Adam and Joe Go Tokyo (2003)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two British comedians travel to Tokyo to explore the daily lives and hobbies of local people. They try unusual pastimes like speed eating and cosplay, and each episode ends with a performance by a Japanese band.

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What happens

Adam and Joe Go Tokyo was a series of eight episodes created for BBC Three (also airing in full on BBC One at a later timeslot as promotion for the new channel). It starred Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish of The Adam and Joe Show and aired from 30 May 2003 to 25 July 2003. The aim of the show was to offer an alternative insight into the lives of Tokyo's citizens, with the obligatory look at a number of gadgets and toys along the way. The show took the format of a mature Blue Peter outlining many pastimes of the average (or less so) Japanese person, everything from competitive speed eating to manga cosplay. Each episode would end with a Japanese band joining the show to perform. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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