Jungle Pocket (owarai)


Jungle Pocket is a Japanese comedy trio consisting of Shinji Saitō, Hirohisa Ōta and Otake. They are graduates of the Yoshimoto NSC Tokyo 12th generation and employed by Yoshimoto Kogyo. They are mostly active in Tokyo.

Members

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. 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. Since then, the group gained popularity and make frequent appearances on television.

Achievements

King of Conte