Takashi Wakasugi
Australian comedian
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Takashi "Waka" Wakasugi (born 1988 or 1989;[1] Japanese: 若杉 昂志, Hepburn: Wakasugi Takashi) is a Japanese comedian who performs in both Australia and Japan.[2]
- Comedian
Takashi Wakasugi | |
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| 若杉 昂志 | |
| Born | 1988 or 1989 (age 36–37) Japan |
| Alma mater | Doshisha University |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
Wakasugi attended Doshisha University in Japan. During his studies there in 2012, Wakasugi studied abroad at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, where he first performed stand-up in English.[2] Having previously worked for a time as a backpacking farmworker across Australia,[3] Wakasugi moved there in 2019, where his love of comedy and desire to further practice English resulted in him deciding to pursue stand-up full-time.[4][5]
In 2021, Wakasugi presented his stand-up show Farm Backpacker (Subclass 417) at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF).[3] His show Stay Home Stay, about his experience in Perth during the COVID-19 pandemic, premiered in 2022.[6][7] At the 2023 MICF, Wakasugi won the Director's Choice Award for his show Japanese Worry.[8][9]
Wakasugi presented Japanese Aussie at the 2024 MICF,[5][8] and he performed his show Welcome to Japan at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2023 and at Edinburgh Fringe in 2024.[10][11][12][13] In 2025, Wakasugi staged Comedy Samurai in Perth and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[14][15]
In 2018, Wakasugi was a guest on Tonightly with Tom Ballard, and he was a performer on Thank God You're Here in 2024.[16] Wakasugi also appeared on the fourth season of Taskmaster Australia, broadcast in 2025, where he placed second.[17][1] He appeared as himself on episodes of The Cheap Seats, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, and The Cook Up with Adam Liaw in 2025.[18]
