Kiyotaka Nambara

(born 13 February 1965, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese television host and comedian. He is known as the boke of the manzai duo Ucchan Nanchan with Teruyoshi Uchimura.

Early life In 1985, he met Teruyoshi Uchimura while he was at Yokohama Broadcasting Technical School. He was also in the same class as Tetsurō Degawa and Masato Irie, and is part of the so–called ". There was a big response to this broadcast, and the program featured special segments related to this topic on multiple occasions thereafter (such as in the episode broadcast on January 20, 1999).

From 1998 to current day, Nanbara works as a host to the Asahi TV sports show Get Sports, along with former football player Tetsuo Nakanishi.

Career as a sports reporter and commentator Nanbara had his first job as host in the puroresu and mixed martial arts variety show , which lasted from April 1994 to March 2000 in Asahi TV. He initially formed a host duo with Ken Ishiguro, but had to continue the show's tenure alone due to Ishiguro's movie schedule. His popularly in Ring Soul granted him special guest appearances in the All Japan Pro Wrestling Relay show and the game show Cult Q, where he introduced puroresu-themed quizzes. Nanbara has been active as a reporter since starting as a special correspondent for the Asahi Shimbun, and in 2004 he was also a special correspondent for the TV Asahi Athens Olympics, and joined the Tokyo Sports Press Club.

In 2001 he led the comedy musical group Happa-tai, whose song "Yatta" became an internet meme. After releasing the song, Nanbara became a member of Japanese musical group Memory Cats.

Personal life He announced his marriage in 1993. On March 22, 2005, he announced the birth of a child, a boy.

Discography As Singles (1997) (1998) (1999)

Albums (1999)

Books Kiyotaka Nanbara's Ring Soul: The allure of professional wrestling and martial arts unfolds in all its glory.