I'm Not Digging a Hole!!!!!

I am overwhelmed by the destructive power of Nishikigoi's manzai.
It was probably at the end of 2020 that I learned Hitoshi Matsumoto's words, "Comedy is betrayal." A year has passed since then.
Skilled manzai performers who use surprise attacks to make people laugh.
The simplest way to betray the ordinary is to play the "fool."

Among the countless manzai performers, I think the most popular icon of a "fool" right now is Masaki from Nishikigoi.
In a world where they say experience is the best teacher, to be the leading "fool" at age 50. It's simply amazing.

Please listen to what I thought about while watching Nishikigoi's manzai.

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While listening to their M-1 manzai, there was a part that caught my attention.

(Watanabe) "I'm going to a group date!"
(Masaki) "Fine, don't go. Go dig a hole or something, you idiot."
(Watanabe) "I'm not going to dig a hole."

At this point, I thought, "Hmm?"
Go dig a hole → I'm not going to dig a hole ...?

"Stare until a hole opens"
"Flaring one's nostrils"
"Want to crawl into a hole"

Even thinking about it briefly, there are quite a few idioms and proverbs that include the word "hole."
I see, I had a feeling that some clever retort would come to the word "hole" that suddenly appeared.

But the retort was a very simple, straightforward negation.
It was a huge betrayal for me, who had expected something, but it wasn't a moment to laugh. Rather, it was a quiet transition leading into the group date scene.
Why was it a simple negation...?

The answer that settled the wandering feelings in my mind was just that.

A symbol of a fool.

If you could make a witty retort, you probably wouldn't be a fool.
Repeating what was said and denying it = I could imagine that his brain wasn't keeping up.
Manzai exchanges often develop rapidly with every word. That is why I think an exchange of "stagnation" is rare. By manipulating the speed of time, they make you feel the "fool" with your body.

However, I don't know if this was an intentional exchange or if it just happened naturally.
Did they dare to include this exchange to leave an impression of a "natural fool"?
Was it the best retort they arrived at after trying out responses to "Go dig a hole"?

Either way, they must have planted the manzai performer's character in a place where they weren't even trying to get a laugh. Ah, amazing!
Manzai isn't just a collection of jokes. The whole exchange is the comedy.
Incredible.