KBS Entertainment Awards
The KBS Entertainment Awards is an event held yearly and is sponsored by KBS. The awards ceremony is approximately 140 minutes long and is shown in two parts on KBS2. The ceremony features performances by K-pop artists and music parodies from Gag Concert members. This event is held at the end of each year, except in 2017, the Entertainment Awards were not held due to the KBS Variety Director Strike.
Award categories
- Daesang
- Viewer's Choice Program of the Year
- Top Entertainer Award
- Special Merit Award
- Achievement Award
Comedy division
- Male Newcomer Award
- Female Newcomer Award
- Comedy Show Writer Award
- Excellence Award, Female Comedian
- Excellence Award, Male Comedian
- Top Excellence Award, Male Comedian
- Top Excellence Award, Female Comedian
- Top Excellence Award, Idea Corner, Comedy Program
Variety division
- Male MC Newcomer Award
- Female MC Newcomer Award
- Variety Show Writer Award
- Best Teamwork
- Excellence Award, Variety Show Male MC
- Excellence Award, Variety Show Female MC
- Excellence Award, Idea Corner, Variety Show
- Top Excellence Award, Variety Show Male MC
- Top Excellence Award, Variety Show Female MC
History of winners
Sources: From 2005 onward.Viewer's Choice Program of the Year
The Viewer's Choice Program award is chosen by votes from the viewers by SMS.| Year | Viewer's Choice Program |
| 1st 2002 | Happy Together Season 1 |
| 2nd 2003 | Gag Concert |
| 3rd 2004 | Sponge |
| 4th 2005 | ' |
| 5th 2006 | ' |
| 6th 2007 | Happy Together Season 3 |
| 7th 2008 | Happy Sunday |
| 8th 2009 | Happy Sunday |
| 9th 2010 | Happy Sunday |
| 10th 2011 | Gag Concert |
| 11th 2012 | Gag Concert |
| 12th 2013 | Gag Concert |
| 13th 2014 | Happy Sunday: The Return of Superman |
| 14th 2015 | Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 |
| 15th 2016 | Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 |
| 16th 2018 | Happy Sunday: 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 3 |
| 17th 2019 | The Return of Superman |
| 18th 2020 | 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 4 |
| 19th 2021 | 2 Days & 1 Night – Season 4 |
| 20th 2022 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend |
| 21st 2023 | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend |
Top Excellence Award
The Top Excellence Award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.Excellence Award
The Excellence award is awarded to an individual for their appearance in variety and comedy. In recent years, a female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.Best Newcomer Award
In recent years, a rookie female and male MC/comedian are awarded in each category.Top Entertainer Award
From 2002 to 2007, the award was called "Best Entertainer Award". In 2008, it was renamed to "Top Popularity Award". From 2009 to 2019, the award was called "Top Entertainer Award". From 2020, the award was renamed back as "Best Entertainer Award".Top Excellence Award, Idea (Corner)
For eleven years, Gag Concert has won a Top Excellence Award for Idea.| Year | Program | Corner |
| 1st 2002 | Gag Concert | Survival Dialect |
| 2nd 2003 | Gag Concert | Doremi Trio |
| 2nd 2003 | Happy Together | Karaoke Tree |
| 2nd 2003 | Campaign for a Nice Country | 최재원의 양심추적 |
| 3rd 2004 | Gag Concert | Flash Shopping |
| 3rd 2004 | Sponge | Sponge Response |
| 3rd 2004 | Morning Forum | The Person I Miss |
| 4th 2005 | Gag Concert | Family's Love |
| 4th 2005 | Sang Sang Plus | Old and New Three Empathy |
| 5th 2006 | Gag Concert | Mappagi |
| 5th 2006 | Happy Sunday | Shooting Kid |
| 6th 2007 | Gag Concert | We Need Communication |
| 6th 2007 | Happy Sunday | 1 Night 2 Days |
| 7th 2008 | Gag Concert | The Master Show |
| 8th 2009 | Gag Concert | Teacher Kang's Dressing Room |
| 9th 2010 | Gag Concert | Double Debate |
| 10th 2011 | Gag Concert | Solutions to Iffy Issues |
| 11th 2012 | Gag Concert | Brave Guys |
| 12th 2013 | Gag Concert | The Yellow Sea |
| 13th 2014 | Gag Concert | Late Love |
| 14th 2015 | Gag Concert | Min Sang Debate |
| 15th 2016 | Gag Concert | The Most Sensitive People |
| 16th 2018 | Gag Concert | Refreshing Statements |
| 17th 2019 | Gag Concert | Weekly Park Sung-kwang |