M-1 Grand Prix

The M-1 Grand Prix (M-1 グランプリ, Emu-wan Granpuri), formerly known as the Autobacs M-1 Grand Prix (オートバックス 〜M-1グランプリ〜, Ōtobakkusu Emu-wan Guranpuri), is an annual Manzai competition planned by Shinsuke Shimada and run by Yoshimoto Kogyo. The supporter Asahi Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts live throughout Japan via All-Nippon News Network.[1]

M-1 Grand Prix M-1グランプリ
Genre	Manzai competition
Country	Japan
Participants	Comedians
Activity	Manzai, stand-up comedy
Website	m-1gp.com

It is currently the most prevalent manzai competition in Japan. The grand prix ended in 2010 and was brought back in 2015 with sponsors including Cygames, Nissin Foods, FamilyMart, Suntory and Uniqlo.

The way to be the Champion

Before 2010, to qualify as a contestant, the unit must have a career age of 10 years or under. When the competition was brought back in 2015, this limit was changed to 15 years or under. Other than this condition, anyone can enter the competition and reach the televised semifinals and finals if they pass through.[2]

Contestants must go through 5 rounds of elimination before moving to the televised finals, where only 8 units are selected from the semifinals to become finalists. The second chance round was introduced in the 2nd Grand Prix and allows for semi finalists to compete in an additional round competing for an addition spot as the second chance winners in the finals. From 2017 and onward, the total number of finalists increased to 9, plus an additional second chance winner.

The finalists does a lottery draw to determine the entrance order, and are given points out of 100 by each of the judges. After all contestants have performed and points are given, the top 3 units with the highest points advanced to perform a second time at the grand finals. The judges then do a final vote to crown the winner.

Locations

• Preliminary (Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Quarterfinal, Semifinal)

from August or September until December

• Round 1 (2001): Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Osaka, Takamatsu, Hiroshima, Fukuoka
• Round 1 (2002): Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka
• Round 1 (2003-2009): Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka
• Round 1 (2010): Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Niigata, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Fukuoka
• Round 2, Round 3, Semifinal (-2009), Quarterfinal (2010): Tokyo, Osaka
• Semifinal (2010): Tokyo (Ryōgoku Kokugikan)

• Second Chance Consolation (2002-2010)

from noon until 5 p.m. on the day of the finals

aired on Sky A Sports Plus, a satellite broadcasting company owned by ABC (2004-2010)

The winner of the Second Chance Consolation gets a second chance as the final contestant at the M-1 finals

• 2002-2004: special floor in front of Panasonic Center Tokyo
• 2005: Meiji Jingu Stadium
• 2006: Ariake Coliseum
• 2007-2010: Ohi Racecourse

• the Finals

live on TV (All-Nippon News Network, cast nation-wide)

• 2001: Lemon Studio
• 2002-2004: Panasonic Center Ariake Studio
• 2005-2010: TV Asahi Headquarters Studio 1

Winners

Year	Winner	Final Votes	Unit Formed	Agency	Total # of Entrants
2001	Nakagawake	6	1992	Yoshimoto Kogyo	1603
2002	Masuda Okada	5	1993	Shochiku Geino	1756
2003	Football Hour	4	1999	Yoshimoto Kogyo	1906
2004	Untouchable	6	1994	Production Jinrikisha	2617
2005	Black Mayonnaise	4	1998	Yoshimoto Kogyo	3378
2006	Tutorial	7	1998		3922
2007	Sandwich Man	4	1998	Flatfive	4239
2008	Non Style	5	2000	Yoshimoto Kogyo	4489
2009	Punk Boo Boo	7	2001		4629
2010	Warai Meshi	4	2000		4835
2015	Trendy Angel	6	2004		3472
2016	Ginshari	3	2005		3503
2017	Toro Salmon	4	2002		4094
2018	Shimofuri Myōjō	4	2013		4640
2019	Milk Boy	6	2007		5040

• Under Final Votes, bold means it was a unanimous victory, all 7 judges voted for that unit as the winner.

