Jungle Pocket (owarai)

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Jungle Pocket
Native name Janguru Poketto (ジャングルポケット?)
Years active 2006–
Employer Yoshimoto Kōgyō
Genres Conte, manzai
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Same year/generation as:
Naomi Watanabe
Sabara Seishun no Hikari

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.

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

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