It's Not Everyday Someone Introduces a Love Doll on Japanese TV

Japanese variety show Waratte Iitomo! (“It’s Okay to Laugh!”) is the longest running, continuously hosted live program in the world. It’s a cultural institution in Japan, and its host, Tamori, is iconic—like the Milton Berle of Japan. And today on that show, guest Lily Franky brought a special guest: his girlfriend, a love doll. Lily Franky is an illustrator, novelist, producer, actor, photographer, picture book author, columnist, designer—dude does a lot of stuff. He’s a fantastic writer and has a good sense of humor.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"5948505","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Before he appeared on the show today, he was asked to bring his “rumored girlfriend” on the show. As a gag (this isn’t his real girlfriend!), he wheeled out a love doll instead. What makes this joke huc99 so unexpected is that Waratte Iitomo is broadcasted at noon—meaning that huc99 it reaches a rather docile spectrum of viewers. It’s hardly racy TV. Today, however, it was. （放送事故） リリー・フランキーさんが 「笑っていいとも！」 出演で、なんと”ラブドール” を彼女として紹介！！ [DSPSP初心者講座] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and huc99 com beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.