Party acts that hype up the crowd: Recommended entertainment and performances for banquets and drinking parties [2026]
Farewell and welcome parties at work, year-end and New Year gatherings, after-parties with friends, and class reunions.
There are quite a lot of banquets and drinking parties, aren’t there?
They’re basically fun, but there’s one time that troubles new hires, young employees, and juniors… yes, the “entertainment segment”!
People often say, “Do something!” or “Can’t you do something funny?” and you end up covering it with an awkward smile, right?
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of recommended ideas for when you can’t dodge party entertainment, including skits and performances everyone can do together.
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Buzzworthy party acts: Recommended entertainment and performances for banquets and drinking parties [2026] (21–30)
Sunshine Ikezaki
Doing Sunshine Ikezaki’s routine at a party would take a ton of courage, but at parties, bits you can pull off with just your body and sheer hype might actually land better.
And that tank top and headband look—people will get who you’re doing even if you don’t look much like him (lol).
It could even work just for your self-introduction.
3 o’clock Heroine: “Common Tropes in Foreign TV Dramas”
3-ji no Heroine, who won “The W: Japan’s No.1 Female Comedian Contest” in 2019.
Why not try reenacting the classic “that always happens” scenes from foreign TV dramas that they posted on YouTube at your next party? Foreign dramas tend to have strong character traits and lots of stereotypical, nod-along moments, so watching people act them out can be pretty funny.
For example: baffling metaphors, characters somehow speaking long lines in perfect unison with two or more people, or someone finishing another person’s sentence—things like that.
If you perform those unmistakable “yep, that happens” moments in an over-the-top, foreign-drama style, it’ll definitely get the crowd going!
Entertaining party tricks. Recommended performances and skits for banquets and drinking parties [2026] (31–40)
Rubik’s Cube
It’s a very simple 3D puzzle where you match the colors on all six faces, but it’s surprisingly difficult.
Since its release in 1997, it has become popular around the world as a toy enjoyed by both children and adults.
Why not use this 3D puzzle to show off a quick party trick? If you can smoothly solve a puzzle that stumps everyone else in an instant, you’re sure to earn a round of applause! There’s a specific method to solving it, so be sure to learn it and practice.
Magic using a smartphone
A heart-pounding magic trick that lets you know someone’s smartphone passcode.
You can use it as a magic performance, but it’s also a handy technique if you secretly want to find out a family member’s or partner’s passcode.
It uses the iPhone’s calculator: first, have the person enter their passcode so the performer can’t see it, then have them add a random four-digit number.
After that, by pressing the minus button and then the equals button, you can immediately see the originally entered number—taking advantage of how the calculator works.
flip board comedy
Are you familiar with “flip comedy”? Also known as “mekuri-gei,” it’s a type of performance aimed at getting laughs, where the performer sets out boards or cards with pictures or words and flips through them while doing the act.
Think of it like a picture-story show—kamishibai—and it’s easy to picture! This kind of act can be performed even without a partner, and having the flip cards makes it easier to get the jokes across.
It’s also great for parties with large groups, so if you’re looking to do a comedy bit, feel free to use this as a reference.
Simple material is recommended!
Kanji radical charades (acting out radicals with your body)
Kanji have what are called radicals, right? Things like gyōninben (the “going person” radical), sanzui (the “water” radical), and ōzato (the “large village” radical) are ones many of you can probably picture right away.
This party trick is about expressing those radicals with your body.
Just striking the pose is funny enough to get laughs, and if you have people guess which radical it is, it might be even more fun! Including radicals, it could also be entertaining to team up with two people to form simple kanji.
If no one guesses it, you’ll have to hold the pose the whole time, so you might need some muscle strength!
Pocari Dance
The exhilarating “Pocari Dance,” known from commercials and performed with full-body expression, looks super cool.
Many of you may have danced it at school sports days or festivals.
Pocari Sweat’s dance commercials, which began in 2016, have drawn attention every time for their high level of choreography.
In 2018, they attempted a Guinness World Record for “the most people dancing simultaneously for a TV commercial,” and a synchronized dance performed by 3,770 students was officially recognized as a world record.
Show off those razor-sharp moves and you’ll be sure to wow everyone with a side of you they don’t usually see! Plenty of tutorial videos are available, so be sure to check them out for reference.
