Jungle Pocket (owarai)

Jungle Pocket (ジャングルポケット, Janguru Poketto) is a Japanese comedy trio consisting of Shinji Saitō (斉藤慎二), Hirohisa Ōta (太田博久) and Otake (おたけ). They are graduates of the Yoshimoto NSC Tokyo 12th generation and employed by Yoshimoto Kogyo. They are mostly active in Tokyo.

Jungle Pocket
Native nameJanguru Poketto (ジャングルポケット)
Years active2006–
EmployerYoshimoto Kōgyō
GenresConte, manzai
Members
Same year/generation as:
Naomi Watanabe
Sabara Seishun no Hikari

Members

Career

The unit formed at a banquet party right before the 12th generation graduation when Ōta and Otake decided to partner up, with Saitō joining afterwards to form the trio. At first, Ōta was not thrilled to team up with Saitō.[3] The name Jungle Pocket is named after the famous racehorse Jungle Pocket by Saitō who is a fan.

Jungle Pocket made several appearances on King of Conte for their conte and M-1 Grand Prix and The Manzai for their manzai. They reached the semi-finals for King of Conte 6 years in a row until 2015, when they made it to the finals for the first time.[4] Since then, the group gained popularity and make frequent appearances on television.

Achievements

King of Conte
  • 2008 - 2nd Round
  • 2009 - Semi-Finalist
  • 2010 - Semi-Finalist
  • 2011 - Semi-Finalist
  • 2012 - Semi-Finalist
  • 2013 - Semi-Finalist[5]
  • 2014 - Semi-Finalist[6]
  • 2015 - Finalist (4th Place)[4]
  • 2016 - Finalist (Runners-up)[7]
  • 2017 - Finalist (4th Place)[8]
  • 2018 - Semi-Finalist[9]

M-1 Grand Prix
  • 2007 - 2nd Round
  • 2008 - 3rd Round
  • 2009 - Semi-Finalist
  • 2010 - Quarter-Finalist
  • 2015 - Quarter-Finalist

The Manzai
  • 2011 - 2nd Round
  • 2012 - Certified Manzai Comedian
  • 2013 - 2nd Round
  • 2014 - Certified Manzai Comedian

References
  1. "活躍する先輩たち｜演劇専攻｜専攻紹介". Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  2. "ジャンポケ太田、人気モデル近藤千尋と"うなぎ婚"！婚姻届提出 - SANSPO.COM（サンスポ）". Sanspo.com (in Japanese). Sankei Digital. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  3. De☆View 2013 April Edition (Oricon Entertainment)
  4. "決勝進出者10組発表！ - キングオブコント2015". Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  5. "キングオブコント2013". Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  6. "準決勝進出者発表！ - キングオブコント2014". Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  7. "決勝進出者10組発表！ - キングオブコント2016". Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  8. "キングオブコント2017決勝進出者決定！ - キングオブコント2017". Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  9. "準決勝進出者速報！ - キングオブコント2018". Retrieved 2019-05-07.
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