M-1 Grand Prix

Entry requirements

Locations

• Preliminary
• Second Chance Consolation
• Finals

Winners

• Under Final Votes, bold means it was a unanimous victory, all seven judges voted for that unit as the winner.

Winner's prize

• Winner's prize ¥10,000,000
• Winner's trophy
• Additional prizes Until 2010
• Additional prizes for 2015
• Additional prizes for 2016
• Additional prizes for 2017
• Additional prizes for 2018
• Additional prizes for 2019
• Additional prizes for 2020
• Additional prizes for 2021
• Additional prizes for 2022
• Additional prizes for 2023
• * 1 year worth chicken of Drive-In Tori and invitation to Saga courtesy of Cygames
• * Japanese headpieces courtesy of Suntory
• * 100 sets of Gold five-piece series courtesy of 7-Eleven
• * 100 year worth Donbei cup noodles for New Year's Eve courtesy of Nissin Foods
• Additional prizes for 2024
• * 1 year worth chicken of Drive-In Tori and invitation to Saga courtesy of Cygames
• * "196" awesome beer mugs for after party courtesy of Suntory
• * Gold five-piece series with the same number of points as the final courtesy of 7-Eleven
• * Donbei All-you-can-eat for one year without charge courtesy of Nissin Foods
• Additional prizes for 2025
• * 1 year worth chicken of Drive-In Tori and invitation to Saga courtesy of Cygames
• * Beer mugs for after party courtesy of Suntory
• * 1500 sets of 15th Anniversary Gold series courtesy of 7-Eleven
• * All new products to be sold next year courtesy of Nissin Foods

Historic Results

• The affiliated agency listed is the unit's agency at the time of the competition

1st M-1 Grand Prix (2001)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Shoji Kokami, LaSalle Ishii, Koasa Shunpūtei, Yukio Aoshima, Kiyoshi Nishikawa
• The three audience judges are from the cities of: Sapporo, Osaka, Fukuoka

• Matsumoto gave King Kong a score of 55 while Nishikawa gave them a score of 95, causing a 40-point difference, which is the largest point difference for a single participant
• Nakagawake are the only winners with the first entrance order
• Four of the finalists this year are winners or would go on to become winners in later years, the most ever

2nd M-1 Grand Prix (2002)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Makoto Otake, LaSalle Ishii, Yōshichi Shimada, Kausu Nakada, Danshi Tatekawa

• The Second Chance or Consolation Round was introduced this year
• The only year where there were more finalists who are not affiliated with Yoshimoto than those who are
• All three units in the grand finals became winners in future years

3rd M-1 Grand Prix (2003)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Yōshichi Shimada, LaSalle Ishii, Makoto Otake, Kausu Nakada

• The restrictions for participation changed from less than 10 years since formation to less than or equals to 10 years since formation
• From this year and forward, judge points became more consistent in the range of the 70s as low and 90s are high
• All three units in the grand finals became winners in future years
• Koji Imada was appointed the MC from this year and onward

4th M-1 Grand Prix (2004)

• The seven judges are: Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Makoto Otake, Yoshichi Shimada, Koasa Shunpūtei, LaSalle Ishii, Kausu Nakada

• Untouchable holds the record for the single highest points attained with 673 points, all judges had given more than 95 points
• The point difference between the 1st place and 2nd place between Untouchable and Nankai Candies are the largest ever at 34 points
• Although Taka and Toshi and Waraimeshi scored the same number of points, the judges determined that Taka and Toshi was better and placed above Waraimeshi

5th M-1 Grand Prix (2005)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masayuki Watanabe, Makoto Otake, Yoshichi Shimada, LaSalle Ishii, Kausu Nakada

• The finals location was moved to TV Asahi headquarters in Roppongi Hills from this year onward

6th M-1 Grand Prix (2006)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Masayuki Watanabe, Yoshichi Otake, Kausu Nakada

• For the first and only time ever, amateurs made it to the finals
• For the first and only time ever, a unit of 5 people rather than the traditionally duo Manzai unit made it to the finals
• The only year where all finalists were affiliated with Yoshimoto, with the exception of Henho Chouchou who have no agency
• Tutorial are the first winners to win with unanimous votes, the other unanimous winner is Punk Boo Boo in 2009

7th M-1 Grand Prix (2007)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Emiko Kaminuma, LaSalle Ishii, All Kyojin, Makoto Otake, Kausu Nakada

• Sandwichman are the first winners to come from the second chance round, the other winner is Trendy Angel in 2015

8th M-1 Grand Prix (2008)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Emiko Kaminuma, Masayuki Watanabe, All Kyojin, Makoto Otake, Kaausu Nakada

• The only year where all 3 grand finalists had appeared for the 1st time ever as a finalist
• NON STYLE are the first winners that was formed post 2000
• Aya Ueto was appointed as the assistant MC from this year onward

9th M-1 Grand Prix (2009)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Emiko Kaminuma, Hideo Higashikokubaru, All Kyojin, Masayuki Watanabe, Kausu Nakada

• Punk Boo Boo became the second unanimous winner after Tutorial in 2006
• Punk Boo Boo won The Manzai 2011, just two years later as the only unit to win both competitions
• Waraimeshi received the highest points by a single judge ever with 100 points from Shinsuke Shimada

