is a Japanese comedian.
Shibata was born in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. He is a third grader at School JCA, a talent training school for Jinrikisha.
Biography
In 1994, he entered School JCA, a talent training school for Production Jinrikisha that aims for owarai geinin. He longed for Junji Takada, initially aiming for a "boke entertainer." After that, he formed a duo with JCA classmate Hironari Yamazaki, "Untouchable." Shibata is in charge of "tsukkomi." In December 2007, he was hospitalised for emergency with acute hepatitis and resumed performing arts activities in March of the following year. He closed his entertainment activities for one year from the end of January 2010. He later resumed entertainment activities in January 2011. He made his first television after his return on Bijo Athlete Sou Shutsuen: Honoo no Taiiku-kai TV–2011 (11 January 2011). From 2 April 2012, he served as the main personality of TBS Radio programme Linda! –Konya wa anata o nerai Uchi–, which became his first regular programme after returning.
Style of acting
Despite being from Shizuoka prefecture, there are times when it is said that he was an Edokko. Also, it was said that his kire tsukkomi in manzai was evaluated from Kansai manga artist Yasushi Yokoyama. Contrary to the artistic enthusiasm of his kire tsukkomi, there is a long-sided aspect that he could go to the zoo and watch animals such as hippopotamuses for as long as three hours. In the manzai, he shows movement like thrusting and ballooning laughing, a reaction in response to an escalated boke, which collapses on the spot, a high-tension kicking thrusting movement. Frequently he talks about knowledge gained from his zoo visits and illustrations from variety shows and his blog. His most favourite animal is hippopotamus and advocates the "Hippopotami Theory." In 2009 he made an emblem of a hippopotamus and added it to hiscar and was messed with Chicago Mango. After that, when Shibata consulted George Tokoro about the "production of hippopotamus emblem", Tokoro confirmed that "I will make it", and gave a free birthday hippo emblem to Shibata. The silvery shining emblem was also shown on radio and television programmes.
Episodes
In his elementary and junior high school years as a student, he belonged to the gymnastics and baseball clubs but during high school and belonged to the model department and made a model car. He started boxing when he was a child who was bullied in the past. He was good at overall exercise and had been scouted by a Youth Football club. When he was selected for a football selection in Shizuoka Prefecture, there was a boy with extraordinary dribble technique during practice. This led him lose his confidence, and had a period in his football life, but that boy was Makoto Tanaka, later part of the Japan national football team. He is a fans of the local football club Shimizu S-Pulse. In September 2005, he announced his marriage. Currently he is a father of two children. They later divorced in May 2015. He received LASIK surgery in 2006 and 2012, in which his visual acuity recovered from 0.01 to 1.5. There was an exchange with the music group Ketsumeishi, whom he have participated as a staff on their live tour. During Shibata's private time, he formed a karaoke circle called "Shibameishi" with his junior entertainers. His radio programme Chicago Mango triggered a blog titled "Hidetsugu Shibata no Heion na Boku." He also started a personal name book on the radio programme Linda! –Konya wa anata o nerai Uchi–.
Appearances
Television
Current regular appearances
Ichioshi Dai Yosō TV: Uma kyun! (Jul 2013 –, BS Fuji) quasi-regular
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu no: Nandakore TV (Nov 2013 –, Space Shower TV) – Nanzean Zentoikota (voice appearance) Ikitaga Rīno (19 Apr 2014 –, TSS) Saturdays, 18:30–19:00; also broadcast in eight overseas countries and regions (Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Mongolia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan) ShibaManbo (28 Jun 2015 –, Fuji TV One) Tokyo Audition (Kakari) (3 Nov 2015 –, Tokyo MX) – Moderator Joy no Asobu-TV Joynt! () occasional appearances Satahapi Shizoka (20 May 2016 –, ) quasi-regular Shi Ni Rei Rei Hachi Go Go (9 Jan 2017 –, SBS)