A one-liner gag that gets everyone hyped at a group dating party
At drinking get-togethers like group dates, it’s common to be with people you’re meeting for the first time, so you want to lighten the mood or liven things up a bit, right?
Some of you are probably looking for one-liner gags you can use in those moments!
In this article, we’ll introduce a bunch of handy one-liner jokes, focusing on signature bits from popular comedians.
We’ve selected a wide range—from things you can slip in naturally at a drinking party to trending material.
These won’t just make people around you laugh; some can also spark conversation.
Add them to your repertoire and try them out at your next group date.
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One-shot gags that hype up a group dating party (11–20)
How to defeat 〇〇So Takei
These days, Sosuke Takei holds something like a commentator’s position and is active across a wide range of scenes, but when he first started appearing on TV, his signature bit “How to Defeat ___” under the title “King of Beasts” was really popular, wasn’t it? The blank was usually filled with an animal’s name, and he would explain the animal’s physique and habits, identify its weak points, and show how to take it down—made all the more entertaining by his unique way of speaking.
Sometimes the blank would be a person’s name, and he’d similarly list their characteristics and target their weaknesses.
At a group mixer, you could improvise it as “How to Defeat the People Here,” or you could prepare “How to Defeat a Famous Person Everyone Knows” in advance.
Don’t worry, I’m wearing them!Yasumura, Always Cheerful
It’s a gag that symbolizes Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura: from certain angles it looks like he’s wearing nothing, then he reveals he actually has something on and puts the audience at ease.
It drew major attention when he performed it on the UK audition show Britain’s Got Talent.
To say the catchphrase properly, the angle that makes it look like you’re not wearing anything is crucial, so study his routine and refine your own angle.
Your facial expression when you hit the pose also matters, and the contrast between your outfit and your face is another point that gets laughs.
It’s great if people around you can shout, “Paaants!!” as a call-and-response!
Yeeeeeaaah!Sunshine Ikezaki
Sunshine Ikezaki’s routine, which shot to fame with his booming “Yeeeeeeeeeei!”, is all about using an explosively loud voice to bulldoze through and turn everything into laughs.
At a group date, you’ll probably get chances to say standard lines like the toast, so going all-in and channeling Ikezaki in those moments might be a great way to blow off some steam.
Heeelloo!Nishikigoi Hasegawa
This is a one-shot gag performed by Masaki Hasegawa, the boke of the comedy duo Nishikigoi, during his entrance.
It’s basically just an upbeat greeting from a middle-aged man, but the big gestures and bright expression convey a positive attitude.
In manzai, when his partner, Takashi Watanabe, delivers a tsukkomi, the scene shifts and the conversation moves forward.
While it’s a gag that might be hard to transition from without the other person’s reaction, it could also be funny to have him hold the greeting pose for a moment, letting the laughter build gradually.
If you don’t laugh here, there won’t be another chance to laugh.Kunio & Tōru Sakai
Speaking of the trademark gag of the Osaka manzai duo “Kunio & Tooru Sakai,” Kunio’s shout of “Tooru-chan!” is famous, but Tooru’s line, “If you don’t laugh here, there won’t be anything left to laugh at,” is a great one-liner for group dates.
When something you say gets a laugh, drop it in cleanly, and it’s sure to hype things up even more.
Yaa! Power!Nakayama Kinnikun
Nakayama Kinni-kun’s catchphrases “Yaa!” and “Power!” are great one-shot gags for drinking gatherings.
They were so popular they were nominated for the 2022 U-Can New Words and Buzzwords Awards, and they’re recognized across a wide range of age groups.
After a resurgence thanks to his friendly persona, he’s earned strong support from fans through training videos on his YouTube channel.
At your next get-together, why not try this bright, energetic bit to put smiles on everyone’s faces?
There’s no [XX] for you to eat!Jicho Kacho Kōmoto
![There’s no [XX] for you to eat! Jicho Kacho Kawamoto](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2VQaUIeJuPI/sddefault.jpg)
One of the bits by the comedy duo Jicho Kacho’s Kawamoto.
It’s a one-shot gag combining his signature line with a funny face.
It’s said to be a parody of a Jackie Chan movie, but it might be fun to tweak the line and rely on the facial expression to get laughs.
one-shot gagShooting Star Chuuei
A one-shot gag by Chuei from Nagareboshi.
His big, full-body actions draw you into an unpredictably funny payoff that you’d never expect from the setup that looks like he’s about to do something huge.
The way he steers the flow—making you think it’ll go one way right before the punchline, then taking it into the punchline with a twist—is a very compelling gag, in my opinion.
baseball gag
If there are a lot of sports fans, how about trying some baseball jokes? This article introduces a total of 10 bits, including gags that use players’ names.
Many of the jokes feature famous players, and there are also bits that even people who don’t know much about baseball can understand.
Some routines use well-known anime songs, so they should appeal to a wide audience.
Each bit is short, which makes them easy to remember—another nice plus.
If you only rely on one routine and it doesn’t land, you’ll be in trouble, so memorize plenty of short gags!
Zero-calorie theorySandwichman Date
Sandwichman has become such a household favorite that there’s hardly a day you don’t see them on TV.
What I want to introduce today is Date’s oft-performed “zero-calorie theory.” Since calories are weak against heat, deep-frying makes them zero calories; freezing them also makes them zero calories.
What’s more, because calories have color, anything white has zero calories.
Based on these unique ideas, he insists that all kinds of foods are zero calories.
Since lots of different dishes show up at mixer parties, jump right in and show off the zero-calorie theory there.
It tends to go over even better if the person saying it is a bit chubby.