10th M-1 Grand Prix (2010)

• The seven judges are: Shinsuke Shimada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Kazuki Otake, Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Kausu Nakada

• Waraimeshi has been a finalist every single year since 2002, marking 9 consecutive years as the finalists and the most finals appearances ever
• This was the final M-1 Grand Prix before the 5-year hiatus

11th M-1 Grand Prix (2015)

• This is the first M-1 Grand Prix in 5 years since 2010
• The 9 judges are all past winners of every M-1 Grand Prix except 2004:
• * Reiji, Hidehiko Masuda, Nozomu Iwao, Takashi Yoshida, Yoshimi Tokui, Takeshi Tomizawa, Akira Ishida, Tetsuo Sato, Tetsuo

• Revived after 5 years since 2010
• Restrictions changed from within 10 years formed to within 15 years formed
• There are 9 judges in total and each judge is the past winner of every M-1 Grand Prix except 2004
• Trendy Angel are the second winners to come from the second chance round after Sandwichman in 2007
• All units at least received a 90 or above from a single judge

12th M-1 Grand Prix (2016)

• The 5 judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Daikichi Hakata, Reiji, All Kyojin

• Although units received the same number of points, their position is determined by the number of judges were higher points, for example Akina received higher points by 3 judges over Haraichi, which is the majority, marking them above Haraichi in placement
• The only time when the same unit entry number has made it to the finals in two consecutive years

13th M-1 Grand Prix (2017)

• The seven judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Daikichi Hakata, Koasa Shunputei, Reiji, Masayuki Watanabe, All Kyojin

• From this year onward, there are nine finalists and one second chance winner, for a total of ten finalists, one more than past years
• For the first time, a unit was runners-up in consecutive years
• It was determined from this year onward, that units with the same points will have the same placement regardless of point details

14th M-1 Grand Prix (2018)

• The seven judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomizawa, Shiraku Tatekawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Reiji, All Kyojin

• Shimofuri Myojo are the first winners that were born in the Heisei era and post 1990s, they were also the youngest winners ever at the age of 25 and 26
• Wagyu are the second unit to make it to top-3 in the finals three times in a row after Kirin, and are the only unit to be runners-up three times in a row

15th M-1 Grand Prix (2019)

• The seven judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomizawa, Shiraku Tatekawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Reiji, All Kyojin

• This is the first M-1 Grand Prix to take place in the Reiwa period and the last of the decade of 2010s
• With a total number of entrants at 5040, this is the first time there have been over 5000 total participants in the Grand Prix
• For the first time, the judges are the same as last year
• For the first time since the 8th M-1 Grand Prix, a Manzai duo that is not affiliated with Yoshimoto makes it into the top 3 finals
• The winner, Milk Boy's 681 points is the highest in the history of the Grand Prix, beating out Untouchable's previous record of 673

16th M-1 Grand Prix (2020)

• The seven judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomizawa, Shiraku Tatekawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Reiji, All Kyojin

• With a total number of entrants at 5081, this is the most entrants in the history of the grand prix
• The judges are the same for the third year in a row
• The first grand prix where a unit of two solo comedians made it to the finals
• The winner, Magical Lovely, placed last in the 2017 M-1 Grand Prix finals and won in their second appearance in three years, going from last to first

17th M-1 Grand Prix (2021)

• The seven judges are: Emiko Kaminuma, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Takeshi Tomizawa, Shiraku Tatekawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Reiji, All Kyojin

• From this year, the sponsor has changed from FamilyMart to 7-eleven
• With a total number of entrants at 6017, this is the most entrants in the history of the grand prix
• The judges are the same for the fourth year in a row
• For the first time since the 7th M-1 Grand Prix, a Manzai duo that is not affiliated with Yoshimoto makes it win

18th M-1 Grand Prix (2022)

• The seven judges are: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Reiji, Shiraku Tatekawa, Takeshi Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Daikichi Hakata, Kuniko Yamada

• With a total number of entrants at 7261, this is the most entrants in the history of the grand prix
• For the first time, a Manzai duo that is not affiliated with Yoshimoto makes it win for the 2nd year in a row

19th M-1 Grand Prix (2023)

• The seven judges are: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Reiji, Tomoko Unabara, Takeshi Tomizawa, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Daikichi Hakata, Kuniko Yamada

• With a total number of entrants at 8540, this is the most entrants in the history of the grand prix

20th M-1 Grand Prix (2024)

• The nine judges are: Reiji, Tomoko Unabara, Hidetsugu Shibata, Kenji Yamauchi, Akira Ishida, Masayasu Wakabayashi, Tetsuo, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Daikichi Hakata

• For the first time in history, Reiwa Roman won the grand prix for the second consecutive year
• With a total number of entrants at 10330, this is the most entrants in the history of the grand prix

21th M-1 Grand Prix (2025)

• The nine judges are: Reiji, Tomoko Unabara, Hidetsugu Shibata, Tetsuo, Terumoto Goto, Kenji Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Hanawa, Takashi Komaba, Daikichi Hakata

• With a total number of entrants at 11521, this is the most entrants in the history of the grand prix

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