Football Hour (フットボールアワー, Futtobōru Awā) is a Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Terumoto Gotō (tsukkomi) and Nozomu Iwao (boke), both from Osaka.
[2] In April 1999, after both of their previous units were disbanded, the two partnered up and formed Gotō-Iwao, debuting in May of the same year.
Jinnai was supportive of the idea, but Komoto believed that the combination would not work as their individual characters are too strong.
The duo made it as a finalist again the following year, placing 2nd as the runners-up and finally winning the competition in 2003.
The duo was propelled into popularity afterwards and furthered their career in Tokyo, where they now appear on numerous television programs.