Winner's prize

• Winner's prize ¥10,000,000
• Winner's trophy
• Additional prizes for 2015

• Vacation to Palau courtesy of Cygames
• Champion jacket and commercial deal courtesy of Uniqlo
• 10 years worth of Donbei cup noodles courtesy of Nissin Foods
• 1000 pieces of Family Mart Premium fried chicken courtesy of FamilyMart

• Additional prizes for 2016

• Vacation to Hawaii courtesy of Cygames
• Commercial deal for M-1 no don courtesy of Nissin Foods
• 100 kg of FamilyMart Premium fried chicken courtesy of FamilyMart
• 1 year worth of The Premium Malts beer courtesy of Suntory

• Additional prizes for 2017

• Luxury vacation to Hawaii courtesy of Cygames
• T Point Card with points to redeem 1 year worth of Donbei cup noodles and FamilyMart Premium fried chicken courtesy of Nissin Foods and FamilyMart
• 1 year worth of Strong Zero alcoholic beverage courtesy of Suntory

• Additional prizes for 2018

• Tickets for Serie A match with Juventus FC in Turin, Italy courtesy of Cygames
• 100 kg of FamilyMart Premium fried chicken courtesy of FamilyMart
• 1 year worth of Strong Zero alcoholic beverage courtesy of Suntory
• Chianina beef from Italy with 1 meal worth of Donbei cup noodles courtesy of Nissin Foods

Historic Results

• The affiliated agency listed is the unit's agency at the time of the competition

1st M-1 Grand Prix (2001)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Shoji Kokami, LaSalle Ishii, Koasa Shunpūtei, Yukio Aoshima, Kiyoshi Nishikawa
• The 3 audience judges are from the cities of: Sapporo, Osaka, Fukuoka

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Nakagawake Yoshimoto (Osaka)	The DNA of Comedy	1st / 1st	829 / 6 Votes
Runners-up	Harigane Rock Yoshimoto (Osaka)	Martial Artists	10th / 2nd	809 / 1 Vote
3rd	America Zarigani Shochiku Geino	The 3 Octave Shock	4th	796
4th	Masuda Okada Shochiku Geino	Ability-ism	8th	770
5th	Kirin Yoshimoto (Osaka)	Unmarked	7th	741
6th	Football Hour Yoshimoto (Osaka)	The Miraculous Face	2nd	726
7th	King Kong Yoshimoto (Osaka)	Astonishing Rookie	6th	707
8th	Tutorial Yoshimoto (Osaka)	The Onmyoji of Comedy	3rd	637
9th	DonDokoDon Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	The Uncrowned Kings	9th	614
10th	Ogi Yahagi Production Jinrikisha	The Star of Tokyo	5th	540

Notes

• Matsumoto gave King Kong a score of 55 while Nishikawa gave them a score of 95, causing a 40-point difference, which is the largest point difference for a single participant
• Nakagawake are the only winners with the first entrance order
• Four of the finalists this year are winners or would go on to become winners in later years, the most ever (Nakagawake, Masuda Okada, Football Hour and Tutorial)

2nd M-1 Grand Prix (2002)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Makoto Otake, LaSalle Ishii, Yōshichi Shimada, Kausu Nakada, Danshi Tatekawa

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Masuda Okada Shochiku Geino	2nd consecutive year	Reaching the Finals with the intention to defeat Yoshimoto	2nd / 3rd	612 / 5 Votes
Runners-up	Football Hour Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive year	The talented unit that won the newcomer Manzai award	5th / 1st	621 / 2 Votes
3rd	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	The unseeded new stars of M-1	6th / 2nd	567 / 0 Votes
4th	Ogi Yahagi Production Jinrikisha	2nd consecutive year	The only unit from Tokyo from the last Grand Prix	7th	561
5th	Harigane Rock Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd consecutive year	The runners-up of last year with burning passion for vengeance	1st	545
6th	Tetsu and Tomo Nichien Productions	1st appearance (Unseeded)	The new wave of modern music Manzai at M-1	4th	539
7th	Speed Wagon M2 Company	1st appearance (Unseeded)	(Second Chance Winners)	9th	535
8th	Dienoji Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The emotional and heavyweight unit from Oita Prefecture	3rd	534
9th	America Zarigani Shochiku Geino	2nd consecutive year	Last year's 3rd place that gained traction	8th	525

