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[Definitive Guide] Guaranteed Crowd-Pleasers! Party Acts and Gags Everyone Will Enjoy
In addition to enjoying food and drinks at New Year’s parties, year-end parties, and farewell parties, it’s also common to set aside time for entertainment.
If you’re asked to come up with the entertainment… it can be a real headache, right?
For those who absolutely want to get laughs and make it a fun time for everyone, I’d like to introduce some can’t-miss entertainment ideas!
Of course, “can’t-miss” doesn’t mean a guaranteed success, but try choosing based on the age range and makeup of the group.
We’ll also introduce classic games that get everyone excited regardless of age or gender.
Here’s hoping your gathering is fun and lively!
Definitive Edition: Guaranteed Crowd-Pleasers! Party Games and Gags Everyone Will Love (1–10)
Ugly Face Championship
The “Bad Face Championship” is a simple yet exciting game where participants try to make the worst face they can.
The comedy duo Chocolate Planet did it on YouTube, and it became a hot topic.
Take photos of the participants’ bad faces and decide who made the worst one.
Best of all, it requires no decorations or preparation, so it’s perfect when you’re suddenly asked to provide entertainment.
With no prep needed and easy for anyone to join, the Bad Face Championship is guaranteed to liven up any gathering!
Freestyle rap (improvised rap)
Freestyle rap is all about spinning lyrics on the spot.
If you can string the words together well and pull it off, it’s guaranteed to hype everyone up—why not give it a try? That said, it’s tough to jump into it out of nowhere at a party.
Even if you plan to improvise the lyrics on the day, it’s a good idea to practice beforehand.
You can train in various ways: look for rhyming words in everyday life and practice linking them together, sing songs with rap or tracks by your favorite rappers at karaoke, or freestyle about whatever you see on TV.
You can even make it a battle-style showdown and have a few people face off against each other!
flip board comedy
There are lots of comedians—like ZAZY, Human Nakamura, and Itsumo Kokokara—who do routines by flipping through cards.
How about bringing that kind of “flip” comedy to your party? Write one setup word or picture per card, and a punchline on another, and build your bit step by step.
Don’t just make the cards—you’ll need solid connecting lines between them too! If you’re having trouble coming up with material, try studying routines by your favorite flip-comedy performers for inspiration.
Go on and have your party rolling with laughter!
Blind tasting
Blindfolded tasting: guessing food by texture alone! In fact, our sense of taste is greatly influenced by visual information.
So when you’re blindfolded and something is put in your mouth, it becomes hard to answer confidently—even with foods you normally eat.
If you also pinch your nose to block your sense of smell, the difficulty ramps up even more! Lining up different flavors of the same type of snack and identifying the differences is surprisingly tough, too.
It’s fun for all ages, so try adding it to your party entertainment!
Illusion Dance
An illusion dance that will have participants roaring with laughter! Dressed in costumes that are half black and half white, dancers line up side by side for a line dance.
The right foot of one person and the left foot of the person next to them appear to form a pair, creating a curious visual illusion.
By switching feet, doing a catwalk, or lifting their knees to the beat—simple moves that are nothing special on their own—become hilarious thanks to the trick of perception.
The great thing about this dance is that even mistakes add to the charm! How about livening up your year-end or New Year party with some teamwork?
dance
If you want to liven up the entertainment segment, dance is a great choice.
Practice a trending song and perform it, and the venue will heat up instantly.
Even if you have no dance experience, you can pave the way to success by practicing with lesson videos on YouTube.
If you’re not confident with choreography, there are beginner-friendly choreography videos you can use as references as well.
This is a recommended idea if you still have some time before the day of your performance.
Telepathy Game
Let’s try a telepathy game to see how strong the bonds are among friends or coworkers! Look at the prompt given, then each person answers with something they associate with it.
If everyone’s answers match, you succeed! Prompts can be simple, like “red fruit” or “black-and-white animals,” as well as ones tailored to your group, such as “the office mood-maker” or “the most popular person.” If there are many participants, you can split into teams and compete by seeing which team matches more often.
Give it a try and check how deep your connections really are!