01x01 - Meet The Young g*ns of Comedy

[bunniefuu]

[suspenseful music playing]

[K] Greetings.

K, THE ORGANIZER

Welcome to Comedy Royale.

[man] What's this?

MASTER
TAK JAE-HOON

[K] We invited five comedy masters here...

MASTER
LEE YONG-JIN

MASTER
LEE KYUNG-KYU

MASTER
CHUNG YOUNG-JOON

MASTER
MOON SE-YOON

...to begin a new chapter of comedy.

Let's do whatever it takes
to make people laugh!

[K] The masters will select
the hottest comedy young g*ns out there

to bring with them.

And keep this in mind.

Comedy Royale... is a survival game.

[Se-yoon]
I hate losing when it comes to comedy.

[K] A brutal comedy battle will await
these young g*ns each round.

Being bald doesn't make you funny.

We'll see about that.

-Who brought a baby in here?
-[laughter]

[K] There are no veterans...

When does the funny part start?

...or rookies.

Lee Kyung-kyu, you're old as hell.

-[crowd exclaiming]
-[yawns]

[K] There is no saving face or loyalty.

-[participant exclaims]
-Is he having sex?

[K] Only the funniest...

It's Mom.

-...can be the royals.
-[laughter]

-[K] A hilarious...
-We're f***ed.

I know tensions are high right now,
but I can't stand your sketches anymore.

...intense...

You mother[bleep]!

-...reckless...
-Damn it.

-[Ji-yoon] They're gonna end up fighting.
-...and desperate...

-[gags]
-This has gone too far!

-...comedy battle royale.
-Just tell us we're wrong, you as*h*le!

[K] It begins

now.

I'm so scared.

-[eerie music playing]
-[distorted giggling]

[K] May the joke be with you.

[theme music playing]

COMEDY ROYALE

K'S MANSION
PAJU, GYEONGGI-DO

EPISODE 1
MEET THE YOUNG g*ns OF COMEDY

[doorbell rings]

["Unholy" by Sam Smith
and Kim Petras playing]

[in English] ♪ And how you don't know
How to keep your business clean... ♪

HWANG JAE-SEONG
#KINGSMITH #HWANGKYOUNGYOUNG

LEE EUN-JI
#GILEUNJI #BAEKSANG2023

KIM SEUNG-JIN
#INCHEONTHUG #B-LIST_HEARING

TEAM MOON SE-YOON

[Se-yoon in Korean] I'm Moon Se-yoon,
the leader of Team Moon Se-yoon.

We've worked with various forms of comedy,

but we're most familiar
with performing to a crowd.

We also have Lee Eun-ji on the team,

who's very popular these days.

She kills it wherever she goes.

We're very traditional comedians,

and I think
our team has the strongest members.

Is this the place?

[Eun-ji] Snap out of it, Jae-seong.
[laughs]

-Are we done?
-We are.

-Are we first?
-[Eun-ji] I think so.

-[scoffs]
-[Jae-seong] We're first?

So no one's here to welcome us?

[Eun-ji] There's our table.

Shouldn't Yong-jin's team be here first?

Exactly. Why are we here first?

-[knocking on door]
-Who is it?

[Jae-seong] We're not buying!

[Se-yoon] Do they expect us to open it?

The door's open!
[laughs]

[Se-yoon] Do they expect us to open it?

[Eun-ji] The door's open!
[laughs]

[rock music playing]

-What the heck?
-[Jae-seong] They came prepared.

What is that?

-[Eun-ji] What is that?
-[laughter]

KWAK BEOM
#KWAKKYOUNGYOUNG #BBANGSONGGUK

LEE JAE-YOUL
#BABY #BUONGCHEOL #SNACKTOWN

LEE SEON-MIN
#ROHJOOHYUN #THE_FACE

TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON

[Young-joon] I'm Chung Young-joon,

the leader of the comedy label
Meta Comedy,

a label for the rising stars
of Korean comedy.

