Hironari Yamazaki

Hironari "Zakiyama" Yamazaki (山崎弘也, Yamazaki Hironari, born January 14, 1976 in Kasukabe, Saitama) is a Japanese comedian. He belongs to the talent agency Jinrikisha (人力舎).

Career

Yamazaki formed the owarai kombi Untouchable (アンタッチャブル, Antatchaburu) with Hidetsugu Shibata in 1994 and became famous after winning the "M-1 Grand Prix" for manzai comedy in 2004. He has come to often appear alone on television, using the nickname "Zakiyama", especially after Shibata's bouts with health problems. He is a regular on many shows, including Nichiyō Geinin, which he hosts with Bakarhythm and Masayasu Wakabayashi.