Notes

• The Second Chance or Consolation Round was introduced this year
• The only year where there were more finalists who are not affiliated with Yoshimoto than those who are (5 to 4)
• All 3 units in the grand finals became winners in future years

3rd M-1 Grand Prix (2003)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Yōshichi Shimada, LaSalle Ishii, Makoto Otake, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Football Hour Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd consecutive year	Earnest Wish	7th / 3rd	663 / 4 Votes
Runners-up	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive year	∞ (Infinity)	4th / 1st	656 / 3 Votes
3rd	Untouchable Production Jinrikisha	1st appearance (Unseeded)	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 2nd	616 / 0 Votes
4th	2Chokenju Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Last Chance	5th	608
5th	Real Kids Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	The Youngest	8th	601
6th	Speed Wagon Horipro[3]	2nd consecutive year	Straight-on Breakthrough	3rd	572
7th	America Zarigani Shochiku Geino	3rd consecutive year	The 3rd Time Honesty	6th	564
8th	Kirin Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd appearance	The Second Bloom	2nd	554
9th	Chidori Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Unmarked	1st	552

Notes

• The restrictions for participation changed from less than 10 years since formation to less than or equals to 10 years since formation
• From this year and forward, judge points became more consistent in the range of the 70s as low and 90s are high
• All 3 units in the grand finals became winners in future years
• Koji Imada was appointed the MC from this year and onward

4th M-1 Grand Prix (2004)

• The 7 judges are: Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Makoto Otake, Yoshichi Shimada, Koasa Shunpūtei, LaSalle Ishii, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Untouchable Production Jinrikisha	2nd consecutive year	The Hope of a Breakthrough	8th / 1st	673 / 6 Votes
Runners-up	Nankai Candies Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	There's a First for Everything	5th / 3rd	639 / 1 Vote
3rd	Kirin Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd appearance (2nd consecutive year)	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 2nd	634 / 0 Votes
4th	Taka and Toshi Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Straight Forward Battle	2nd	615
5th	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd consecutive year	Unpredictable	7th	615
6th	Poison Girl Band Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Dysfunctional Artists	6th	603
7th	Total Ten Bosch Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Shibuya-kei	4th	587
8th	Tokyo Dynamite Office Kitano	1st appearance (Unseeded)	The Genes of "Beat"	3rd	583
9th	Chidori Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive year	Revenge	1st	582

Notes

• Untouchable holds the record for the single highest points attained with 673 points, all judges had given more than 95 points
• The point difference between the 1st place and 2nd place between Untouchable and Nankai Candies are the largest ever at 34 points
• Although Taka and Toshi and Waraimeshi scored the same number of points, the judges determined that Taka and Toshi was better and placed above Waraimeshi

5th M-1 Grand Prix (2005)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masayuki Watanabe, Makoto Otake, Yoshichi Shimada, LaSalle Ishii, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Black Mayonnaise Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	The Counterattack of the Unpopular Men	5th / 3rd	659 / 4 Votes
Runners-up	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	4th consecutive year	The Unpredictable Double Boke	1st / 2nd	633 / 3 Votes
3rd	Kirin Yoshimoto (Osaka)	4th appearance (3rd consecutive year)	The Children of M-1	8th / 1st	646 / 0 Votes
4th	Shinagawa Shoji Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Unwavering Hot Streak	6th	626
5th	Tutorial Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd appearance	The Handsome Manzai Gone Berserk	4th	622
6th	Chidori Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd consecutive year	(Second Chance Winners)	9th	607
7th	Time Machine 3go Upfront Agency	1st appearance	Charismatic Talents from Akihabara	7th	571
8th	Asian Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Meat and Bone Harmony	2nd	564
9th	Nankai Candies Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive year	More than Partners, Less than Lovers	3rd	552

Notes

• The finals location was moved to TV Asahi headquarters in Roppongi Hills from this year onward