We represent talents such as

-Psick University, Shortbox...
-[Beom] Bbangsongguk...

-[Seon-min] The Face...
-[Jae-youl] And Snacktown.

A TOTAL OF 8 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS

THE TRENDIEST COMEDY LABEL

[Young-joon] I brought in

the three strongest members
of the Meta crew.

I'll beat them,
whether it be at comedy or a fistfight.

-A fistfight?
-I'll beat the sh*t out of them.

[laughs]

[Seon-min]
We prepared some provocative stuff.

[Jae-youl] Let's just make them laugh.

-What a strong entrance.
-[exclaims]

-[Se-yoon] Nice to see you.
-Hello.

-Good to see you.
-[Beom] Hello.

-[Jae-seong] Hello.
-You look cute today.

-Why, thank you.
-Good to see you.

[Jae-seong]
Why is the team leader here a CEO?

-You look like you're a member of Uptown.
-[laughs]

[Jae-seong]
I thought he was Brave Brothers.

[Eun-ji laughing]
Brave Brothers?

[Jae-seong] BB in the house.

Seon-min, are you on a protein-only diet?

Shut up before I beat your a*s
to the ground.

KIM SEUNG-JIN
WAS LEE SEON-MIN'S SENIOR AT SBS

-[bangs on door]
-Who's that?

-Someone's here.
-[Eun-ji] Who is it?

["MOMMAE" by Jay Park
ft. Ugly Duck playing]

[laughter]

LEE CHANG-h*
#PARKJWIBEOM #LEETAEKJO

EOM JI-YOON
#SHORTBOX #LTR #EOM_HAALAND

JO HOON
#DO_YOU_KNOW_DOCTOR_HONG?

TEAM LEE KYUNG-KYU

[Kyung-kyu] This is actually
my first comedy competition

in about 40 years.

-[exclaims]
-I had to start

completely from scratch,
so this is what I ended up with.

[laughter]

Kyung-kyu wanted to put together a team,

but he told me
he didn't have anyone to bring in.

So I sent three members out on loan,
like in soccer.

[Chang-h*] They're popular
with the younger generations,

so I thought they could contribute
with fresh, new ideas.

We're Team Kyu now.

[Hoon] Times are changing.

Team Kyu is back with all-new...

STUTTERING

-[laughter]
-f*ck.

#3RD_GENERATION_TEAM_KYU
#TRENDY_X_CLASSIC

-[participant] That's it!
-[Eun-ji screams]

[screams]

[Jae-seong] That's what I'm talking about!

-♪ Ask the stars! ♪
-[crowd singing along]

-Welcome, sir.
-Hello, sir.

[Kyung-kyu] Hey.

-[chuckles]
-[doorbell rings]

Who's there?

[Eun-ji] Come in.

-Goodness.
-[crowd exclaiming]

-[rock music playing]
-[laughter]

[Hoon] Look at Du-young!

CHOI JI-YONG
#GGI-DRAGON

PARK JIN-h*
#YEAR2033 #KIK_SERVICE

KIM DU-YOUNG
#SLAPSTICKGENIUS #TAGADA

TEAM LEE YONG-JIN

As you may know, we're B-list talents.
We're unstoppable.

-Like a runaway train.
-[young g*ns] Yes.

[Yong-jin] We're going all out.

We're not even B-list.

-We're more like B-minus.
-Right.

B is a bit too nice.

[Yong-jin] You'll see.
We have nothing to lose.

These underdogs are ready to fight.

#B-LIST
#POWER_OF_THE_UNDERDOGS

[Eun-ji] Welcome.

Yong-jin, are you going on Mr. Trot?

-Yes, have a seat.
-[laughter]

[Jae-seong] I like his energy.

-[Ji-yoon] This is fun.
-Everyone's so good.

-It's so much fun to see everyone.
-[knocking on door]

-[Eun-ji] The last team's here.
-The last team.

