Shōten
| Shōten | |
|---|---|
NTV Shōten at Korakuen Hall in 2012 | |
| Genre | Owarai, Variety show |
| Directed by | Ken Obata, Jin Obata |
| Starring | Shunpūtei Shōta (Host) San'yūtei Kōraku San'yūtei Koyūza Hayashiya Taihei Katsura Miyaji Shunpūtei Ichinosuke Tatekawa Harenosuke Takao Yamada |
| Theme music composer | Hachidai Nakamura |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Motoi Umehara |
| Production location | Korakuen Hall |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | Nippon Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NNS (NTV) |
| Release | May 15, 1966 – present |
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Shōten (笑点; "Laughing Point") is a Japanese TV comedy program that has been continuously broadcast on Sunday evenings on Nippon TV since 15 May 1966, making it the second-longest running variety TV show in Japan.