This is a list of Japanese comedians—known in Japanese as owarai geinin (お笑い芸人?), owarai tarento (お笑いタレント?), or simply geinin (芸人?)—and their group names. This page uses the word "comedian" in its broadest possible sense. For more information on modern Japanese comedy, see owarai. Names on this page are listed in English alphabetical order according to family name or group name, where applicable.