-[Ji-yoon] They're the strongest.
-[crowd exclaiming]

-[Ji-yoon] They're the strongest.
-[crowd exclaiming]

[retro rock music playing]

[Beom] It's the YouTuber team.

[crowd exclaiming and clapping]

The YouTuber team.

LEE SANG-JUN

#MRTOAD
#THEKILLINGDEBATE #BANTER_WHIZ

SHIN GYU-JIN
#PAULOWNIAGUY #NOCHILL_DETECTIVESHIN

NA SUN-UK

#TATTOOEDFATTHUG
#FATJONGWON #FATSIKYUNG

TEAM TAK JAE-HOON

[Jae-hoon]
The greatest strength of our team

is our bond.

We're not some ragtag bunch.

[Sang-jun] Jae-hoon made it big on YouTube

and Gyu-jin is thriving with him.

[staff] Other teams were skeptical
about a singer doing comedy...

Hey. Watch your damn mouth.

-What's your name?
-[young g*ns laughing]

It's all good.

[Gyu-jin] He's a man of action.
He sprung right up.

[Jae-hoon] It's all good.

[Beom] It's the YouTuber team.

#COMEDYGANGSTERS
#LIKE_A_FAMILY

[Ji-yoon]
They look like straight up gangsters.

[Eun-ji] They look cool.

[Chang-h*] Sun-uk.

-It's nice to meet you.
-[Chang-h*] Oh!

It's nice to meet you.

(EYE CONTACT)

[crowd] What's going on?

-[Chang-h*] They finally met.
-Square up to him!

BOTH OF THEIR CHARACTERS ARE th*gs

-Square up!
-[laughter]

[Eun-ji] Square up!

-[crowd clapping]
-[Jae-seong] Dr. Hong.

Do you know Dr. Hong?

[Seung-jin] What the hell?

-[Sun-uk] What's your deal?
-[Seon-min] Don't fight.

(QUICKLY BACKS OFF)

[indistinct chatter]

AUDIO OVERLOAD

[bell rings]

Who is it?

[Beom] Come in.

[announcer] To all the comedians
who represent Korean comedy,

welcome to Comedy Royale.

-Hello!
-[applause]

[announcer]
A series of exciting competitions

to become the royals of comedy
will begin shortly.

-[Du-young] Competitions?
-And...

the team that survives until the end...

-Tudum.
-[Jae-youl] Tudum.

[announcer]
Will be given an opportunity to launch

their own Netflix Original.

[all exclaiming and cheering]

No way.

-[Chang-h*] Let's go, Kyung-kyu!
-Awesome! Let's go, Meta!

[Seon-min] That's great!

[Du-young]
So they'll get to star in a show?

They'll create a show for them.

This is better than prize money.

-True.
-[Se-yoon] That's right.

[Eun-ji] I suddenly felt a burning desire
to win no matter what.

[Jae-youl] I thought we were just here
to have fun together,

but I realized I had to win.

My goodness,
this is a b*ttlefield of comedy.

You better have your g*n ready
if you want to win.

[announcer]
Now, the masters and young g*ns

who will participate in this competition

will introduce themselves.

OLD-SCHOOL COMEDY

-Oh, it works.
-[Jae-youl] It works.

Is he a gangster?

-[Du-young] He looks like oxidized beef.
-Like wine-marinated pork.

[laughs]
God damn it.

[laughter]

Guys, we're up first here.

-Speak into the mic!
-[Jae-seong] You have to wait your...

-Shut up!
-[laughs]

The young g*n I have my eye on
is Hwang Jae-seong.

He's a player amongst players.
He's an admirable comedian.

Considering his age and experience,
he should be here as a master.

It's kind of unfair
that he's even competing.

Our goal is to eliminate
one team per round.

If we do that,

-we can win.
-[Eun-ji] Mm-hmm.

-[Jae-seong] Do you know Dr. Hong?
-[dramatic music playing]

-So cute!
-How could you abandon your family?

