Sankyoku Manzai was a boisterous manzai using a Chinese fiddle, a drum and a shamisen, and the early Manzai was accompanied by some musical instruments after the fashion of Sankyoku Manzai.
三曲万歳は胡弓・鼓・三味線による賑やかな万歳で、初期の万才もこれに倣って楽器伴奏を伴っていた。