Every Thursday at 6pm, in a comedy club just off Exit 7 of Hongik University Station in Seoul, ordinary people gather to participate in an open mic. Among these, one of the most popular is Han Gi-myeong, a 25 year-old who introduces himself proudly as ‘Korea’s first disabled stand-up comedian’. Unas
KBS2 대국민토크쇼 안녕하세요 South Korean comedian Lee Young-ja’s new variety show has been attracting a lot of attention for her encyclopaedic knowledge of Seoul’s most delicious restaurants. In one episode she was joined by K-Pop idol group B1A4, and as a member described a delicious tripe shop th
Lee Dong-woo shot to fame as a comedian, but 100 days after his marriage his eyesight began to deteriorate due to a rare disease known as retinitis pigmentosa. Before long he had lost his eyesight completely, but rather than allowing himself to fall into despair he continued to work and, unable to r