-[exclaims]
-[sneezes]

[laughs]

[Ji-yoon] It's the evolution of man.

THE B-LIST UNDERDOGS

First of all,
I think Se-yoon's team forgot something,

-so I'll be doing that first.
-[laughter]

It's only right to greet our great senior,
but they didn't do that.

[Yong-jin]
Good to have you here, Kyung-kyu.

[crowd exclaiming and clapping]

Yong-jin.

You should do the same to me.

MOON SE-YOON JOINED SBS
A YEAR BEFORE LEE YONG-JIN DID

[crowd exclaiming and clapping]

That's it for the formalities.
We're done being respectful.

Watch out, Kyung-kyu.

-[laughs]
-[Yong-jin] Watch out, Jae-hoon.

Watch out, Se-yoon.

We're not going easy on you. Anyway...

What about our CEO?

Watch out, small business owner.

[all] "Small business owner"?

-"Small business owner"?
-[laughter]

CHUNG YOUNG-JOON
IS THE CEO OF META COMEDY INC.

I'm Kim Du-young,
the slapstick comedy genius.

-I... Ow.
-[laughter]

-[crowd exclaiming and clapping]
-[laughter]

That character didn't take off
for seven years on Comedy Big League.

-[laughter]
-[Sang-jun] But it worked out on YouTube.

-[crowd exclaiming]
-[Seung-jin] He flipped us off.

[laughter]

-[Eun-ji] He flipped us off.
-[Ji-yong] I'm going to be "crooked."

[crowd exclaiming]

-[participant] Face reveal.
-[Eun-ji] For the first time!

Who is that?

[Jae-hoon] He looks like a crew member.

-I know.
-[Ji-yong] Today,

-I'm going to destroy you all.
-[crowd exclaiming]

Team Lee Yong-jin seems the weakest.

Yong-jin's team.

TEAM LEE YONG-JIN
WAS DEEMED THE WEAKEST BY MANY

I feel like
they were put together in a hurry.

It's like they were recruited
at an employment office.

[Seon-min laughs]

The other teams may think
that we're the weakest team,

but that means
if we can beat even one of them,

that team will be ridiculed forever.

After today's sh**t,
one team will definitely be...

retiring, swag.

Why are they half-naked?

[Sang-jun]
You can't just show up in your underwear.

META COMEDY

I'm Chung Young-joon of Meta Comedy,

the current trendsetter
of the Korean comedy scene.

[crowd cheering and clapping]

-Gotta hand it to him.
-[in English] Young-joon Chung.

[in Korean]
First off, we have a lot prepared.

We lived together for 15 days
just to prepare for this,

so we're going to do our best.

Hi, I'm a baby.

-He's a baby.
-A demon baby?

I'll try to have fun
with all the wrinkly old people here.

-Okay, baby.
-Nice.

-[crowd clapping]
-[laughter]

[Yong-jin]
Is he pro-America or pro-Britain?

[Beom] He's British-American.

I debuted in the last batch
of People Looking for a Laugh

and I'm working hard at Meta Comedy now.

-I'm going to k*ll you all.
-[crowd exclaiming]

We gotta watch out for him.

They all work together at Meta Comedy,
so they'll have good chemistry.

Jae-youl is good at what he does.

[Gyu-jin] He doesn't mince his words.

I'll be perfectly frank.

-He's a kiss-a*s.
-[Kyung-kyu laughs]

[Gyu-jin] He says whatever is on his mind.

[Seung-jin] I'm from the same
broadcast network as Seon-min.

Even if we say the same line,
he just says it better.

Money isn't everything!

How old are you, you insolent little sh*t?

-He has a great voice.
-And that belly hair.

It's shaped like a fireball,
like the guy from Dodge Danpei.

IT'S NOT

-[crowd clapping]
-[Kyung-kyu] Hello.

TRENDY X CLASSIC

It's been a while

since I've seen
so many comedians in one room.

It's quite unpleasant.

[laughter]

I didn't start out as a comedian.

