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Nininbaori (二人羽織) is a Japanese comedic party trick^{[citation needed]} where two people wear the same large coat (haori) and pretend to be one (hunchbacked) person. One person is the "face" and the other is the "arms".^[1] Humor arises from the arms never being coordinated with the face.

This type of skit is considered a staple of Japanese comedy and is commonly used as a part of comedy shows; live stage performances, owarai (television comedy), and rakugo.

The basic concept of nininbaori-type humour is seen in the comedy of many cultures. The English comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? has a similar act called "Helping Hands".

• https://books.google.com/books?id=kUPSEAAAQBAJ&hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Nininbaori&pg=PA233&printsec=frontcover
• https://books.google.com/books?id=X4kVgBdsMX0C&hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Nininbaori&pg=PA30&printsec=frontcover