He has starred in Gag Concert since 1999 and was a member of the variety show 2 Days & 1 Night from 2013 to 2019.

[3] He graduated from Chungnam High School[4] and majored in acting at Dankook University before dropping out.

He joined the 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 lineup with Kim Joohyuk, Defconn and Jung Joon Young at the very end of 2013, gaining popularity as well as earning the nickname of "Mr. Devious" for his tendency to trick the other cast members.

[7] Kim is the chairman and head of the organizing committee for the Busan International Comedy Festival.

However, in late 2014, it was discovered that his partner and co-CEO, Kim Woo Jung, had embezzled money from the company and had run away to the United States, causing the company debts to reach over millions of dollars.

[12] The couple lived separately since 2007 after Kim Eun-young moved to the Philippines alone to start a business.