Kim Young-hee (comedian)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Young-hee (Korean: 김영희; born August 23, 1983) is a South Korean comedian, managed under the entertainment agency A9 Media.^[1] She gained notoriety in 2010 with her role in the Gag Concert skit "Two Minute Debate", and won the best new female comedian award at that year's KBS Entertainment Awards.^[2] Kim was a former member of Celeb Five (Korean: 셀럽파이브), a dance group formed by Kim Shin-young and produced by CONTENTS LAB VIVO, a contents company owned by Song Eun-i.^[3][4][5]

Kim Young-hee
Born	(1983-08-23) August 23, 1983 (age 41) Daegu, South Korea
Spouse	Yoon Seung-yeol (m. 2021)
Children	1
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up, television
Years active	2009–present
Genres	Observational, Sketch, Wit, Parody, Slapstick, Dramatic, Sitcom
Musical career
Genres	K-pop Dance Entertainer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2018
Korean name
Hangul	김영희
Hanja	金英熙
RR	Gim Yeonghui
MR	Kim Yŏnghŭi

Personal life

On February 24, 2022, Kim announced that she was pregnant with her first child.^[6] On September 8, she gave birth to her first daughter.^[7]

Filmography

Film

• Love with the Singularity (Biflix Film, 2022) – Director^[8]

Variety shows

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2010–2015	Gag Concert	Cast member
2011	Two Men's Suspicious Show	Panelist	Single broadcast show[9][10]
2013	Rollercoaster [ko]	Cast member[11]	Season 3
2013–2014	The Human Condition	Cast member[12]	Comedienne Specialsa
2016–present	Comedy Big League	Cast member	[13]
2017–present	Dongchimi [ko]	Panelist	[14]
2022	Dog-Daughter-in-law	Cast Member	[15]

^a: Kim appeared in the majority of episodes, although she was not present in certain episodes such as the episode, Living Without Chemicals.^[16]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2015	Drip Girls	Herself	Shinhan Card Art Hall	Season 4[17]
			Hyundai Arts Centre
2016			KT&G Sangsang Art Hall	Season 5[18]
2017	Miss Gag Korea		Kalkal Hall	[19]
			Busan International Comedy Festival
	Drip Girls		Uniplex Hall 1	Season 6[20]
			Samsung Cultural Center
			Anyang Arts Center
2018			Uniplex Hall 1	Season 7[21]
			KBS Hall (Busan)
			Busan International Comedy Festival
	Shop on the Stage	신데라	The Good Theater	[22]

Discography

Celeb Five

Year	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Album
			KOR [23]
2018	Celeb Five (I Wanna Be A Celeb) (셀럽파이브(셀럽이 되고 싶어)	Released: January 24, 2018 Label: CONTENTS LAB VIVO, NHN Entertainment Genre: Dance	—	—	Celeb No.1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2010	KBS Entertainment Awards	Best Newcomer Award (Comedy)[24]	Gag Concert	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Idea (Corner)[25][26]	Double Debate (Gag Concert)	Won
2014	50th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Variety Performer – Female[27]	Gag Concert	Won
	KBS Entertainment Awards	Top Excellence Award (Comedy)[28]		Won