Regarded as a relatively brief and light story, zenza-banashi are never performed by established storytellers called tori, although they may be played by futatsu-me performers, situated between the zenza beginner storytellers and shin-uchi skilled performers, and occasionally by shin-uchi themselves.
二つ目や真打によって演じられることもあるが、比較的簡単な軽い話とみなされるためにトリの演目になることは無い。