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Patrick Harlan is an American-born Japanese entertainer, comedian, and voice actor. He is known for being a member of the comedy duo, Pakkun Makkun, and is also known by his stage name Pakkun.
In 1997, Harlan and Makoto Yoshida formed the comic duo Pakkun Makkun, with Harlan as theboke (funny guy) and Yoshida as thetsukkomi (straightman). They were the first international pair on the Japanese comedy scene in decades. They quickly made a name for themselves, winning theTokyo FM King of Comedy Tournament and making it to the finals ofNHK'sShinjin Engei Taisho both in 1999. They were also finalists on NHK'sBakusho Onair Battle in 2000. Pakkun Makkun became regular face on Japanese television with a daily corner on the popular afternoon showJust onTBS for five and a half years. Pakkun Makkun took theirManzai style toLas Vegas in 2004 and Los Angeles in 2007, performing both times in English with their straight man and funny guy roles reversed.
In addition to comedy, Harlan works as an actor, DJ, commentator, and TV show host. As a solo performer Patrick became well known as the host of NHK'sEigo de Shabera Night, and later the secondary host or "Friday Partner" of Nihon Television'sOmoikkiri Ii Terebi withMino Monta. From 2010 to 2014, Harlan was the main MC of7Sta Bratch and7Sta Live on TV Tokyo. In the 2010s, Harlan began commenting on news and current events and in 2015 became the moderator of "GAIKOKUJIN KISHAHA MITA (Through Foreign Journalists' Eyes)" a weekly current affairs discussion program on BS-TBS television. He was the anchor ofFuji Television's Hodo Prime Sunday in 2018, and the Wednesday night anchor for Abema Prime from 2015 to 2019. Since 2012, he has been an adjunct professor atTokyo Institute of Technology teaching courses in Communication and Rhetoric and International Relations Theory.
Harlan was chosen as the most likeable commentator on TV in a 2017 online survey of 29,147 people[3] and the commentator with the "best personality" in a 2023 survey of 200 television directors and producers.[4]
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