Takashi Wakasugi | Japanese Worry

Join the crew at Good Chat Comedy Club for an hour with 2023 Winner of Directors’ Choice Award at MICF, Takashi Wakasugi!

I’m Japanese and I have lived in Australia for almost four years. I worry about so many things in Australia because I am still suffering from cultural differences and language barriers. The more westernised I become, the more I worry about the details of Australian life and people. I’m also worried about Japan. Before I came to Australia, certain things in Japan were normal for me. Now that I am westernised, I have so many new worries about Japan and Japanese people.

This show is about my personal anxiety as a Japanese person who lives in Australia. My identity is lost between Japan and Australia.

As seen on Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala 2023, Comedy Up Late (ABC), Melbourne International Comedy Festival RoadShow

‘Funny, clever and insightful…’ ★★★★ – Arts Hub

‘Often quirky observations…’ ★★★★ – Timeout

‘You can’t help but fall in love with Takashi’s demeanour…’ ★★★★ – The Fourth Wall