Popular ranking of entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties
We introduce year-end and New Year party skit ideas in a ranked format!
From students to working professionals, one of the biggest worries around the holidays is, “What should we do for entertainment?”
Especially for juniors or subordinates, you might get asked by seniors or managers, “Got any funny ideas?”
This article lets you check out popular skit ideas ranked by popularity—perfect for those situations!
If you’re looking for ideas that will get laughs or want to know the surefire crowd-pleasers that get everyone hyped, be sure to take a look!
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Top 10 most popular entertainment ideas for year-end and New Year parties
TT Brothers8rank/position
The star “TT Brothers,” born from the variety show Ariyoshi no Kabe.
They’re characters played by the well-known comedy duo Chocolate Planet, and thanks to the TT Brothers they’ve appeared in lots of commercials.
Why not liven up your party with the TT Brothers everyone knows? Their cosplay is easy to copy—just a T-shirt, wigs, and makeup.
All you have to do after that is find something shaped like a “T” at the venue and end it with a drawn-out “Teeee.” If there’s no object, a person’s name works too—if someone named Takeda is there, you can do “Takeda-san’s Teeee,” and it lands.
It’s a recommended bit for anyone unsure what to do!
Bingo Tournament9rank/position
When it comes to entertainment for large gatherings, you can’t go wrong with bingo! Beyond the excitement of winning prizes, bingo is great because it can keep going even while participants chat with each other.
It’s also a big help for organizers—once the prizes are prepared, the day-of is easy to run.
The key to making bingo exciting really comes down to the prizes, so be sure to choose them with participants’ preferences in mind.
These days, you don’t even need a bingo machine—there are smartphone apps that make it super convenient!
Doburokku10rank/position
Wouldn’t the comedy bit by the duo Doburock, who won the 2019 R-1 Grand Prix, be an absolute hit at parties? After all, their trademark is boldly belting out dirty jokes at full volume.
Try learning the acoustic guitar part by ear, practice those outstanding vocals, project your voice from the diaphragm, and sing it out loud without a hint of embarrassment!
Year-end and New Year party entertainment ideas: Popular ranking (11–20)
Impressions that are too subtle for anyone to get11rank/position
Imitations that capture a person’s distinctive traits and recreate them are a classic party trick.
Among those, let’s aim for material that reproduces finer details so people focus on your accuracy and what you notice.
It’s good to keep clarity in mind by mimicking famous people, but you could also go for laughs in the moment by imitating someone close by—other participants or people you’ve seen in everyday life.
Rather than structuring it so everyone gets it, try honing in on angles that will make only a certain number of people laugh.
two-person robe (Nininbaori): a comedic act where two people share one kimono-like garment, with the rear person acting as the arms for the front person12rank/position
When it comes to classic party tricks, the two-person haori act has to be the go-to.
You pair up in twos, and the “proper” way is to cooperate to eat a meal.
The person in front is the one who eats, but the person in back is the one feeding them.
Since the person in back can’t see what’s in front, the food often gets delivered somewhere other than the mouth, which makes it fun to watch.
It’s an easy skit for anyone to recreate and it excites people of all ages, so it’s perfect for gatherings like year-end and New Year parties where many different people come together!
wotagei13rank/position
While otaku culture is certainly one of Japan’s signature subcultures, many people still have an allergy to the word “otaku,” and quite a few dislike being called one themselves.
Doesn’t that tendency grow stronger with age? So, as a penalty game, we propose doing ‘otagei’ (otaku dance moves).
Let’s have you dance in the perfect otaku style—plaid shirt, jeans, bandana, and a backpack.
And don’t forget the glow sticks!
Dice stacking14rank/position
A party trick that’s both stylish and cool: shake dice in a cup and they stack up into a tower.
Once you get the hang of it, you can increase the number of dice as much as you like.
Stack lots of dice quickly and nail it with flair.