6th M-1 Grand Prix (2006)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Masayuki Watanabe, Yoshichi Otake, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Tutorial Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd appearance (2nd consecutive year)	The Splendid Idealist	6th / 3rd	664 / 7 Votes
Runners-up	Football Hour Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	4th appearance	The Returning Champions	2nd / 2nd	640 / 0 Votes
3rd	Kirin Yoshimoto (Osaka)	5th appearance (4th consecutive year)	The Hungry Fantasistas	4th / 1st	627 / 0 Votes
4th	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	5th consecutive year	The Unpredictable Double Boke	8th	626
5th	Total Ten Bosch Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance	Impressive Shibuya-kei Manzai	5th	613
6th	License Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	(Second Chance Winners)	9th	609
7th	The Plan 9 Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Revolutionary 5 man Manzai	3rd	597
8th	Henho Chouchou No agency (Amateur)	1st appearance	Strongest Amateurs of All Time	7th	576
9th	Poison Girl Band Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance	The Sub-dimensional Manzai Gone Berserk	1st	570

Notes

• For the first and only time ever, amateurs (not signed with any agency or in the industry) made it to the finals (Henho Chouchou)
• For the first and only time ever, a unit of 5 people rather than the traditionally duo Manzai unit made it to the finals (The Plan 9)
• The only year where all finalists were affiliated with Yoshimoto, with the exception of Henho Chouchou who have no agency
• Tutorial are the first winners to win with unanimous votes, the other unanimous winner is Punk Boo Boo in 2009

7th M-1 Grand Prix (2007)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Emiko Kaminuma, LaSalle Ishii, All Kyojin, Makoto Otake, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Sandwichman Flat Five	1st appearance	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 3rd	651 / 4 Votes
Runners-up	Total Ten Bosch Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	3rd appearance (2nd consecutive year)	The Impressive Last Chance	5th / 1st	646 / 2 Votes
3rd	King Kong Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance (Unseeded)	The Returning Super Rookie	6th / 2nd	650 / 1 Vote
4th	Harisenbon Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	(Fatty + Skinny) x Ugly = Laugh Out Loud	7th	608
5th	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	6th consecutive year	The Unpredictable Double Boke	1st	604
6th	Xabungle Watanabe Entertainment	1st appearance	The Miraculous Face	3rd	597
7th	Daian Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	The Evening Primrose of Comedy	8th	593
8th	Chidori Yoshimoto (Osaka)	4th appearance	Manzai of My Way	4th	580
9th	Poison Girl Band Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	3rd appearance (2nd consecutive year)	The Escape from Humiliation	2nd	577

Notes

• Sandwichman are the first winners to come from the second chance round, the other winner is Trendy Angel in 2015

8th M-1 Grand Prix (2008)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Emiko Kaminuma, Masayuki Watanabe, All Kyojin, Makoto Otake, Kaausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	NON STYLE Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Street Style Manzai	7th / 2nd	644 / 5 Votes
Runners-up	Audrey K Dash Stage	1st appearance	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 3rd	649 / 2 Votes
3rd	Knights Maseki Geinosha	1st appearance	The Star of Asakusa	4th / 1st	640 / 0 Votes
4th	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	7th consecutive year	The Lone Double Boke	2nd	637
5th	Uji Koji Ammy Park	1st appearance	I ♥ Tochigi	5th	623
6th	Daian Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive year	The Evening Primrose of Comedy	1st	619
7th	Monster Engine Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Surreal and High-power Manzai	3rd	614
8th	King Kong Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	3rd appearance (2nd consecutive year)	The Counterattack of the Super Rookies	8th	612
9th	The Punchi Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Last Chatcha Chance	6th	591

Notes

• The only year where all 3 grand finalists had appeared for the 1st time ever as a finalist
• NON STYLE are the first winners that was formed post 2000
• Aya Ueto was appointed as the assistant MC from this year onward

