A yose originally referred to a permanent hut operated by a promoter where professionals of rakugo (traditional comic storytelling), rokyoku (naniwabushi recitation), kodan storytelling, manzai or a comic dialogue, or magicians entertained their audiences by exhibiting their skills in speaking or trickery.
寄席（よせ）とは、都市において落語・浪曲・講談・漫才・奇術などの技芸を観客に見せるため席亭（興行主）が経営する常設の興行小屋である。