It Is With Regret That We Announce....

We will be unable to book Japanese comedian Shimida after we read this article.

We do want to comment that perhaps the author of the article consider a career in comedy as a comedian who was "slapped" with a fine for assaulting someone is just the kind of writing some people pay good money for. In addition, we would have granted bonus points for getting the choice quote in which the comedian not only apologizes for the crime he committed, but also "his act."

For the record, Shimida is not the same comic who travelled for years playing the Japanese Tony Clifton.