01x02 - You Can't Make Everyone Laugh

[bunniefuu]

[suspenseful music]

-[all exclaiming]
-[Gyu-jin] What the hell?

[announcer] Round 1 will be
a K-comedy battle,

which is your chance
to showcase your talents

to the entire world.

-[gasps]
-[groans]

[announcer] For the next 80 minutes,

you will go on stage
and try to make each other laugh

-through K-comedy sketches.
-"Each other"? Just us?

-Wait, so no audience?
-[Hoon] There has to be an audience.

There's no audience?

MASTERS' ROOM

This changes everything.

-They have to make other teams laugh.
-This won't be easy.

You're right.

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

-will be disbanded.
-[all gasp]

That's brutal.

[announcer] Please prepare
your K-comedy sketches

and gather back here.

You will be given two hours.

-What?
-[Du-young] Seriously?

Two hours isn't enough.

It normally takes three days.

[Gyu-jin] We're screwed.

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

Just go home
if you're not up for it, Beom.

I am up for it.

-We need to get started.
-Let's hurry.

[Chang-h*] Bring our stuff. Is this ours?

[laughter]

-[Jae-youl] Hey.
-[Seon-min] Give it here.

-[Du-young] Come on, start looting.
-[Jin-h*] Netflix? Poster?

[Beom] Grab anything that could be useful.

-Let's grab this for now.
-[Chang-h*] Hey, we could use that.

[Jae-seong] Have the other teams
already been here? There's nothing left.

-[Gyu-jin] I'll take this first.
-[Sun-uk] Load them on here.

-[Ji-yong] We need good ideas.
-[Yong-jin] This is rough, man.

-[Jin-h*] It's like we're amateurs again.
-[laughter]

-What can you do?
-Fat Jong-won.

"A lot's changed around here."

If this doesn't crack them up...

[screams]

-As long as we don't go first.
-[Eun-ji] Right.

[all humming]

[sings indistinctly]

-[vocalizes strangely]
-[laughter]

[Eun-ji] The greatest virtue of comedians
is that we don't cut corners.

[Sang-jun] I want to go first
and show them what we've got.

[Chang-h*] I'll be the next Lee Kyung-kyu.

[Ji-yong] I'll destroy everyone.

[bell rings]

[announcer]
The K-comedy battle will begin now.

[theme music]

COMEDY ROYALE

EPISODE 2
YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYONE LAUGH

[Yong-jin] You go first.

THE TEAM THAT PICKS THE ACE
WILL GO FIRST

-Does this mean we go first?
-[Yong-jin] You're going first.

FIRST
TEAM MOON SE-YOON

-The one number they wanted me to avoid...
-[laughs]

Jae-seong's going to give me
so much sh*t for this.

[announcer] The team that will
take the stage first is...

-[screams]
-[Seon-min] Please.

Please!

-As long as we're not first.
-[young g*n] Who is it?

-[announcer] Tudum.
-[young g*ns] Tudum!

Don't do it!

-[announcer] Team Moon Se-yoon.
-[all cheering]

-[announcer] Team Moon Se-yoon.
-[screams]

-[cheers]
-[quirky music]

There he is!

-Jae-seong!
-Jae-seong!

-Jae-seong!
-It's you!

Moon Se-yoon!

-Look at his face.
-[Yong-jin laughs]

[Yong-jin] The order is important.

It'll be hilarious.
You can look forward to it.

[Jae-seong] We always say this
to ourselves.

"Make people laugh no matter what."

We don't make compromises.

Not being funny was never an option.

[Eun-ji] I'm confident we'll be funny.

[Ji-yoon]
They probably have good chemistry

from doing Comedy Big League together.

It's like Kim Min-jae and Son Heung-min
being on a Sunday league team.

-It's tough to go first.
-[Yong-jin] It is.

And Jae-seong's going to get
really nervous about going first.

[sighs]

-Anyway, please keep an open mind.
-[Yong-jin] Of course.

[tense music]

[announcer]
The first performance will now begin.

I'm excited. This is going to be fun.

TEAM MOON SE-YOON

CHOO CHOO THE MUSICAL

[upbeat playful music]

A PARODY OF MUSICAL CLICHÉS
PAIRED WITH SLAPSTICK

I finally made it to Netflix!

Congratulations, you crazy lady.

Ever the scatterbrain.

I'm going to show everyone
what I've got on Netflix.

[Ji-yong giggles]

As you all already know, my name is...

-Oh, Lucy.
-Oh, Lucy.

That's right.

-This is my friend George.
-[in English] Yes.

-And this is my friend Penny.
-[growls]

[growls]

[in English] Best friends.
[growls]

[in Korean]
As you may know,

I've had a nickname
ever since I was young.

Trashy little bit...

[laughing]

-Oops.
-You know what my dear mother

always says to me?

"Why does your room smell so musty?
Your father doesn't even smoke..."

