"There is an appropriate line in comedy as well" Lee Kyung-kyu, the reason why he declared that he stopped recording → due to low-quality jokes? (RAS)

Oct 10, 2024

 'There is an appropriate line in comedy as well' Lee Kyung-kyu, the reason why he declared that he stopped recording → due to low-quality jokes? (RAS)
Lee Kyung-kyu, a broadcaster, revealed the story of his anger at his juniors' jokes. Lee Kyung-kyu, mirage, Lee Yong-jin, and Lee Sun-min appeared as guests in MBC's entertainment show `Radio Star" on the 9th to talk about Lee Kyung-kyu's 'monkey mating gag' anger incident.

Lee Kyung-kyu confessed how he felt at the time when he stopped recording because he was enraged by the monkey mating gag presented by his juniors Lee Jae-yul, Lee Sun-min and Kwak Beom during the filming of Netflix 'Comedy Royal'. He added "There is also national character in comedy. Even in the 'Animal Kingdom', mating scenes are mosaic-processed. Furthermore, he said he couldn't hold back his anger, saying, "Can a human being make such a joke in front of me?"

Lee Sun-min, who was at the scene at the time, recalled that Lee Kyung-kyu's anger was actually much worse than what was shown on the air, saying "3 times worse." Lee Yong-jin also said, `At that time, Lee Kyung-kyu's voice decibel was really amazing. I've never seen him shout so loudly before," he added.

Lee once said he was so depressed that he even considered retiring due to the incident. But "The monkey case became a big issue"When I was invited to the second season later, I could not remain a monkey like this." is determined to make another appearance." He said, `I think I've overcome this in the end," he added, drawing laughter.

Lee Kyung-gyu said, `I couldn't stand it because my juniors made dirty jokes in front of me," he said, explaining his outrage at the time.



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