‘Star King’ to hold ‘Gag King’ competition to discover the next big comedian

SBS‘s ’Star King‘, the program that’s discovered a number of talented people from all over the world, is now holding a ‘Gag King’ competition.

This is a survival program based on the search to find the next big comedian. The winner of this competition will receive a scholarship to develop their skills as a comedian, as well as a chance to be on the TV program, ‘Gag Tonight‘.

For the past two months, 500 contestants have applied for ‘Gag King’, but only 11 have made it to the current round. The contestants come from all walks of life and their ages vary tremendously. One hopeful is a six year old child, while another contest is 57 years years old.

The 11 contestants will be split into two teams, ‘A’ and ‘B’, and a winner will be selected from each team to compete in the final round.

‘Gag King’ will take occur over two episodes, and comedian Park Jun Hyung as well as Ahn Young Mee will act as judges. Park Jun Hyung, who’s been in the industry for a long time, offered professional advice and counseling to his aspiring juniors. Staff reports says that he and Ahn Young Mee created a lively atmosphere on set.