Get the office buzzing! A collection of recommended entertainment and performance ideas for year-end and New Year parties
Have you ever been asked, “Can someone take charge of the entertainment?” and found yourself looking down without thinking? If you know crowd-pleasing acts for the company year-end party, there’s nothing to fear! From nostalgic TV commercial quizzes and delightfully absurd dance bits to easy-to-copy comedy gags, there are plenty of surprisingly simple ideas that really get people going.
In this article, we’ll showcase lots of entertainment ideas that are easy to prepare and can instantly brighten the atmosphere.
You’re sure to find hints for creating moments where seniors and juniors can laugh together!
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Get the Office Buzzing! A Collection of Entertaining Skits & Performance Ideas Recommended for Year-End and New Year Parties (91–100)
ultra high-speed shredding
As adults, we might compare things like sales performance, but we rarely engage in direct competition like we did with footraces in elementary school.
So how about organizing a “guitar speed-playing contest” as an event? Everyone competes to see how fast they can play a simple song, like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.
I imagine many department heads and managers from the folk-guitar generation can play.
If there’s a piano available, you could also hold a “The Cat’s March speed-playing contest” as a women’s event.
The moment instruments start playing, the atmosphere instantly brightens!
U.S.A.DA PUMP
This upbeat song by the dance-vocal group DA PUMP caught fire as soon as the music video was released on YouTube.
Lots of people imitated the dance moves, too.
It’s a track everyone can enjoy dancing to together at karaoke.
Liven up the office! A collection of recommended entertainment and performance ideas for year-end and New Year parties (101–110)
Playboy-style manzai (stand-up comedy duo)EXIT
EXIT, a duo of flashy playboys who are currently a huge hit—their flashy vibe is super pop and hilarious, right? It could be really funny to imitate them and do a manzai routine as entertainment at a party or banquet.
Even if you’re not a party animal, just for this occasion, go all-in on the party vibe and enjoy the chatty style and wordplay.
This is your chance to rock flashy clothes and hair in front of your boss, just this once!
Make You Happy danceNiziU
For women who want to perform a dance as entertainment, we recommend this song by a hot girls’ group that’s both cute and cool! NiziU, which has been drawing worldwide attention even before their debut, is a group formed by members selected through a Japan–Korea joint audition.
Their performances, backed by extensive professional training, are truly impressive.
Practice plenty and deliver a stunning dance that rivals theirs, and you’re guaranteed to bring the house down! Songs by trending groups are well-known, so they’re highly recommended.
The dance of “PERFECT HUMAN”RADIO FISH
The dance performance and song by the comedy duo Oriental Radio and their dancer members made a big impact on the public.
So! How about this as entertainment? You don’t have to dance the whole thing—just do the distinctive chorus, the easy-to-follow choreography, or even just the first half.
I think that’s perfectly fine.
Highly recommended.
Japanese-style Transform ManzaiSuehirogarizu
SUEHIROGARIZU made it to the finals of the 2019 M-1 Grand Prix, and their kyogen-style manzai—performed in kimono with a small hand drum—became a hot topic.
Their signature bit is converting all modern words into archaic, Japanese-style expressions! Even in ordinary conversation, the unexpected twists—“You’d rephrase that like this!?”—make it really funny.
In addition to lines the duo has actually used, it might be entertaining to try a sketch that converts terms related to your own company’s work into a traditional Japanese style and introduces them!
Cornflakes manzaiMilk Boy
Since winning the M-1 Grand Prix in 2019, the Milkboy duo has frequently appeared on various TV shows and commercials.
Their most talked-about bit features a mother who forgets the name of a certain food, and as they go through its characteristics, it turns out she means cornflakes.
All their skits follow the same pattern of the mother forgetting a name, making them easy to adapt, so they’re perfect for a fun performance! If you tweak it to include inside jokes about your company, it should go over great at a party.