-Choo, choo.
-[chuckles]

-Choo... choo.
-♪ Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo ♪

[all] ♪ Choo, choo
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo ♪

[moans]

I feel like kissing someone today.

-[Sang-jun laughs]
-What do you think, Penny?

Oh, Lucy, I would love to kiss you,

but your breath smells like
my dead grandfather.

[laughter]

What about you, George?

My grandfather is alive, but...
[grunts]

Why do I get a double slap?

[Seung-jin grunts]

Why do I get a double slap?

[Eun-ji moaning]
I can't help myself!

-Don't do this!
-[Eun-ji groans]

Stop it!

-[grunts]
-[young g*ns chuckle]

-[all] ♪ Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo ♪
-[groans]

[all] ♪ Choo, choo
Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo ♪

-♪ Choo, choo ♪
-[snaps along]

-♪ Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo ♪
-♪ Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo ♪

[all] ♪ Choo, choo
Choo, choo, choo, choo... ♪

-[Gyu-jin] It must be over.
-[Jae-youl] They're keeping it going.

[all] ♪ Choo, choo
Choo, choo, choo, choo... ♪

-[bell rings]
-That's it?

-Hold on.
-That's one way to make an exit.

-[Jae-hoon chuckles]
-[claps]

Oh...

-[Se-yoon] We took it easy to start.
-Okay.

[announcer]
Five seconds until voting ends.

[young g*ns] Five seconds.

[announcer]
A master's vote counts for two points,

while a young g*n's vote
counts for one point.

SOME ONLY PRETEND TO VOTE

The votes are in.

What did you think?

[laughs]

If I'm being completely honest,
I didn't understand it.

There was no buildup whatsoever.

-[laughter]
-I was surprised because during practice,

they only slapped toward the end.

-But they did it the whole time.
-Exactly.

It wasn't funny the first time,
so they kept it going.

[both grunting]

[dramatic music]

[Se-yoon] His ego is bruised.

[Yong-jin] You can tell he's not happy.

We could have done better.
The slaps weren't funny.

You're right.

I should've slapped them lightheartedly,

but I slapped them
like I would slap an ex.

[Eun-ji] People might have thought,
"What's with all the slapping?"

They just weren't prepared.

[Ji-yong] Jae-seong stuttered
and his ears turned red.

[scoffs]
They're screwed. Swag.

[bell rings]

[announcer] From this point on,
there won't be a set order.

-[groans]
-Whoever grabs the clown doll first

when this music starts playing

will get to go on stage.

[carnival music plays]

[Eun-ji and Gyu-jin exclaim]

[all cheer]

[Seung-jin] Right on.

-[Beom] Let's go.
-[Sang-jun] Let's go!

[Eun-ji] Have fun.

-[Beom] Let's go!
-[Seung-jin] I'm excited.

I feel like they have something big.

I'm worried they'll get free points here.

Their character-based comedy
might work better with this crowd.

We'll just put you out of your misery.

We've never worked together before,

so I'm excited
about what we'll be able to create.

I'll show you what I'm made of.

[shouts]

TEAM TAK JAE-HOON

BACKSTREET KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

[Jae-seong in English]
Let's get it!

A COLLABORATION OF TRENDING
CHARACTERS AND COMEDY BIG LEAGUE

Why is business so slow these days?

Oh man. A lot's changed around here.

-Hello.
-[Gyu-jin] Hello.

NA SUN-UK / AS FAT JONG-WON

You should have called ahead.
What brings you here?

It's a surprise visit.

-[Gyu-jin] Ah!
-I'm here to check your fridge.

[scoffs]
This is so unfair.

[laughs]

-We developed a great new menu item.
-Mm.

-Really? What is it?
-[Gyu-jin] Yes.

I should give you feedback then.

-Here.
-[laughter]

-[Beom] He's good.
-It's a chocolate stick.

-[Sun-uk] A chocolate stick?
-[Gyu-jin] Yes.

Man, it looks amazing.

-Isn't it?
-[Jae-seong] He's just like him.

[chuckles]
He's got the details down.

[both laughing]

-I'll try it.
-Please go ahead.

-[Gyu-jin] How is it?
-The texture is amazing.

-[Gyu-jin] Not bad, right?
-[chuckles]

-He's so good.
-[Gyu-jin] Thank goodness.

Do you have more?
I feel like I should try some more.

Well, we have a chef who makes these.

-Is that so?
-[Gyu-jin] Yes.

Call him over.

-[Gyu-jin] Right now?
-Yes.

Come out, Mr. Toad!

[upbeat music]

-Oh, man.
-[Ji-yong] Mr. Toad!

[Beom] Cover your nipple!

He must be the chocolate stick master.

[Sun-uk] Wow.

My goodness.

Hold on, what's this?

I want the one I just had.

-The chocolate-coated one.
-Oh, that one?

-[Sun-uk] I want that one.
-[Gyu-jin] Ah...

What are you doing?

[Sun-uk] Wait, why are you putting it up
your butt?

What on earth?

-Up your butt...
-[laughter]

[Sun-uk] Wow.

[Gyu-jin] You had no problem eating it
when you didn't know.

[Sun-uk] You can't run a restaurant
like this. It's unsanitary.

-[Gyu-jin] They just keep coming.
-[Sun-uk] Just like that?

-It's like an assembly line.
-[yells]

[Sun-uk] Oh, man!

[Sun-uk shouts]

Isn't this blood?

[laughs]

[Gyu-jin] That's a limited edition.

You think running a business is a joke?

-[laughs]
-Then here's another new item.

What is it?

It's a grape drink
made with homemade grape syrup.

[Gyu-jin] The texture is amazing.

-The texture of the grapes?
-[Gyu-jin] Yes, it's amazing.

Man, you were right.

-[Gyu-jin] Right?
-[exclaims]

I told you it's good.

Who made this?

Well...

-[Sun-uk] It's unbelievable.
-[Gyu-jin] I told you it was.

[laughter]

-What the heck?
-[laughs]

[Sun-uk] My goodness.

This man picks the grapes himself.

That's amazing.

-[Sun-uk groans]
-[Jae-seong] Where are the grapes?

Where are the grapes?
They're the best part of this drink.

[Sun-uk] Where are the grapes?

-[Seung-jin] I'm curious.
-What are you doing?

-[Jae-youl] No!
-[Sun-uk] Wait a minute.

[Sun-uk] Oh...

[Sun-uk] Wait a minute.

-Oh, man!
-[young g*ns laugh, applaud]

-[laughs]
-[Jae-youl] That's funny.

[laughs]

-[Sun-uk] Oh, man.
-[laughs]

[Jae-hoon] What is he doing?

[Gyu-jin] Have this iced Americano
and calm down.

-This is so refreshing.
-[Gyu-jin] Isn't it?

[Sun-uk] Let me have another one.

[Beom laughs]

[Sun-uk] It's gotta be cold.

Aah.

[Sun-uk] Who drinks lukewarm coffee?

[Seung-jin] What now?

[Sun-uk] Where are you off to?

Well, Mr. Toad...

-I think the coffee's great.
-Right?

He'll get you some ice right away.

-Wait.
-[young g*ns groan]

[Sun-uk]
Oh, man, the urinal is the ice machine?

I mean...

I'm just worried
you'll go back to your old ways!

-I'm just worried!
-[bell rings]

[Eun-ji] The ending was perfect.

[Ji-yoon] That was good.

-I loved it.
-[Jin-h*] That was well thought out.

[dings]

-[Se-yoon] Finally, some good stuff.
-[Kyung-kyu] Finally.

That was his best character
from Comedy Big League.

It worked well
with the Paik Jong-won impression.

-That's true.
-Yes, it was a good collaboration.

[laughs]

[Sang-jun] This kid right here...

-He's an absolute beast on YouTube.
-[exhales]

It's because of people like him
that comedy TV shows get canceled.

-You piece of sh*t.
-[laughs]

See that twist?

-[Gyu-jin] That was top-notch.
-[laughs]

[groans]
I'm so nervous.

I want to do well.

[carnival music plays]

[all clamoring]

TEAM LEE KYUNG-KYU
STRIKES WHILE THE IRON IS HOT

This is the right move, right?

-My team grabbed it.
-[Yong-jin] Team Lee Kyung-kyu.

Here we go. It's great timing too.

Kyung-kyu asked us
what we could do best as a team.

So, we brought together characters
from YouTube that wouldn't normally meet.

This is my best character,

so I thought it would feel most natural.

[Ji-yoon coughs, clears throat]

[Jae-seong] Here comes Umjirella.
She's getting ready to go.

TEAM LEE KYUNG-KYU

SUPER LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP

[Yong-jin] It's a sketch.

AN IMPROV SKETCH OF A COUPLE
THAT'S BEEN TOGETHER FOR 40 YEARS

Why is he always so late?

It's a special day today.

Babe!

[in hoarse voice]
Babe!

-Why do you keep yelling?
-[young g*ns laughing, exclaims]

Do you think I'm deaf or something?

I hear you just fine!

-[laughter]
-He's great.

[Chang-h*]
Why on earth do you keep yelling?

Did you swallow a megaphone or something?

-Babe!
-What?

Why are we at such a shabby inn
on our 40th anniversary?

At least it was a motel last year.

There's nothing wrong with this place!
It'll do just fine!

Just wait.
[tuts]

Excuse me. A room for two adults.

[laughs]
"Two adults."

We've been here nine times.

Don't we get a free stay
on our tenth visit?

Well, you could have just said no!
You don't have to f*cking swear.

-Just give me the f*cking key.
-[Sang-jun laughs]

-[Chang-h*] Come on, go up to the room.
-[chortles]

f*ck you!

as*h*le.

[laughs]
He's pulling out all the stops.

[laughs]

-They have my vote.
-[dings]

All right. Let's see now.

Go wash up first.

No, I'm not in the mood.

[Sang-jun laughs]

Come on, we have to.

It's our 40th anniversary.

[laughs]

-[dings]
-[Ji-yoon] No, I don't want to.

What? You don't think I can get it up?

You haven't been able to
for the past 20 years!

[Chang-h*] Listen, woman!

Water breaks rocks with persistence,
not with force!

[laughs]

Whatever you say, mister.

I'll wash up first then.

-Whatever.
-Okay.

[laughs]

-[clapping]
-You could've just agreed the first time.

-Why do you have to complicate things?
-[Gyu-jin] He's so good.

His acting is excellent.

[laughs]

[Chang-h* singing]
♪ It's our 40th anniversary ♪

♪ My goodness ♪

♪ It's our special day... ♪

Shut up and wash up.

All right, let me wash my back.

[shouts]

[Ji-yoon] Why are you doing that
outside of the bathroom?

The angle here is just right, god damn it!

[chortles]

[Eun-ji] Chang-h* is an amazing actor.

On top of that, he has brilliant ideas.

[Beom] Chang-h* is
a spectacular performer.

[Sang-jun] He makes you wonder
if his usual self is an act.

You almost feel like
his character is the real him.

You know how being talented
makes one seem attractive?

[Sang-jun] I think I'd be attracted to him
if I were a woman.

-[laughs]
-[sighs]

Let's just break up.

-What?
-[young g*ns exclaim]

Go away.

f*ck this sh*t.

-[laughs]
-[gong rings out]

-Oh!
-[Gyu-jin] They even got the gong.

[young g*ns exclaim]

[Kyung-kyu] Ah...

Chang-h*'s acting is phenomenal.

He's the best at that type of acting.

I told them to do what they were best at.

[Kyung-kyu] And then just add a story.

I really enjoyed your acting.

[Beom] Good stuff, Chang-h*.

[Jae-youl] You k*lled it.

Oh?

TEAM LEE YONG-JIN WAS DEEMED
THE WEAKEST

Just like in stage comedy,

you have to win people over
with brilliant ideas.

-Right.
-That's why

we'll win with our creativity.

[Kyung-kyu] Okay.

There were a lot of items
in the prop room.

We thought of inserting Netflix
into our sketch.

We tried to come up with fresh ideas.

TEAM LEE YONG-JIN

WHAT'S ON YOUR NETFLIX?

Did you watch that thing?

I saw it on Popkon TV.

-Right? It was so good.
-[laughs]

You want to watch some Netflix?
There's a lot of...

-Sounds good.
-Right? A lot of good shows are out.

Isn't Squid Game 2 out?

-Squid Game?
-Yes.

-Sure, let's watch that.
-[Jin-h*] Okay.

[Netflix intro]

[Sang-jun] Here's Squid Game.

[young g*ns chuckle]

[Ji-yoon] He's imitating the poster.

-[Ji-yong] Let's watch something else.
-[Jin-h*] Okay.

Let's watch The Glory.

[Netflix intro]

[Ji-yong] Hey,
what's wrong with your Wi-Fi?

I'll try again. The Glory.

[Netflix intro]

[young g*ns laughing]

[chortles]

-[snorts]
-[chortles]

-[Ji-yong] Let's watch something else.
-[Jin-h*] Okay.

Do you live by yourself?

-Let's watch Too Hot to Handle.
-Too Hot to Handle?

[Ji-yong] But there are
so many people here.

-Who cares?
-All right then.

-Let's watch Too Hot To Handle then.
-[Netflix intro]

[young g*ns laughing]

[laughs]

[Jae-seong] Always with the underwear.

[groans]

Yong-jin?

[laughs]

-Let's just watch The Glory.
-The Glory?

-They're going all out.
-[Netflix intro]

-No, let's just watch Too Hot to Handle.
-Okay.

-[Jin-h*] We said Too Hot To Handle.
-[Netflix intro]

-Actually, let's watch The Glory.
-[Netflix intro]

-[Jin-h*] No, Too Hot To Handle.
-[Ji-yong] Hey!

-Forget it.
-Come on, let's watch Too Hot To Handle.

-[chortling]
-[Ji-yong] What the...

-Why'd it get so hairy?
-[Jin-h*] I'm not watching.

[chortling continues]

[bell rings]

Come on.
[shouts]

[laughing]

It was okay up to The Glory,

but then it got too crude.

Well, that's your opinion.

[groans]
That was...

[laughs]

The feedback isn't great.
What do you think your team will do?

-You're the CEO.
-[Jae-hoon] What do you think?

I think the audience probably enjoyed it.

But judging by your reactions,
I also think some might really hate it.

[Seung-jin] Team Meta!

-[announcer] Please get ready right away.
-[Hoon] Meta Comedy!

[Sang-jun] I'm excited.

Our content is all about comedians
making other comedians laugh.

I realized that the most primal forms
of comedy are the funniest.

So that's what we're going for today.

This team is specialized
for this type of comedy.

I'm looking forward to it.

-I'm curious.
-I'm curious.

I'm excited.

TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON
MATING OF THE MONKEYS

[announcer] There is
a peculiar species of monkeys

in which the lower-ranking monkeys
must receive permission

from the alpha male in order to mate.

[Chang-h* groaning]
So they're doing animals.

[birds chirping]

A SLAPSTICK SKIT ABOUT MONKEYS MATING
AS SHOWN IN NATURE DOCUMENTARIES

-[Jae-seong] He looks fierce.
-[Sang-jun] Nice.

[imitates monkey screech]

[screeching continues]

[exclaims]

[screeching]

[laughs]

[screeching continues]

[laughs]

You're loving it.

That's pretty funny.

-[cries out]
-[young g*ns exclaim]

-[Gyu-jin] He's lanky.
-[Jin-h*] It's a gibbon.

[young g*ns exclaim]

-[laughter]
-[Jae-seong] Look at them.

[screeching]

-[young g*ns exclaim]
-[Jae-seong] So he's the alpha.

[Se-yoon] There's a hierarchy.

[whines]

[Beom whines]

-[laughter]
-[Seon-min sniffs]

-Come on.
-[Jae-hoon groans]

Right there, everything sort of...

-[screeching]
-[sniffing continues]

[exhales]

[cries]

[distant screeching]

[pants]

[groans]

What's wrong with you?
[shouts]

-[Se-yoon laughs]
-[Kyung-kyu tuts]

Stop it!

[Jae-hoon] They'll have to show us
something.

[Beom moans]

[tense music]

Don't do it!

[both grunt]

Those idiots.

[Kyung-kyu] This is an embarrassment.

-[Beom cries]
-[grunts]

Come on!

We should let them finish.

Turn this off, for crying out loud!

[Se-yoon] Kyung-kyu is so angry.

-[cries]
-[young g*ns exclaim]

[screams]

[Ji-yoon] I'm scared. It's unsettling.

[scattered laughter]

I want to see the looks
on the masters' faces.

[laughs]

[Jae-hoon groans]

[Jae-hoon] I mean...

this is so...

[tense music]

-Beom was funny in the beginning.
-[Se-yoon] He was doing well.

[Jae-hoon] They should've stayed calm.

[Se-yoon] Up until Beom's part,

-it felt kind of sophisticated.
-Exactly.

[Se-yoon] But after that...

When I was a kid,

there were stray dogs on the streets.

-Right.
-And they'd mate out there sometimes.

It's my first time seeing that since then.

[laughs]

[Jae-hoon] That was a while back.

-You must be shocked.
-My goodness.

-That was 40 years ago.
-That was obscene.

I honestly think
the younger generation might like it.

-Come on.
-[Jae-hoon] The way I see it...

-[Kyung-kyu] Come on.
-It's direct.

Direct, my a*s.

[Kyung-kyu] Come on.

[Kyung-kyu]
What's the most basic element of comedy?

It's being relatable.

There's slapstick,

there's stand-up,

and then there's acting.

If this were a show about sexual comedy,
I wouldn't have been mad.

But people of all ages around the world
could watch this show.

They crossed the line.

I think comedy for everyone

becomes comedy for no one.

During Kyung-kyu's time,

comedy had to be presentable
to people of all ages.

But we live in times
where people can subscribe to content

according to their preferences.

So I think in order for comedy to evolve,

we need to confront
and overcome discomfort

and cross the line at times.

But my team didn't cross the line.

[Kyung-kyu] We kept it traditional.

I think that's why it worked.

There's definitely a difference

between his perspective and mine.

I wonder if what I did

was like playing hip-hop
at an old folks' home.

Chang-h* is probably
going to leave that label.

[tense music continues]

-[bell rings]
-[coughs]

[announcer] All five teams
have finished performing.

What now?

[announcer] The current standings
based on your votes will now be revealed.

[all exclaim]

-[Jin-h*] Right away?
-[Ji-yong] Really?

-[Hoon] Is this for real?
-[Jin-h*] So soon?

Who came in first?

THEY CAN GAIN UP TO 20 POINTS

AND THE RESULTS?

CURRENT STANDINGS

1. TEAM TAK JAE-HOON, 16 POINTS

2. TEAM LEE KYUNG-KYU, 11 POINTS
3. TEAM LEE YONG-JIN, 9 POINTS

4. TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON, 7 POINTS
5. TEAM MOON SE-YOON, 5 POINTS

1ST PLACE
TEAM TAK JAE-HOON, 16 POINTS

Sixteen points!
That's what I'm talking about!

[continues cheering]

-Yes!
-Okay.

2ND PLACE
TEAM LEE KYUNG-KYU, 11 POINTS

-[Chang-h*] We did it.
-Good work.

4TH PLACE
TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON, 7 POINTS

[Se-yoon laughing]
You seem unhappy.

AMIDST THE LOUD CELEBRATION

[Seung-jin] Eun-ji, how did we do?

[Jae-seong] Hey, how did we do?

-We're last.
-Oh, my.

-We're last.
-Why are we...

5TH PLACE
TEAM MOON SE-YOON, 5 POINTS

How are we last place?

How did this happen?

No way.

This is ridiculous.

[Jae-hoon shouts]

[both laugh loudly]

-[Yong-jin] See?
-Pretty much no one voted for them.

[laughs]

Yong-jin and Kyung-kyu's teams
ranked pretty high.

It's only a four-point difference.

-Sure.
-[Se-yoon] Yes.

♪ Choo, choo ♪

[other masters laugh]

[Jae-seong]
I wasn't particularly happy about it.

But this is for the best.

In comedy, you have to start
with zero expectations

and catch people off guard later on.

TEAMS MAY PERFORM FREELY
WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT

-Is it my team?
-Yes.

-I'm using this.
-[groans]

MOON SE-YOON USES THE JOKER

MASTERS CAN PARTICIPATE ONCE
BY USING THE JOKER

[Se-yoon] I was desperate.

I wanted to secure
all the votes we could get.

TEAM MOON SE-YOON

TRAIN TO BUSAN

-[intense music]
-[pants]

Zombies!

What do I do?

Ah!

[Jin-h*] No!

[grunts]

He's so good.

[continues grunting, crying]

[dings]

-[Du-young] He got bitten.
-Nice.

-[pants]
-[Eun-ji] Jae-seong!

-Eun-ji...
-Oh, no. Jae-seong!

-Are you okay?
-Eun-ji...

-Yes.
-I'm sorry.

-About what?
-They got me.

-[Eun-ji] What are you talking about?
-[Jae-seong] I'm done for.

[coughs]

[chokes, splutters]

-[Eun-ji] No, please!
-[laughs]

[young g*ns laughing]

The Joker!

[Se-yoon] Jae-seong, are you okay?

-Get yourself together!
-[coughs]

[screams]

[Eun-ji screaming]

[growls]

-[yelps]
-[Eun-ji screaming]

-Jae-seong, don't worry.
-[Jae-seong] Se-yoon.

Before I die,

I want to hear Joo Hyun sing
"Angel Without Wings."

-Jae-seong.
-[Jae-seong] I want to hear Joo Hyun...

-[growls]
-[Eun-ji screams]

-Okay.
-[Jae-seong] "Angel Without Wings."

Hurry up!

[imitates Joo Hyun]
♪ Looking for the angel, saba ♪

-[Jae-seong] That's it!
-♪ Saba saba ♪

[Se-yoon] ♪ Looking for the angel ♪

With more vigor!

[raises voice]
♪ When so many people ♪

-♪ Want to be friends with you ♪
-There you go.

[Se-yoon] ♪ You're short and so am I... ♪

Eun-ji, do something.

Even Se-yoon sang for me

-[Jae-seong] But you...
-It's not like that.

-Do your sneezing thing.
-Sneezing in front of my crush?

-Yes.
-He's so demanding.

-Just do it before he dies.
-How did she know what he meant?

[in cutesy voice]
Wait, I need to sneeze.

That voice is so annoying.

-[sneezes cutely]
-[young g*ns laugh]

-[laughs]
-[sneezes cutely]

I know, my sneezes are really weird.

Do the thing she did

but in Joo Hyun's voice.

[sighs]

[mimics Joo Hyun cutely]
Oh look, it's the hot stud.

[clears throat]

-[sneezes cutely]
-[Jae-seong snorts]

-You b*stard, I told you I wouldn't do it!
-Do the other thing then.

The boxer who keeps getting
his a*s kicked.

-[Se-yoon] I can't.
-Please.

-I did that in high school.
-[Jae-seong] You get so embarrassed.

-Not in front of them.
-Yes, in front of them.

-I've known you for 23 years!
-Fine, I'll do it!

[Jae-seong] Please.

[grunts]

[young g*ns laughing]

[grunts]

You're doing great!

[young g*ns laughing, applauding]

[Gyu-jin] Personally,
I love that type of comedy.

But I kind of felt bad.

I mean, Se-yoon's been
in the business for over 20 years.

He must have been under a lot of pressure.

[cheers, yells]

[screams]

[imitates Joo Hyun]
Well, I got bitten too.

[young g*ns laugh, applaud]

[whooping]

[bell rings]

The end.

[dinging]

-First place.
-[masters cheering]

-[Young-joon] Great job.
-Good stuff.

