"Finally, the three-week cancellation" is over. ""Gag Concert" is coming back with a new segment."

Aug 13, 2024

'Finally, the three-week cancellation' is over. ''Gag Concert' is coming back with a new segment.'
Photo courtesy=KBS



After the closing of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Korean Laughter Festival 'Gag Concert' will resume.

KBS2 'Gag Concert' will meet with viewers again on the 18th after a three-week Olympic cancellation. The broadcast of the Olympics took a three-week break, but the cast and crew making 'Gag Concert' had no time to rest.

"Gag Concert" released the second episode of "Gag Concert" on its official YouTube channel during the Olympic break. Jung Tae-ho, Song Pil-geun, Yoon Seung-hyun, Na Hyun-young, Nam Hyun-seung, and Oh Min-woo, the six people who are active in the 『Gag Concert" drew attention with various pledges that they want to share with their subscribers when they reach 1 million subscribers on the YouTube channel.



'Finally, the three-week cancellation' is over. ''Gag Concert' is coming back with a new segment.'
Photo courtesy=KBS
The extraordinary 'talk chemistry' between comedian seniors and juniors burst into laughter without a break, and made us guess the friendly atmosphere of the 'Gag Concert' team. Thanks to its own content 'Gag Concert', a collection of highlights of famous scenes, and shorts videos containing fun moments, 'Gag Concert' surpassed 600,000 subscribers on the 9th, confirming viewers' thirst for comedy.

In addition, new corners are set to appear from the 18th. It is said that not only comedians who have been steadily active since the revival of the `Gag Concert', but also comedians from other broadcasters who are passionate about gag, and comedians who led the heyday of 'Gag Concert' are preparing new sections in various styles.



'Finally, the three-week cancellation' is over. ''Gag Concert' is coming back with a new segment.'
Photo courtesy=KBS
Next month, we are preparing 'Comedy Korea-Japan War' 'Gag Concert' will release 'Gag Concert in JAPAN' at Jeff Haneda, a concert hall in Tokyo, Japan, on September 5. In addition to the popular corner 'How about Defconn', 'Shimgok Police Station', 'Let's not communicate king's grandmother', 'Comedy Duo Comedy Inz' and 'You know, right?' will meet Japanese comedy fans.

In Japan, popular comedians from Yoshimoto Heung-up, such as popular comedy duo COWCOW, Wespee, Koikuchi Ichigawa, and Masashi Kumada, deliver the taste of local comedy to Korean viewers.



The performance lasts about two and a half hours, and LEDs for interpretation subtitles are installed at the site to create a venue where both countries can become one with laughter beyond the language wall.

A KBS official said, "'Gag Concert', which had a summer vacation due to the Olympics, will resume this week. The "Gag Concert" team worked nonstop on ways to entertain viewers even more"Please pay a lot of attention to the new corners prepared with great care and the 'Gag Concert in JAPAN' to be held next month."

Meanwhile, 'Gag Concert' airs every Sunday at 10:35 p.m. on KBS2.



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