I was a movie producer.

KNOWN FOR:
A BLOODY BATTLE FOR REVENGE (1992)

-Nice to meet you.
-[crowd cheering]

Show us what you got, Chang-h*.

-[imitates boat horn honking]
-[laughter]

-[Eun-ji] How cute.
-[participant] That's funny.

-[Sang-jun] That's funny.
-That's so old-school.

-[crowd clapping]
-Hello, everyone. I'm Eom Ji-yoon.

[crowd cheering]

-She's the baby of the bunch.
-I love her voice.

-[Jae-seong] He's finally up.
-[Seung-jin] He's all the talk these days.

Do you know Dr. Hong?

-[upbeat music playing]
-[Seung-jin] Here he goes again.

JO HOON'S "DR. HONG CHALLENGE"
WENT VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA

This show is coming out in November.
Are you sure that'll still be relevant?

-[laughter]
-I haven't thought about that.

So, right now...

-You're a terrible speaker!
-That's why I danced.

[laughter]

[Young-joon] I think our biggest rival

is Team Lee Kyung-kyu.

I'm actually familiar
with each of the members' styles,

and I think there will be
a strange but successful chemistry

when they work with Kyung-kyu.

And Chang-h* and Ji-yoon
are top-level comedians.

Water breaks rocks with persistence,
not with force!

Please don't joke about
high cholesterol being contagious.

-[Ji-yoon] It's scary.
-[crowd laughing and clapping]

[Eun-ji] Way to go.

-And throw Jo Hoon into that mix...
-[laughs]

They're basically
the junior varsity Meta Comedy.

-[laughs]
-We're Young-joon's varsity team.

[chuckles]

Do you think
he'd give away his best players?

I think our CEO made the wrong call.

Now that it's come to this,
we'll destroy the Meta team...

STUTTERING AGAIN

We'll destroy them.

COMEDY GANGSTERS

Sing for us.
[laughs]

Sing "Oh! Happy."

COUNTRY KKO KKO'S SONG FROM 1998

Hello, everyone. I'm very happy
that I could find some time in my schedule

to hang out with you guys for a bit.

-"Hang out"?
-He hasn't seen a mic like that

ever since his S.Papa days.

[laughs]

Good to see you. I'm Lee Sang-jun.

[crowd cheering and clapping]

Is that all you've got
for the best comedian in Korea?

-[laughs]
-[crowd exclaiming]

[Chang-h*] Stage comedy!

His usual stuff.

Same old, same old.

Nice to meet you.

[crowd cheering and clapping]

-What broadcast network was he with?
-None of them.

Really?

We have another rising star
representing the fatties.

To be honest,

I've got a lot to show you.

I'm looking forward to having a good time
with all of you.

-Nice to meet you.
-[crowd cheering and clapping]

That was very concise.

-[Seung-jin] Short and sweet.
-[Eun-ji] You got this!

The young g*n I'm most wary of
is Na Sun-uk.

Most of us are stuck in our ways,

but he's an underdog
who could really cause an upset.

HIS CHARACTERS AND CATCHPHRASES
ARE WELL-KNOWN TO YOUNGER AUDIENCE

Fat Jong-won here.

Hello, it's Fat Si-kyung.

We'll see how a kid
with no comedy background does.

All he does is make videos
with his little iPhone.

-He's not a traditional comedian.
-No.

Try to make it on YouTube.

-Oh.
-It's much harder to do.

[bell rings]

[announcer]
We have a celebratory performance

prepared for you.

-Please enjoy.
-Could it be UV?

Is Jay Park here?

-[Seung-jin] He's here.
-[crowd exclaiming]

[crowd clapping]

-[Jae-seong] It's a saw.
-[Seon-min] A saw?

[piano music playing]

"SALUT D'AMOUR"
BY SAW PLAYER KIM GWAN-SU

[wobbly music playing]

[stifled laugh]

[laughs]

[Gyu-jin] It sounds so spooky.

