Shabekuri 007 (しゃべくり007, Shabekuri Sebun) is a Japanese talk and variety television show featuring seven high-profile comedians alongside different guests each week with little to no scripts, produced and aired on Nippon TV.
[1] The show uses no scripts for the free talk portion and is entirely improvised by the host, the regulars and the guests.
[2] The initial two months were a success, moving the program to Monday and extending the broadcast time to 1 hour from 10pm to 11pm.
The show features guests every week as the main topic and focus, the guests are mainly celebrities that are currently in topic or are promoting entertainment they are featured in such as an upcoming movie.
Shabekuri 007 is one of the most popular programs airing in Japan, with viewership ratings hovering around 10% in the Kanto region.