Tanaka knows the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu confirmed.

Some recent Gaki episodes have shown that Downtown can still skate close to the line when they want to like Matsumoto’s early morning punishment for losing the Choro-Q challenge, TANAKER and their Contest series. Like others have said earlier, it’s a probably a combination of NTV execs wanting to find a new gem and Downtown/Cocorico/Hosei deciding they don’t wanna take the hits anymore as they enter old age.