[Ji-yoon] Is this for real?

It's bad luck to shake your legs.

[Beom laughing]

[Beom] What is this?

[Yong-jin] It was very dreamy.

It's like I was hypnotized.

[Ji-yoon] It sounds nice.

Huh?

-[Se-yoon] Hey, it's a feast.
-[Jae-seong] What?

[gentle music playing]

[crowd cheering and clapping]

-[Eun-ji] Thank you.
-[Jae-seong] It's finger food.

[Seung-jin] It feels like a party.

Let's have a good competition.

[Hoon] It's an honor.

[Kyung-kyu] All together now.

Let's do whatever it takes...

[Ji-yoon laughs]

...to make people laugh!

[all cheering]

-[Sang-jun] I'm gonna be the funniest!
-[Jae-youl] Let's drink until we die!

-[Chang-h*] Go, Kyung-kyu!
-Do you know Dr. Hong?

[Seung-jin] That idiot.

[wobbly music fades]

-[whoops]
-[crowd clapping]

-[participant 1 in English] Bravo.
-[participant 2 in Korean] Thank you.

-[Jae-seong in English] Adios.
-[Eun-ji] Thank you.

[in Korean] Wait, that prop...

-Come on.
-[Eun-ji] Seriously?

I'm not so sure about this one.

[Sang-jun] I'm sure he has a plan.
He must have thought it through.

[Ji-yong] He's going to use his voice.

-He's raising the mic.
-[laughs]

-[stifled laugh]
-[Ji-yong] He's using his mouth for sure.

Just push through, Beom!

[imitates wobbly music playing]

Just as expected.

[Ji-yoon] Do the whole song.

[imitates wobbly music playing]

Why is he checking if we're laughing?

The leg shaking was key.

[Du-young] You should shake your leg.

[laughter]

[Hoon] Power through.

[overlapping chatter]

[Jae-seong] I was sure

that someone would try to be a star
by taking the stage.

-And lo and behold...
-It was none other than...

[both] Kwak Beom.

It was quite a Beommer.

[laughs]

Everyone else was a coward.

-Only the brave can wear the crown.
-[Jae-youl] True.

-And it would make your head heavy.
-[Beom] Yeah.

And then you'd break your neck and die.

-Our teamwork isn't looking great.
-[laughter]

What's wrong with you?

[Yong-jin] Now, each team will go around
and say which team they'll destroy.

-We'll go with Se-yoon's team.
-I see.

Okay.

-It's obvious what they'll do.
-Pig Man.

He'll do his usual shtick like...
[whimpering, screaming]

Just like that.

-[stifled laugh]
-And he'll wave his arms around.

-Like this.
-[Ji-yong] Exactly.

-[Jae-youl] Pretty accurate.
-[Jae-seong] He belittled me.

-Just as we expect.
-[Jae-youl] You're right.

We already know what they'll do.

So you have us all figured out.

You fool.

You call yourself a comedian
when you're that dense?

We think the weakest team here

-is Yong-jin's.
-[crowd exclaiming]

A team needs to be close-knit

for the members
to improvise off each other

and to have any sort of chemistry.

But they don't know each other at all.

-[Ji-yong] I'm very close with Yong-jin.
-[Eun-ji] They're strangers.

-Same with Yong-jin.
-We're best buddies!

He doesn't want to befriend them.

They're only here to get paid!

Oh, come on.

[Eun-ji] They're only in it for the money!

-[crowd cheering and clapping]
-[Seung-jin] Eun-ji!

Well, she mentioned money.

And honestly, there are some people
who are only here for the money.

-[Beom] Who might that be?
-Well, I mean...

A certain Mr. Bae.

TAK JAE-HOON / LEGAL NAME: BAE SEONG-U

-[Yong-jin] There are a few.
-We're all rich here.

[Yong-jin] Let's be honest.

Look at Jae-hoon's team.
They're not close at all.

Especially not Sun-uk,
who's pretty much an outcast over there.

