ENGEI Grand Slam, a comedy festival where comedians perform their best material across genres such as manzai, sketches, and solo comedy, will be broadcast on Fuji TV's Saturday Premium slot (Saturday 9pm) on August 2nd. To commemorate the festival's 25th broadcast and its 10th anniversary, it will be broadcast completely live.
The comedy duo Ninety-Nine and actor Mayu Matsuoka will once again be the MCs. Regulars like Bakusho Mondai, who have been on the show for almost every year for the past 10 years, Bakarhythm, and the Knights will also be appearing, along with the King of Conte (TBS) winners JaruJaru and Kuuki Kaidan, the winners of THE SECOND ~ Manzai Tournament ~ 2025 (Fuji TV) Two Tribe Live, and the runners-up Igo Shogi. Don't miss the solo act by Shimofuri Myojo's Soshina.
One standout feature is the collaboration between talented comedians. Cocorico and Hanako will team up for the first time to perform as "Cocorico Hanako." Other unique collaboration units that will be performing their special material include "Generaisons," made up of "Gerardon" and "Nelsons," "Seiya and Yashiki," a duo consisting of Seiya from Shimofuri Myojo and Yashiki Hiromasa from New York, and "LaLa-ya," made up of Laland and Kagaya.
