The Drifters (ザ・ドリフターズ) is a comedy group formed in 1964 initially as a rock band. The group consisted of the leader Ikariya Chosuke (いかりや長介) (died in 2004), Kato Cha (加藤茶), Nakamoto Koji (仲本工事), Takagi Bu (高木ブー) and Arai Chu (荒井注). Arai Chu retired in 1974 and Ken Shimura (志村けん) joined them.