-[Yong-jin] Am I wrong?
-[Du-young] And he's working the hardest.

-[Sun-uk] Excuse me.
-[Yong-jin] Honestly...

We even went out for a meal together.

-[Eun-ji] Really?
-[Jae-seong] As a group?

Without Jae-hoon though.

Have you ever met with him before?

I did today.

-[Jae-seong] You met him today?
-[laughter]

-We had a good time today.
-[Jae-hoon] "A good time."

We ate together.

We've done it all.

Okay, so in your opinion,
which team is the weakest?

-The weakest team is over there.
-[crowd exclaiming]

-[Jae-seong] Meta?
-[Ji-yoon] The Meta team.

[Eun-ji] I know what you mean.

[Sun-uk] Don't get too nervous.

You f*cking moron.

[laughter]

-You can't just swear like that.
-[Sun-uk] Don't swear.

-You can't just blurt it out.
-No swearing.

[Sun-uk]
I could tell he hasn't been on TV much,

seeing how he just swore out of nowhere.
I could tell he was nervous.

I looked at him and thought,
"That's exactly what I shouldn't do."

So I cut him some slack.

You picked the wrong character archetype.

[Beom] Say something.

-I don't know about anyone else...
-[laughter]

...but I'm sure we can beat Jae-hoon's team.

-Okay.
-[crowd exclaiming]

A ship can't go in the right direction

-if the captain's not steering.
-[laughing]

I'm sorry, I drank too much.

IT'S NON-ALCOHOLIC CHAMPAGNE

Who here is more quick-witted
than Jae-hoon?

[crowd exclaiming]

-[Jae-seong] He's unmatched.
-[Se-yoon] He's a genius.

And we shouldn't attack him
for being a singer.

When did your last song come out?

-[Se-yoon] It was in 2014.
-That's right.

How can we still call him a singer?

-It's been ten years.
-[laughter]

-[somber music playing]
-[Se-yoon] He's basically a comedian.

That's enough.
He has a concert in September.

-[Se-yoon] He's a comedian.
-[Yong-jin] He is.

[Se-yoon]
These kinds of attacks can be insulting.

[Jae-seong] That team's master

-has his head in the wrong place.
-[Eun-ji laughs]

He looked like he was out on a picnic.

Jae-hoon just isn't a comedian.

He's just someone who's witty.

So I don't think
they have any business being here.

[staff] Other teams have said
that you don't belong here.

-You little...
-[staff laughs]

You think we won't sh**t the messenger?

-Filter your messages!
-[chuckles]

We don't belong here?

They're right though.
We were both special hires.

I didn't pass the auditions. Did you?

-No, I didn't.
-[Sang-jun] Did you?

-I'm not even a comedian.
-[Sang-jun laughs]

Get ready to be crushed
by some nobodies who don't belong here.

-Times have changed!
-[Sang-jun] That's right.

When I came here for Comedy Royale,

I thought the future of comedy was bright.

But after seeing what Beom did earlier...

-[imitating wobbly music playing]
-...I realized that I was wrong.

[Sang-jun] What do you think, Beom?

What do you think
about the future of comedy?

Being bald doesn't make you funny.

-[Sang-jun] What's that?
-[Beom] Being bald doesn't make you funny.

-What about gray hair?
-[Beom] Sorry?

-[Gyu-jin] Is it funny if it's gray?
-Well, it's better, isn't it?

[laughter]

We're talking about
the brightness of things.

And when I first walked in,
I thought every team was strong.

But Meta was the exception.

Isn't this the third time
you've said that?

Well, some of this might get edited out.

-[laughter]
-I'm getting in multiple takes.

[laughter continues]

-[Jae-youl] All right.
-[crowd clapping]

-[Hoon] Wait.
-[Kyung-kyu] Hey.

-[Jae-youl] Sit down.
-[Chang-h*] Kyung-kyu told you to sit.

[laughter]

He'd been itching to get up
and say something.