9th M-1 Grand Prix (2009)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Emiko Kaminuma, Hideo Higashikokubaru, All Kyojin, Masayuki Watanabe, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Punk Boo Boo Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Earnest 9th Year	8th / 2nd	651 / 7 Votes
Runners-up	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	8th consecutive year	The Lone Double Boke	5th / 3rd	668 / 0 Votes
3rd	NON STYLE Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd consecutive year	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 1st	641 / 0 Votes
4th	Knights Maseki Geinosha	2nd consecutive year	The Star of Asakusa	2nd	634
5th	Haraichi Watanabe Entertainment	1st appearance	Born in Haraichi, Raised in M-1	5th	628
6th	Tokyo Dynamite Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance	The Counterattack of the Odd-ones Out	1st	614
7th	Monster Engine Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive year	The Precision Machine of Comedy	3rd	610
8th	Nankai Candies Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance	The Red Thread in the name of Manzai	8th	607
9th	Harisenbon Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance	Manzai Comedians in Love	6th	595

Notes

• Punk Boo Boo became the second unanimous winner after Tutorial in 2006
• Punk Boo Boo won The Manzai 2011, just two years later as the only unit to win both competitions
• Waraimeshi received the highest points by a single judge ever with 100 points from Shinsuke Shimada

10th M-1 Grand Prix (2010)

• The 7 judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Kazuki Otake, Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Kausu Nakada

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Waraimeshi Yoshimoto (Tokyo)[4]	9th consecutive year	The Lone Double Boke	6th / 2nd	668 / 4 Votes
Runners-up	Slim Club Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Unmarked Islanders	3rd / 1st	644 / 3 Votes
3rd	Punk Boo Boo Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd consecutive year	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 3rd	668 / 0 Votes
4th	Peace Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Artisans of Comedy	8th	629
5th	Ginshari Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	The New Generation that Embraces Showa	4th	627
6th	Knights Maseki Geinosha	3rd consecutive year	The Star of Asakusa	5th	626
7th	Haraichi Watanabe Entertainment	2nd consecutive year	Evolved and Unreasonable Manzai	7th	620
8th	Jaru Jaru Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Super Rookie	2nd	606
9th	Canaria Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Fly! Last Chance	1st	592

Notes

• Waraimeshi has been a finalist every single year since 2002, marking 9 consecutive years as the finalists and the most finals appearances ever
• This was the final M-1 Grand Prix before the 5-year hiatus

11th M-1 Grand Prix (2015)

• This is the first M-1 Grand Prix in 5 years since 2010
• The 9 judges are all past winners of every M-1 Grand Prix except 2004:
  • Reiji (Nakagawake), Hidehiko Masuda (Masuda Okada), Nozomu Iwao (Football Hour), Takashi Yoshida (Black Mayonnaise), Yoshimi Tokui (Tutorial), Takeshi Tomizawa (Sandwichman), Akira Ishida (Non Style), Tetsuo Sato (Punk Boo Boo), Tetsuo (Waraimeshi)

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Trendy Angel Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 2nd	825 / 6 Votes
Runners-up	Ginshari Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	The New Generation that Embraces Showa Once Again!	6th / 1st	818 / 2 Votes
3rd	Jaru Jaru Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	The Freestyle Doesn't Stop!	5th / 3rd	834 / 1 Vote
4th	Time Machine 3go Ohta Production[5]	2nd appearance	Do You Like a Fatty with Proficiency	8th	816
5th	Super Maradona Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	The Little Lamb Boke Rolls Out!	3rd	813
6th	Wagyu Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	It Pains the Heart! The Distorted Love of the Boke	4th	806
7th	Maple Chogokin Sun Music Productions	1st appearance (Unseeded)	The Ultra Dark Horse that No One Knows	1st	796
8th	Bakayo Anataha Office Kitano	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Calm and Poison Tongue Manzai	2nd	791
9th	Haraichi Watanabe Entertainment	3rd consecutive grand prix	Sawabe Will Stir It Up Today as Well	7th	788

Notes

• Revived after 5 years since 2010
• Restrictions changed from within 10 years formed to within 15 years formed
• There are 9 judges in total and each judge is the past winner of every M-1 Grand Prix except 2004 (Untouchable)
• Trendy Angel are the second winners to come from the second chance round after Sandwichman in 2007
• All units at least received a 90 or above from a single judge

