Oricon conducted a survey of a thousand people, asking them with comedians they would want to hang out with during a barbecue. The #1 answer was duo Taka and Toshi, who were chosen most by respondents in their 20s. Sanma Akashiya and Tomomitsu Yamaguchi were the next most popular choices.

The rest of the top ten rankings were: Jicho Kacho, Tutorial, Summers, Yakkun Sakurazuka, Oriental Radio, Hidehiko Ishizuka, and Hitori Gekidan.

Oricon then asked the same question but with foreign celebrities instead of comedians. Brad Pitt came in first, outranking Johnny Depp and Cameron Diaz (who tied for second). Leah Dizon took 4th, ahead of Bobby Ologun. The rest of the list: Michael Jackson; Avril Lavigne and Orlando Bloom (tied); Tom Cruise and Sylvester Stallone (tied).