[laughter]

Anyway, Producer Kwon Hae-bom
is working on this show.

[Jae-seong] I know him.

We did ZZIN Kyung-kyu together
on Kakao TV.

-He did ZZIN Kyung-kyu?
-[Kyung-kyu] Yes.

-He was the producer there.
-[Jae-seong] Right.

You got that?

-The winner's already been decided.
-[laughter]

What's the point then?

THIS IS NOT TRUE

-[all clamoring]
-[Du-young] That's match-fixing.

[Beom] Why are we here then?

-[Chang-h*] Sit!
-[participant] What's the point?

-[Jae-seong] He's playing so dirtily!
-Just go with it.

[Jae-youl]
Why did we even dress up like this?

-[Kyung-kyu] That's why I feel so bad.
-[Du-young] Really?

You're butt naked
when the result is already decided.

[laughter]

-[Beom] What are you talking about?
-[Kyung-kyu] What's with him?

Let me ask you something.
Don't you think he's a bit slow?

-[laughter]
-[Kyung-kyu] Don't you?

-I'm not slow.
-Is he okay?

THE MASTER OF SCOLDING

[Jae-youl] I'm not slow.

They're bringing down
the class of this show.

[laughter]

[Kyung-kyu] Him and him.

-[Jae-youl] But...
-[Kyung-kyu] And you!

[laughter]

Will the whole world
be watching this show?

-[Jae-seong] Yes.
-The whole world?

Even Koreans won't watch it
because of you people.

[Jae-seong]
You just worry about your hair!

-[Sang-jun] Right, I'm sorry.
-[laughter]

[crowd clapping]

-[bell rings]
-Oh.

[announcers] Ladies and gentlemen,
the time has come

to determine the royals
among comedians in Korea

through Comedy Royale.

Young g*ns,
please head to the drawing room.

-[Se-yoon] Just do what you prepared.
-[Jae-seong] Let's go!

Let's go, we got this!

-[Se-yoon] Good luck.
-Let's have fun!

-[Chang-h*] Let's go!
-[participant] We got this!

-[Hoon] Let's do this!
-[all] Let's do this!

[all] Meta, Meta, Meta!

You got this. You've prepared for this.

-[Jae-youl] See you later.
-[Seon-min] You got this.

[Eun-ji in English] Let's go.

Hello, everyone!

Wow!

DRAWING ROOM

-[in Korean] It's like a lounge for VIPs.
-[Seung-jin exclaims]

It's so fancy.

[Beom] Hello.

[Jae-seong] Is this the throne?

-I like this seat.
-[Sun-uk] What is this place?

[Beom] Get good seats.

I love it here.

Ji-yong, sit here. Sit on the floor.

[Jae-seong chuckles]
No, on the...

-[chuckles]
-[bell rings]

-What's that?
-What is it?

[announcer] Attention, young g*ns.

The K-Comedy Battle will now begin.

-[crowd cheering and clapping]
-Let's go!

-[thumps]
-[crowd exclaiming]

[Gyu-jin] What the hell?

-[thumps]
-[crowd exclaiming]

[Gyu-jin] What the hell?

[crowd exclaiming]

[announcer] The team that finishes last
in this first battle

will be disbanded.

[gasps]

That's so cruel.

I told my family I'd become a global star.

[Seung-jin] That's so harsh.

[announcer]
Please prepare your K-comedy sketches

and gather back here.

You will be given two hours.

-[gasps]
-[participant] Seriously?

-Two hours isn't enough.
-[Ji-yong] That's way too short.

-Seriously.
-[Eun-ji] It normally takes three days.

THREE HOURS LATER

Come on!

[Kyung-kyu] Have they lost their minds?
They call that comedy?

-This is an embarrassment.
-[tense music rises]

Those idiots.

-Turn this off, for crying out loud!
-[music intensifies]

[music fades]

[man in English] Get ready for the sound!

[upbeat hip-hop music playing]