing comedy,working, doing standup and getting paid in comedy in Japan. Brought to you by Nagoyaradio.com and Mark Bailey, a comedy author, stand up comedian and international dj on FM, AM and Internet radio, along with other working stand up comics and authors in Japan