One of the best silent comedians working today

KETCH

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Japanese mime clown Ketch ex-Gamarjobat flyer of non verbal comedy Ketch Sketch

Ketch Sketch tour in Hokkaido 4th - 10th Oct
and Fukuoka 20th Oct

Japanese mime clown Ketch ex-Gamarjobat had a pose


Workshops

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SHOWS

Japanese mime clown Ketch ex-Gamarjobat had a pose with his red nose, suits case and broom

Ketch's Comedy Show

The all ages non-verbal comedy show from one of the current masters of silent comedy. It’s an ingenious mix of mime and magic, clowning and juggling with hilarious audience involvement. 10-40minutes. For theatre, street and TV.

Theatre Show "Ketch Sketch"

Ketch Sketch is the new all ages non-verbal theatre show. It's a story of Ketch and his pet - Max. Ketch tries to celebrate Max's birthday with audience but... It’s an ingenious mix of mime and magic, clowning and juggling with hilarious audience involvement. Ketch even plays the ukulele and puppetry. 60-80 minutes.

Performed at 9 cities in Japan and Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 with 5 star review.
Produced by Impresario.

Picture story mime show
"I Am The Big Bad Wolf"

Picture story telling meets mime!

Ketch and his assistant will tell you the world famous story “The Three Little Pigs”

but the main character is the villain wolf. 

All the illustrations by Rie Inoue. 60 minutes.

Produced by Yorunohate.

OTHERS

sign at the crossing in Melbourne

Workshops

Physical comedy workshops for beginners to professionals. Learn mime, clowning and magic and how to tell stories without saying a word.

High street in Edinburgh at fringe

Directing

Ketch works with actors, circus artists, children's theatre companies, mimes and clowns helping them create non verbal shows. In English or in Japanese.

BIOGRAPHY

Early years

Japanese mime clown Ketch ex-Gamarjobat in his 20's

 

1990-1999

1990-1992
While Ketch was at University he studied mime at The Tokyo Mime Institute.

1993-1999
Performances on the streets in Tokyo and at several mime festivals in Japan and Korea.
Solo theatre shows and group theatre mime shows in Tokyo.

1999
Performances at festivals in The Czech Republic and Germany.

Gamarjobat years

Japanese mime clown Ketch when he was red mohawk of Gamarjobat

 

 

 

 

1999-2019

In 1999, Ketch started performing as one half of the comedy duo Gamarjobat, renowned for their award-winning physical comedy spanning two decades. From street festivals to Broadway NYC Gamarjobat toured in 35 countries performing in theatres, TV, on the internet and at most well known theatre and comedy festivals worldwide.

In the UK Gamarjobat have starred on ITV’s Tonight at the London Palladium, been twice winners of BBC’s BAFTA award-winning The Slammer and fronted Ketch! and HIRO-PON Get It On on BBC3.

 

“Irresistibly, endearingly funny and undoubtedly the most skilled and clever comedy in Edinburgh.” The Scotsman

“A physical comedy master-class, this double act have made vaudevillian silent comedy their own.” The Guardian

“Cartoon characters come to life” The New York Times

“Utterly mesmerising” The Telegraph

“A physical comedy masterclass…This double act have made vaudevillian silent comedy their own” The Guardian

“This Japanese physical comedy duo are a cross between Laurel and Hardy and Madness. Kids and adults will love their breathtakingly brilliant slapstick clowning. I can’t wait to take my children, who will talk about this for the rest of their lives” Stewart Lee, The Times

“I’ve tried, and I’m certain that there’s no real way to convey in words just how fantastic this show is” Three Weeks

“Hilarious physical comedy duo from Japan will transcend anything you think you know about clowning, magic and mime” Chortle

“I have never seen a show that I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone, regardless of age, sex, colour, or ideological leanings – until now” The Scotsman

Today

Japanese mime clown Ketch ex-Gamarjobat walking with his broom and suits case

2019-Now

In 2019, Ketch left Gamarjobat and started working as a solo performer, teaching physical comedy workshops and working as a director of physical comedy.

Honed his  improvisation craft with Keith Johnstone and clowning with Philippe Gaulier.

Taught mime for an improvisation theatre group in Milan Italy.

2020
Physical comedy direction for the Puppetry Clown company ‘Bunk Puppets’ in Melbourne.

Physical comedy workshops, TV shows in Nagasaki.
Appointed as an ambassador of Unzen-city in Nagasaki.

2021
Physical comedy workshops in Fukuoka.
Helped direct a Japanese new circus show “Senko hanabi” and its spin-off.
Created and performed a new non-verbal comedy theatre show “Ketch Sketch”.

2022

Ketch Sketch in Nishinomiya and Fukuoka.

Helped to direct the theatre FideriFidera to create their new family show in Brighton, UK.

Artisti in Piazza. Pennabilli, Italy.

Workshop in Osaka and Fukuoka.

Performed and did workshops in 26 schools.

Casted on a Japanese documentary TV programme. They filmed Ketch Sketch and England + Italy tour.

2023

Created a kids’ show “I am the Big Bad Wolf” and performed it Honda Theatre in Tokyo.Sell out!

Ketch Sketch in Kobe.

Fremantle International Street Arts Festival.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Created a circus show “Imparked Circus” and performed as a clown in it in Oita.

“I am the Big Bad Wolf” in Suzunari, Japan.

Teaching mime at the THU Japan kick off event in Kaga.

Ketch Sketch and mime lesson tour in Hokkaido.

 

2024

“I am the Big Bad Wolf” in KAAT, Japan.

Ketch Comedy show at Teatro Fisico in Torino, Italy.

5 days Physical comedy workshop in Teatro Fisico in Torino, Italy.

Ketch Sketch in Edinburgh Festival Fringe, UK. Full run in August.

Ketch Sketch tour in Hokkaido and Fukuoka, Japan.

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