12th M-1 Grand Prix (2016)

• The 5 judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Daikichi Hakata, Reiji (Nakagawake), All Kyojin

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Ginshari Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd consecutive grand prix	Traditional Manzai	4th / 3rd	470 / 3 Votes
Runners-up	Wagyu Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	(Second Chance Winners)	9th / 2st	469 / 1 Vote
3rd	Super Maradona Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	Weakling x Strongest	7th / 1st	459 / 1 Vote
4th	Saraba Seishun no Hikari The Morihigashi	1st appearance	Unpredictable	8th	448
5th	Akina Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Phantasmagoria	1st	446
6th	Haraichi Watanabe Entertainment	4th consecutive grand prix	Shin・Haraichi	6th	446
7th	Kaminari Grape Company	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Dark Horse	2nd	441
8th	Slim Club Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd appearance (Unseeded)	One Shot Kill	5th	441
9th	Aiseki Start Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Marriage Type Manzai	3rd	436

Notes

• Although units received the same number of points, their position is determined by the number of judges were higher points, for example Akina received higher points by 3 judges over Haraichi, which is the majority, marking them above Haraichi in placement
• The only time when the same unit entry number has made it to the finals in two consecutive years (Kaminari is entry number 73 this year, which was Wagyu's entry number last year)

13th M-1 Grand Prix (2017)

• The 7 judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Daikichi Hakata, Koasa Shunputei, Reiji (Nakagawake), Masayuki Watanabe, All Kyojin

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Toro Salmon Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	It's Finally Here!	3rd / 1st	645 / 4 Votes
Runners-up	Wagyu Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd consecutive grand prix	A Earnest 3rd Time	9th / 3rd	653 / 3 Votes
3rd	Miki Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Brother Manzai	8th / 2nd	650 / 0 Votes
4th	Kamaitachi Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	To Become the First Ever Dual Champions[6]	5th	640
4th	Super Maradona Yoshimoto (Osaka)	3rd consecutive grand prix	(Second Chance Winners)	4th	640
6th	Jaru Jaru Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	3rd appearance	The Returning Freestyle	10th	636
7th	Sayaka Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Unmarked	7th	628
8th	Universe Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	The Wild Woman x The Indoors Man	1st	626
9th	Kaminari Grape Company	2nd consecutive grand prix	The Evolving Hard Hitting Manzai	2nd	618
10th	Magical Lovely Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Profound and Mysterious	6th	607

Notes

• From this year onward, there are 9 finalists and 1 second chance winner, for a total of 10 finalists, one more than past years
• For the first time, a unit were runners-up in consecutive years (Wagyu)
• It was determined from this year onward, that units with a same points will have the same placement regardless of point details

14th M-1 Grand Prix (2018)

• The 7 judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomizawa, Shiraku Tatekawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Reiji (Nakagawake), All Kyojin

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Shimofuri Myojo Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	The Endless Freedom	9th / 3rd	662 / 4 Votes
Runners-up	Wagyu Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	4th consecutive grand prix	The 4th Form	10th / 2nd	656 / 3 Votes
3rd	Jaru Jaru Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	4th appearance (2nd consecutive year)	Freestyle Returns Again	4th / 1st	648 / 0 Votes
4th	Miki Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	(Second Chance Winners)	7th	638
4th	Kamaitachi Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	To Become the First Ever Dual Champions	3rd	636
6th	Tom Brown K Dash Stage	1st appearance (Unseeded)	No Rules	8th	633
7th	Super Maradona Yoshimoto (Osaka)	4th consecutive grand prix	The Final Comeback	2nd	617
8th	Gallop Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Shine! Ibushi Silver	5th	614
9th	Mitorizu Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	The High Pitched Dark Horse	1st	606
10th	Universe Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	2nd consecutive grand prix	This Year is also "Yeah!"	6th	594

Notes

• Shimofuri Myojo are the first winners that were born in the Heisei era and post 1990s, they were also the youngest winners ever at the age of 25 and 26
• Wagyu are the second unit to make it to top 3 in the finals 3 times in a row after Kirin, and are the only unit to be runners-up 3 times in a row

