◆284【本編】こっちの方が「お笑いの日」
Shinku Jessica (真空ジェシカ) spent King of Conte broadcast day performing a live show in Akita, joking that they were "involving all of Japan" while the TBS studio acts were crammed into a single building. The episode also covers their M1 Grand Prix second-round pass, a two-character slip-up at a Titan office show, and a harrowing return journey from Shimane that took the better part of a day.
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What this episode answers
What were Shinku Jessica doing on the day King of Conte aired?
They performed a live show in Akita that day, and though they acknowledged they were not invited onto the King of Conte broadcast, they jokingly claimed their show was "involving all of Japan" more than the TBS studio acts.
Why did Kawakita welcome the 6:30 a.m. departure and four-hour bullet-train ride to Akita?
Kawakita argued that both 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. are equally early and therefore equally acceptable, while a midday 1 p.m. departure of about three hours would actually make him hesitate—four hours of uninterrupted bullet-train time is simply hard to beat.
Why did the return trip from the Shimane live show become so grueling?
Flights from the local airport ran only about twice a day, so the return route required an hour-long bus ride to Hiroshima followed by a flight from Hiroshima Airport; when Kawakita tried to switch to the bullet train at his own expense, he discovered the journey via Yamaguchi would take seven hours, forcing him to give up and accept the difficult route.
What exactly went wrong when Kawakita attempted the Uchaka knowledge test at the Titan live show?
Kawakita meant to say "Kono Uchaka-chan ga" (このウーちゃかちゃんが) but dropped the opening word "kono" (この), and Ota Hikari (太田光) immediately called out that omitting "kono" made it completely wrong—a two-character mistake despite having prepared the names Okabe Takashi and Ryuta in advance.
How did Shinku Jessica apply the "total laughs" theory to their M1 Grand Prix second-round result?
Kawakita argued that a group's total laughs across an entire competition are fixed, so earning a moderate amount of laughs in the second round leaves more potential for later rounds; he cited Moguraida (モグライダー) getting too many laughs in the third round only to be eliminated as evidence.
King of Conte Day in Akita
October 17, 2026—the night King of Conte (キングオブコント) aired—Shinku Jessica (真空ジェシカ) were not in the TBS studio. They were on stage in Akita. The duo leaned into the absurdity, boasting with deliberate hyperbole that "unlike the lot crammed into a TBS studio, we are making a move that involves all of Japan." They did, however, honestly admit they had not been invited onto the broadcast. As a side note, they are appearing as guests on Long Coat Derby's (ロングコートダービー) King of Conte podcast—a situation they described with self-deprecating humor, pointing out the irony of a pair that has been knocked out in the first round multiple times now serving as expert commentators.
A Four-Hour Bullet Train Is a Gift
Getting to Akita meant a 6:30 a.m. bullet train and roughly four hours of travel. Kawakita (川北) said outright that he was happy about it. The two debated whether 6:30 a.m. or 8:30 a.m. was the better departure time, and Kawakita's position was firm: both are too early for there to be any meaningful difference. A 1 p.m. departure covering three hours might actually give him pause, he said, but four hours of bullet-train time is almost impossible to argue against. The return trip is also four hours. The live set itself runs about fifteen minutes. "There is no easier job than this," he laughed.
The Shimane Trip's Brutal Return
An earlier away show at Shimane Prefectural University (島根県立大学) came up as a point of comparison. Getting there was already a slog—boarding gate 47, the furthest possible, meant walking roughly a kilometer through the terminal, then about ninety minutes in the air, then another hour by bus to the venue. The return was worse. Flights from the local airport run only about twice a day, so the route home required busing to Hiroshima (about an hour), then catching a flight from Hiroshima Airport. Kawakita tried to escape this by switching to the bullet train at his own expense, only to find that routing via Yamaguchi would take seven hours. He gave up, accepted the original plan, and described it as having no choice but to swallow the loss.
Two Characters Short at the Titan Live Show
At their second appearance at a Titan (タイタン) office live show, the duo was put on the spot with a quiz about company president Uchaka (ウーチャカ). Kawakita had done some preparation beforehand, cramming the names Okabe Takashi (おかべたかし) and Ryuta (リュータ). In the moment, he was supposed to say "Kono Uchaka-chan ga" (このウーちゃかちゃんが) but the opening particle "kono" (この) slipped out. Ota Hikari (太田光) corrected him on the spot: without "kono" it simply does not work. A two-character gap between preparation and execution. Kawakita called it a failure of finishing. They also noted that Niji no Tasogare (虹の黄昏) performed at the same show, and that their rapport with Bakusho Mondai (爆笑問題) left a strong impression.
M1 Grand Prix: Second Round Cleared
Shinku Jessica cleared the notoriously difficult second round of the M1 Grand Prix (M1グランプリ). Kawakita reflected that it took five or six years to reach this point, recalling the stretch when the duo kept falling in the first round, going back to the Zan-Manzai era. They were genuinely pleased—but Kawakita was quick to channel that pleasure into his signature theory: a group's total laughs across an entire competition are a fixed quantity. Getting a reasonable reaction in the second round means there is still potential banked for later rounds. His supporting case: Moguraida were eliminated in the third round after drawing too many laughs there—the appearance where their Mizuhara Kazuto (水原一平) material became a talking point. The logic is circular enough to be funny, but Kawakita delivered it with complete conviction.
JINS Collab Corner: Angry Crepe Shop
The JINS (メガネメーカー) collab segment "Rajinji Chichi" (ラジンチチ) ran its weekly listener prompt: "The girl at this crepe shop looks angry—how can you tell?" Submissions included pulling a hair tie toward the customer, pressing the batter hard onto the griddle, and handing over a crepe that had been crushed in a fist. The winning "Omega Ne" prize—a ¥3,000 Amazon gift card—went to listener Mirano-fu Miso Ramen (ミラノ風ミソラーメン) for: "She said 'What toppings would you like?' but shouted only the word 'toppings' so loud that she spat on the customer."
Takeaways
- Shinku Jessica performed a live show in Akita on King of Conte broadcast day and joked that they were delivering live comedy "outside the TBS building" to the whole country.
- They passed the M1 Grand Prix second round and framed the result through Kawakita's "total laughs are fixed" theory, arguing that a moderate second-round reaction leaves potential intact for later rounds.
- At the Titan live show, Kawakita missed an Uchaka knowledge test by dropping a single two-character word—"kono"—and was immediately corrected by Ota Hikari.
This article is edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. It is not an official summary — please listen to the episode itself.