Teppei Arita (有田 哲平, Arita Teppei, born 3 February 1971, in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese comedian, television presenter and television writer who performs boke of the comedy duo Cream Stew. His partner is Shinya Ueda. He is nicknamed Aripei (アリペイ) and Aripē (アリペー). Arita is represented by Natural Eight.