15th M-1 Grand Prix (2019)

• The 7 judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomizawa, Shiraku Tatekawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Reiji (Nakagawake), All Kyojin

Place	Unit Name Affiliated Agency	Finals Appearances	Program Subtitle	Entrance Order	Points
Winner	Milk Boy Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Naniwa Spiral	7th / 3rd	681 / 6 Votes
Runners-up	Kamaitachi Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	3rd consecutive grand prix	Possessive Manzai	2nd / 2nd	660 / 1 Vote
3rd	Pekopa Sun Music Productions	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Revolutionary Tsukkomi	10th / 1st	654 / 0 Votes
4th	Wagyu Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	5th consecutive grand prix	(Second Chance Winners)	3rd	652
5th	Mitorizu Yoshimoto (Osaka)	2nd consecutive grand prix	Opposite Personalities	6th	649
6th	Karashi Renkon Yoshimoto (Osaka)	1st appearance	Strength of the Fire Nation	5th	639
7th	Oswald Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	New Tokyo Style	8th	638
8th	Suehirogarizu Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Traditional Technique of Reiwa	4th	637
9th	Indians Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance	Non-Stop	9th	632
10th	New York Yoshimoto (Tokyo)	1st appearance (Unseeded)	Manzai Joker	1st	616

Notes

• This is the first M-1 Grand Prix to take place in the Reiwa period and the last of the decade of 2010s
• With a total number of entrants at 5040, this is the first time there have been over 5000 total participants in the Grand Prix
• For the first time, the judges are the same as last year
• For the first time since the 8th M-1 Grand Prix (2008), a Manzai duo that is not affiliated with Yoshimoto makes it into the top 3 finals
• The winner, Milk Boy's 681 points is the highest in the history of the Grand Prix, beating out Untouchable's previous record of 673

Masters of ceremony

GP	MC and Assistant MC(s)	Others
1	Shinsuke Shimada, Yasuhiko Akasaka, Rei Kikukawa
2	Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Kōichi Yamadera, Emiri Nakayama	Interviewer: Yuichi Kimura
3	Koji Imada, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Eiko Koike
4	Koji Imada, Waka Inoue	Interviewer: Yuichi Kimura Lottery Draft Special Guest: Saori Yoshida
5	Koji Imada, Eiko Koike	Interviewer: Yuichi Kimura
6	Koji Imada, Kaori Manabe
7	Koji Imada, Eiko Koike
8	Koji Imada, Aya Ueto
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11		Second Chance Round Reporter: Ayumi Hirodo (TV Asahi announcer) Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai
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14		Second Chance Round Voting Reporter: Ayumi Hirodo (TV Asahi announcer) Waiting Room Reporter: Trendy Angel Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Chiaki Horan
15		M-1 Reporter: Akira Kawashima (Kirin) Waiting Room Reporter: Ayumi Hirodo, Riho Tsuda (Both TV Asahi announcer) Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Yua Shinkawa

Event hiatus

On December 12, 2010, Yoshimoto Kogyo and ABC announced that "M-1 Grand Prix" would end in the year and they will start the project to succeed the event.[7]

The event restarted in 2015 with different sponsors and is no longer officially titled "Autobacs M-1 Grand Prix", but simply ''M-1 Grand Prix''.[8]

References

1. "M-1 Grand Prix Official Website". M-1グランプリ 公式サイト. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
2. "M1出場資格「結成15年以内」に変更". www.sponichi.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
3. M2 Company changed their name to Horipro
4. Changed from Osaka to Tokyo in Spring of 2010
5. Changed agency to Ohta in August 2013
6. Kamaitachi had won King of Conte 2017 and had a chance to become a dual champion if they also win M-1 Grand Prix. However, there is already a dual champion as Punk Boo Boo won M-1 Grand Prix in 2009 and The Manzai in 2011.
7. "Ｍ－１グランプリは今年がラスト - 芸能ニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-10.
8. "来年夏、Ｍ－１グランプリ復活 - お笑いニュース". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-05-10.

External links

• Official site