-[Kyung-kyu] The Joker's back.
-[Jae-hoon] Se-yoon.

-[Se-yoon] Yes.
-You sure made that Joker worth it.

-Do we have the score?
-[Yong-jin] Right behind you.

Ah!

[Jae-hoon] You managed to
pull your team up.

[Se-yoon] We have 11 points now.

ONLY THE TEAM'S HIGHEST SCORE
IS RECORDED

Team Chung Young-joon
needs to make it happen here.

This is the perfect timing.

[Se-yoon] Absolutely.
They need to redeem themselves.

TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON

THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH

[Sun-uk] I'm excited.

[young g*ns laughing]

[Jae-seong] It's a postpartum care center.

Is that a prop or his real stomach?

[Jae-seong] How does a pregnant woman
have such a hairy belly?

[pants]

-[groans]
-[laughter]

[huffs]

Where is she?

That m*therf*cker's gotta be sh1tting me.

-Damn it.
-[laughs]

Hello.

I'm Dr. Kwak Kyoung-young, OB-GYN.

[Beom] All right.

[laughs]

Okay, let's get this birth going.

-[snickers]
-[Beom] All right.

-One, two, push!
-[yells]

[Beom] Your baby's almost out.

[Sang-jun laughs]

[Beom] Okay.

Okay, here we go.

-[Beom] One, two!
-[yells]

-[Beom grunts]
-[yells]

[yells]

[all yelling]

[grunts]

[whimsical music]

We were actually expecting
huge laughs at this point.

[chortles]

[Eun-ji] It was too obvious.

In other words, they spoiled it.

There was a spoiler.

MOMENTS BEFORE THE BIRTH

Okay, here we go.

-Look over there.
-Yeah, he's in there.

[Eun-ji] It wasn't funny
because we saw it coming.

Really?

HE JUST FOUND OUT

I can see how my head being visible
could've k*lled the joke.

But that was Beom's fault.

He assured us that he'd keep me covered,
but if they could see my head,

it's his damn fault.

Jae-youl's going to walk like a baby.

CORRECT

[Seon-min] You can do it, son!

It's not easy for a baby to walk
as soon as he's born.

-[grunts]
-[sentimental music]

[Gyu-jin] This is so bizarre.

[Seon-min] Son!

Mom...

[young g*ns exclaim]

-That was moving.
-[bell rings]

-The idea was okay.
-[Yong-jin] Yes, and the acting was good.

-The walking part was good.
-I agree.

The acting was excellent.

-Mm.
-There was a lot of attention to detail.

Yes, some people enjoy
that sort of comedy.

1 POINT

[Yong-jin] They only got one point.
Goodness.

-Only one person voted.
-[sighs]

So no one here voted?

No.

A MASTER'S VOTE COUNTS FOR 2 POINTS

[all laugh]

Shouldn't we be in separate rooms?

[laughs]

-[Jae-hoon] You know what I mean?
-[bell rings]

[announcer] Here are
the current standings.

[Gyu-jin] Nice!

CURRENT STANDINGS
1. TEAM TAK JAE-HOON

2. TEAM MOON SE-YOON
3. TEAM LEE KYUNG-KYU

4. TEAM LEE YONG-JIN
5. TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON

ONLY THE TEAM'S HIGHEST SCORE
IS RECORDED

TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON
IN DANGER OF DROPPING OUT

[groans]

[Seon-min]
This isn't going as we expected.

We might actually end up in last place.

But we didn't want to change our ways.

We wanted to do what felt right.

We didn't want to compromise.

[shouting]

[shouting]

My father's name is Lee Sang-jun.

It's true, you f*cking as*h*le!

2 POINTS

[Seon-min] We're making
the torso from Physical: 100.

Hold on. Is this how you do it?

2 POINTS

CURRENT STANDINGS
5. TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON, 7 POINTS

6 MINUTES REMAINING

CURRENTLY IN 4TH PLACE
TEAM LEE YONG-JIN'S PERFORMANCE

[Ji-yoon] How cute.

He's doing it.

[Ji-yong] Here, Poppy. Come here!

-Good dog, Poppy!
-[young g*ns laughing]

Come here, boy!

That's what I'm talking about.

[laughs]

Poppy, bang!

-[grunts]
-[young g*ns laugh]

Did you have a good day?

Bad dog!

Wow.

Don't do it again, okay?

[laughter, applause]

-Encore!
-Encore!

-[Se-yoon] They're calling for an encore.
-There's one more left.

-He uses his body well.
-[Yong-jin] He does.

[music swells, fades]

-Gotta hand it to him.
-[bell rings]

[announcer]
Five seconds until voting ends.

[sighs deeply]

-[announcer] Five, four...
-[dings]

[Beom] We're all comedians here,

so we give respect where it's due.

