The M-1 Grand Prix (M-1 グランプリ, Emu-wan Granpuri), formerly known as the Autobacs M-1 Grand Prix (オートバックス 〜M-1グランプリ〜, Ōtobakkusu Emu-wan Guranpuri), is an annual Manzai competition planned by Shinsuke Shimada and run by Yoshimoto Kogyo.
The grand prix ended in 2010 and was brought back in 2015 with sponsors including Cygames, Nissin Foods, FamilyMart, Suntory and Uniqlo.
[2] Contestants must go through five rounds of elimination before moving to the televised finals, where only eight units are selected from the semifinals to become finalists.
Order Notes Appearances Order intention to defeat Yoshimoto newcomer Manzai award (Unseeded) from the last Grand Prix burning passion for vengeance (Unseeded) music Manzai at M-1 (Unseeded) unit from Oita Prefecture that gained traction Notes Appearances Order (Unseeded) