# ◆285【本編】お笑い界の担い手 - Show: 真空ジェシカのラジオ父ちゃん - Published: 2026-10-24 - Canonical: https://podc.club/en/episode/1567028358_10e50eb70351.html - Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/TBS8193263359.mp3 - Source: Edited from a machine transcript of the first 30 minutes of the episode. Not an official summary. Shinkuu Jessica (真空ジェシカ) wrap up King of Kontest (キングオブコント) 2026, heaping praise on Spicy Garlic's deadpan 'gomen ne' concession line and warmly congratulating winner Geraadon as comrades from a shared Sendai event. A Shinkansen ride to Akita turns memorable when a local woman spots Gaku and declares, 'You're the comedy world'—a line that became the episode's title. The pair also deal with the embarrassing aftermath of Gaku's badly delayed reply to a Tsukkomiman event invitation. ## What this episode answers ### What moments from King of Kontest 2026 stood out most to the two of them? Spicy Garlic's deadpan 'gomen ne' concession speech—and the silence that followed—was called the best moment of the losers' comeback round, and winner Geraadon received warm congratulations as fellow veterans of a difficult Sendai event. ### What happened during the Shinkansen ride to Akita? The train split at Ōmagari Station and the rear cars reversed toward Akita for about an hour; at Akita Station, a local woman praised their Ametalk appearance and told Gaku, 'You're the comedy world,' which became the episode's title. ### What was the problem surrounding Gaku's response to the Tsukkomiman offer? Gaku badly delayed his reply to an offer made publicly on Soshina's livestream, prompting manager Ono to follow up repeatedly and ultimately forcing Sohin to speak to Gaku directly—something the pair called deeply embarrassing and entirely their own fault. ### What was the atmosphere like at the Nagano University campus festival stage? Free announcer Maki's MC work—praised as 'always saying exactly the right thing'—made the show feel comfortable and the stage was full of laughter, though they joked that the previous year's lineup of Gorgeous and Mamatart was the bigger catch. ### What was this week's JINS collaboration ōgiri topic and the winning entry? The prompt was 'What revolutionary change happened at the school lunch center?'; 'Mixed STAP cells with japchae,' submitted by radio name Dark Kaminari Manabu Another, won the Ome-gane Award—a ¥3,000 Amazon gift card. ## Article ## The Tsukkomiman Offer Reply Delay During a livestream by Soshina (ソシナ), an invitation to appear at a Tsukkomiman (ツッコミマン) event was extended publicly—but Gaku alone dragged his feet on replying. Manager Ono (小野) stepped in to follow up multiple times, yet the situation remained unresolved, ultimately forcing fellow comedian Sohin (粗品) to address Gaku directly. The duo called it "our fault entirely" and reflected that an immediate reply was the only right response. Gaku also expressed guilt that Ono keeps being placed in the visible, awkward position of "Gaku's manager" because of these situations. They concluded that if a next Tsukkomiman invitation arrives, the correct stance is to proactively make their schedule work around it. ## The Akita Trip and a Shinkansen Story The outbound journey to an Akita performance was roughly four hours by Shinkansen—and it happened to overlap with the real-time broadcast of the King of Kontest losers' comeback round, which they watched almost in its entirety from their seats. At Ōmagari Station (大曲駅), the train splits: the rear cars detach and reverse at low speed for about an hour toward Akita. An announcement instructs passengers to flip their seats to face forward, but nobody did—a punchline they savored. At Akita Station, a local woman on the platform approached them. She praised their Ametalk (アメトーク) appearance—specifically the "arrow talk" episode—then turned to Gaku and said simply, "You're the comedy world, aren't you." No further details came. Being recognized as someone who "carries the comedy world" without any specifics struck both of them as genuinely pleasing, and they noted it became the episode's title. ## King of Kontest 2026 Impressions The moment from the losers' comeback round that drew the most admiration was a comment by Spicy Garlic (スパイシーガーリック). After addressing everyone who shared the comeback battle—audience, comedian judges, and staff—they signed off with: "One last thing—gomen ne (sorry)." The room went dead silent. They praised not just the line itself but the surreal pause that followed as a perfect comedic beat. Winner Geraadon (ジェラードン) received warm congratulations. Shinkuu Jessica had crossed paths with them at a Sendai event where each act had to stretch their set time under difficult circumstances; Geraadon found that no matter how hard they tried, six minutes was their ceiling. Nishimoto (西本) held things together by chatting in a bunny-girl costume for the duration. "Getting through that event is what makes this win feel real," they said, laughing. A separate Shinjuku story also came up: after watching KOC, a drunk couple approached them on the street. When asked if they had seen King of Kontest, the man replied, "Sex." Whether it was a reference to some material or simply the situation he was in remained unclear; the woman fell silent and things became awkward. ## Nagano University Campus Festival Stage They performed at the Nagano University (長野大学) campus festival—a school that reportedly ranks in the top ten of campus festival rankings. Okano (岡野), who rarely appears at these events, joined this time, and free announcer Maki (牧) served as MC. Having someone who "always says exactly the right thing" made the whole show run comfortably, they said. When they learned the previous year's lineup included Gorgeous (ゴージャス) and Mamatart (ママタルト), they joked that the year before was the real prize—but the stage itself was packed with laughter from start to finish. ## JINS Collaboration Ōgiri Corner This week's prompt: "What revolutionary change happened at the school lunch center?" Standout submissions included: "Instead of preventing money from falling in for hygiene reasons, they switched to a system that dilutes everything with water proportional to how much money drops in"; "A soy-sauce version of a water-jet cutter—a Soy Sauce Cutter—that seasons ingredients while slicing them"; and "Mixed STAP cells with japchae." The Ome-gane Award (おメガネ賞)—a ¥3,000 Amazon gift card—went to radio name Dark Kaminari Manabu Another (ダーク雷マナブアナザー) for the STAP cells entry, praised for the perfect comeback it invites: "Did they even manage to make them in the first place?" The hosts also discussed radio name Ikkou (一光), noting that anything submitted under that name ends up sounding funny regardless of content, and debating whether such entries should be accepted more cautiously going forward. Next week's prompt: "What kind of haunted house prioritizes making you feel sick over making you scared?" ## Takeaways - Geraadon's KOC 2026 win was celebrated as a victory shared with Sendai event comrades, with Spicy Garlic's surreal 'gomen ne' concession—and the silence it produced—singled out as the highlight of the comeback round. - Gaku's failure to reply to the Tsukkomiman invitation forced Sohin to intervene directly, prompting sincere regret and a vow to prioritize scheduling for any future invitation. - Being called 'the comedy world' by a stranger at Akita Station—with no further details—became the source of the episode's title and left both hosts genuinely and simply pleased.