今くるよさん死去、７６歳　「どやさ」で人気の漫才師

　女性漫才コンビ「今いくよ・くるよ」で活躍した漫才師の今くるよ（いま・くるよ、本名酒井スエ子＝さかい・すえこ）さんが２７日、膵（すい）がんのため、大阪市の病院で死去した。７６歳だった。京都市出身。葬儀は３１日午後１時から大阪市北区天神橋４の６の４２の公益社天神橋会館で。
　１９７０年、漫才師の今喜多代さんに弟子入り。高校の同級生だった今いくよさん（２０１５年死去）とコンビを組み、７３年にデビュー。細身のいくよさんと対照的なふくよかな体形と派手な衣装、「どやさ」のギャグで人気を集め、８０年代の漫才ブームに乗って全国的にブレークした。
　８１年に「上方お笑い大賞」金賞、８４年に「上方漫才大賞」大賞など、多くの賞を受賞。いくよさん死去後の２３年には、コンビでの「上方演芸の殿堂入り」を果たした。２２年４月に大阪市のなんばグランド花月で開かれた公演への出演が、最後の舞台となった。（2024/05/28-19:04）

Kuruyo Ima, a performer of the "manzai" traditional Japanese stand-up comedy, died of pancreatic cancer at a hospital in the western Japan city of Osaka on Monday. She was 76.
   A native of the city of Kyoto, western Japan, Ima was one of the members of popular female comedy duo "Ima Ikuyo Kuruyo."
   After studying manzai under the late manzai performer Kitayo Ima from 1970, Kuruyo Ima, whose real name was Sueko Sakai, paired up with high school classmate Ikuyo Ima and debuted in 1973.
   The manzai duo became popular, with Kuruyo Ima's well-rounded appearance making a sharp contrast with Ikuyo Ima, who was slender, and their showy stage costumes drawing attention. They also capitalized on the manzai boom in the 1980s. Kuruyo Ima's signature gag phrase "doyasa" caught on.
   After receiving many comedy awards, the duo was inducted into the hall of fame for "Kamigata" entertainment in 2023, after Ikuyo Ima's death in 2015. Kamigata refers to a western Japan area including Osaka and Kyoto.