ロングコートダディのキングオブコントpodcast · Comedy
#4「真空ジェシカ（後編）~お父さんは鑑識~」
KOC 2025 finalists Ganso Ichigo-chan (元祖いちごちゃん) and Aisho wa Ii yo ne (相性はいいよね) delivered post-announcement comments fresh from the reveal, then manzai duo Shinku Jessica (真空ジェシカ) — Kawakita and Kado — joined Long Coat Daddy (ロングコートダディ) in the TBS Akasaka studio to taste two dishes from the limited-run KOC collaboration café. The conversation ranged from memories of legendary KOC sets to the fundamental difference between surviving a rough night in conte versus manzai.
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What this episode answers
How did Ganso Ichigo-chan talk about making the KOC finals two years in a row?
Ganso Ichigo-chan called it a historic first — no act of their type had ever reached the finals two years running — and admitted last year's ninth-place finish drove her to stress-eat an extra bento when she got home; she vowed to win the ¥10 million prize this year to raise her standard of living, then candidly revealed she is still working part-time with a monthly income Long Coat Daddy described as 'New Year's money level.'
What was Aisho wa Ii yo ne's reaction immediately after the finals announcement?
Aisho wa Ii yo ne rushed straight from Hibiya Hall to TBS roughly two hours after the announcement, and the excitement proved physically overwhelming — Ebirando admitted to throwing up a little in the dressing room before they left; it was the trio's first finals after three consecutive semi-final appearances, making it a classic third-time-lucky breakthrough.
What were the KOC collaboration café dishes, and how did they taste?
Both dishes were well-received: the Mogdon Bowl's soboro was praised for its salty-sweet balance, and the Odeki Pancake with berries and fresh cream was not overly sweet, drawing 'delicious' from everyone at the table.
Which past KOC sets stood out most to Shinku Jessica?
Shinku Jessica praised Do Block (ドブロック) for delivering near-identical first and second sets that both completely crushed — something no rival could match — and recalled Shizuru's (しずる) 'Rug Phantom' as such a heavy favorite that big laughs were a given; the only tension was whether the judges' votes would follow.
How does dealing with a tough-room night differ between conte and manzai?
Shinku Jessica explained that manzai lets you blend the room's energy and adjust to the audience on the fly, while conte constructs its own atmosphere from scratch — so if the day's vibe is the wrong color, mixing any colors won't produce the right one.
Ganso Ichigo-chan: Back-to-Back Finals and a "New Year's Money" Income
The episode opened with finalist comment segments recorded immediately after the KOC 2025 finalists were announced. First up was Ganso Ichigo-chan — the duo of Uemura and Hyper Pero-chan — who declared with barely contained excitement that "no act of this type has ever made the finals two years in a row" and framed the achievement as a genuine piece of history.
Last year's ninth-place finish left a bitter taste: she confessed to stress-eating an extra bento as soon as she got home. This year's goal is unambiguous — win the ¥10 million prize, eat well, and finally raise her standard of living. She also let slip that she is still working a part-time job. When Long Coat Daddy asked about her monthly income during a shared tour, the answer reportedly made them feel "sad" — she described it as "New Year's money level." In the listener Q&A segment, Ganso Ichigo-chan's only message for Long Coat Daddy was a simple "thank you for letting me join the tour last year" — with zero actual questions asked, an unusually wholesome deviation from the format.
Aisho wa Ii yo ne: A Dressing-Room Mishap and a Tax Headache
Next came comments from Aisho wa Ii yo ne — the trio of Iyone, Yadayamu-kun, and Ebirando — making their very first KOC finals appearance. Just two hours after the announcement ceremony at Hibiya Hall, they went straight to the TBS Akasaka studio. The joy proved physically overwhelming: Ebirando admitted to throwing up "a little" in the dressing room before they left, and described sitting in the radio booth still in a daze, head "spinning."
They had reached the semi-finals three years running — treating the first as a festival atmosphere, coming away empty-handed in the second, and finally breaking through on the third attempt. The trio had already pocketed ¥2 million from the Tsugikuru prize, meaning a KOC win would bring their combined haul to ¥12 million. That prospect prompted a joke: "I won't be able to pay next year's taxes — maybe it's better to pass on winning this year." In the Q&A, Yadayamu-kun asked Long Coat Daddy about the impression he made at the Yamamang Grand Prix while still in his old duo Kurusupacchi, and received the baffling answer: "You were the person who kept alternating between lying down and standing up."
Tasting the KOC Collaboration Café: Mogdon Bowl and Odeki Pancake
Guests Shinku Jessica — Kawakita and Kado — joined the show, and two dishes from the limited-run KOC collaboration café at Akasaka Branch Park (running until October 25) were delivered to the studio.
First up was the "Mogu Happy — So Delicious You Can't Deny It Mogdon Bowl," inspired by Long Coat Daddy's sketch character Mogdon. The bowl recreated Mogu's body using soboro (ground meat crumbles) for fur, egg for visceral fat, and rice grains for bones and blood. At the center sat what appeared to be a Mogdon face printed onto hardened egg white and sugar — described in texture as "edible styrofoam" with almost no flavor on its own, though the soboro earned praise for its well-balanced salty-sweet taste. The segment also surfaced the episode's title reveal: the reason the character Usagi refuses to touch anything is that "my dad works in forensics, so I can't touch things without gloves" — a line that landed as a genuine shock.
The second dish was the "Pancake of Memories Eaten with Tom Brown's Jon — Nyoro-nyoro Odeki no Hideki," topped with anko-filled manjū styled as skin bumps and served with a scalpel-shaped knife for cutting. Combined with berries and fresh cream, the sweetness balanced out well, and every person at the table called it delicious.
Looking Back at Legendary KOC Moments with Shinku Jessica
Long Coat Daddy walked through a handwritten rundown of past KOC entrants and sets alongside Shinku Jessica. Several names prompted the caution "better not say that name" — an acknowledgment that some past finalists have since been linked to criminal matters.
On Do Block's championship run: "Their first and second sets were nearly identical in structure, yet both absolutely crushed — nobody else could have beaten them." On last year's Shizuru and "Rug Phantom": "They were such heavy favorites that getting big laughs was a given; the only tension was whether the judges' scores would follow."
Conte vs. Manzai: Fighting the Wrong-Color Room
The back half of the conversation turned to how performers handle a rough night. Shinku Jessica offered a precise breakdown: "In manzai you can blend the room's energy and adapt to that day's audience, but in conte you're constructing the atmosphere itself — so if the day's color is different, no matter what colors you mix, you won't get the right one."
On handling a weak opening laugh, the duo admitted that in the past it sometimes made them want to quit on the spot. Lately, though, they've reached a different mindset: "I've started to enjoy seeing how far I can claw back from here." KOC itself may not leave room for that luxury, but in regular live shows, they joked, "maybe we should install a retirement button" — and closed the episode on a laugh.
Takeaways
- Ganso Ichigo-chan made history as the first act of their type to reach the KOC finals two years in a row, while candidly admitting her part-time monthly income barely reaches 'New Year's money level.'
- Aisho wa Ii yo ne's debut finals appearance hit so hard that Ebirando was sick in the dressing room, and their potential ¥12 million combined prize haul prompted a joking — but not entirely unfunny — worry about not being able to pay next year's taxes.
- Shinku Jessica articulated a fundamental split between conte and manzai: conte constructs its own atmosphere from scratch, so a mismatched room vibe cannot be corrected mid-performance the way manzai can.
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.