Gag Concert (Korean: 개그콘서트) is a South Korean sketch-comedy television show more commonly known as Gag Con (개콘). It began airing on 4 September 1999 and aired its last episode on 26 June 2020, making it South Korea's longest-running comedy show.[1] It started airing again on November 12, 2023, after 3 years and 4 months of absence.[2]
The show was recorded on Wednesdays and aired on KBS 2TV on Sundays at 9:15 pm.[3] It now airs on Sundays at 10:25 pm.[4] The show airs with English subtitles two weeks after it airs on KBS World TV on Saturdays at 6:00 pm.[5]
Each year, comedians are awarded for their performance in Gag Concert in three categories: Best Newcomer, Excellence Award, and Top Excellence. The best skit idea is awarded with "Top Excellence Award for Idea".
Year
Best Newcomer Award
Excellence Award
Top Excellence Award
Top Excellence Award for Idea
2002
Lee Jeongsoo
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Kang Seongbeom Park Junhyeong
Survival Dialect
2003
Jeong Hyeongdon Seo Namyong Kwon Jinyeong Kim Darae
^Moon Kyung-min (20 March 2017). "'개그콘서트' 루키 3인방 활약에 신선한 생기". Sedaily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^An, Jin-yong (2023-12-19). ‘개콘’ 신인 13인, KBS 33기 개그맨 됐다…5년 만에 공채 [13 'Gag Concert' rookies became KBS 33rd class comedians... first open recruitment in 5 years]. Munhwa Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