[dings]

[Seon-min] We're competing
fair and square,

so I thought we should

hit the button if we enjoyed it.

[announcer] Team Lee Yong-jin.

Your score will now be revealed.

Please be over nine.

[Sang-jun] We might lose first place.

[Du-young] Please.

11 POINTS

-[all exclaim]
-[Du-young] We did it.

Wow.

That puts us in a safe spot.

Wow!

[Yong-jin] We went from nine to eleven.

-[Young-joon] You're tied for second.
-[Yong-jin] What a relief.

So Team Chung Young-joon

-has to go big or go home.
-We need more than 11 points.

-[Se-yoon] You have no choice.
-True.

[Ji-yoon] Three minutes.
There's only time for one more.

[Eun-ji] What?

There's no point
in the other teams going up.

-True.
-We should go again.

-Some teams might go for first.
-They might want first place.

-Right.
-They'll be given an advantage.

But as fellow comedians,

-we know how they feel.
-[Chang-h*] Exactly.

[carnival music plays]

Okay.

We'll take this last chance
thanks to your consideration.

This is their last chance.

-This is the buzzer beater.
-[Kyung-kyu] The last one.

Team Meta is in this spot

because of that whole monkey thing.

I'm worried about this one too.
What will they do?

[laughs]

-I'm going in to talk to the boys.
-[all exclaiming]

TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON
USES THE JOKER

-I'll be back.
-[Yong-jin] All right.

Okay.

[Young-joon]
I think they got off to a rough start.

I wanted to go down

to tell them to relax
and do their own thing.

ROUND 1
FINAL PERFORMANCE

[announcer]
The performance will now begin.

[Ji-yong in English] Come on.

TEAM CHUNG YOUNG-JOON

VASECTOMY

[Eun-ji] They sure love that lab coat.

[Gyu-jin] They really do.
It's professional comedy.

[Seon-min] Goodness, hello.

I'm here to get a vasectomy.

KWAK BEOM'S GO-TO MATERIAL
BASED ON HIS REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE

-Well...
-Just a moment.

Before you snip it,

can I go one last time?

[laughs]

-My goodness.
-[laughs]

I fully understand.

You can go in the back

and do what you gotta do.

[chuckles]

Thank you.

-There's no way...
-[Sang-jun] What's he doing?

[moans]

[shouts]

[young g*ns chuckle]

[Seon-min] My goodness.

[Gyu-jin] I expected it, but...

That was quite a release.

Dad.

[emotional music]

I'm getting snipped.
You won't come out anymore.

-I'm sorry. You've gotta go.
-I won't?

Please prepare for my surgery.

I will.

-[toilet flushing]
-[Jae-youl shouts]

Where did it all go wrong?

[laughs]

-[laughs]
-[Se-yoon] It's so sad to watch.

It's a shame that they keep revolving
around one theme.

Let's get you ready for surgery.

Wait.

-Can I go one more time?
-[Gyu-jin scoffs]

I fully understand. Go for it.

He fully understands.

[Beom] Thank you, doctor.

Thank you so much.

-Hey, doc?
-Yes?

-[chuckles]
-[Beom] Thank you!

[shouts]

[yells]

[young g*ns laugh]

-[scattered applause]
-[sad music]

[laughter, applause continues]

[Hoon] Meta Comedy's dignity...

[laughter]

[young g*ns laugh]

[Chang-h*] They said they'd do stand-up.

[Seon-min] Say your goodbyes.

[young g*ns laugh, applaud]

[groans]

[announcer] The performance is over.

[Jae-seong] I feel so bad for them.

Commentary aside, I realized something.

-[Jae-hoon] What?
-They're all the same.

[both laughing]

-I was wondering why he was their CEO.
-[laughs]

-They're birds of a feather.
-[Yong-jin] Exactly.

-[Yong-jin] They're made for each other.
-[Jae-hoon] They really are.

[Ji-yoon] I thought it might cause
teen masturbation rates to go down.

Who would ever masturbate
if they thought sperm looked like that?

[Hoon] Our leader went down.

[Chang-h*] Our CEO has
the confidence and the mindset

to really lead the way of comedy for us.

I respect that, Mr. Chung.

Our C...

Semen...

I mean...

I mean our CEO.

Young-joon knew it was a pit of fire

but jumped in anyway.

[Se-yoon] I was moved.

[bell rings]

-[Sun-uk] The score's out.
-Let's see.

-[announcer] Team Chung Young-joon.
-[Eun-ji] I'm sure they got a few.

-[Sang-jun] Thirteen points?
-[announcer] Here is your score.

[Sun-uk] Sixteen? Seventeen?

5 POINTS

[announcer] Team Chung Young-joon
will now be disbanded.

Team Chung Young-joon,
please leave the drawing room.

[Jae-youl] We have to leave now?

Right now?

[man in English]
Get ready for the sound!

[upbeat hip-hop music]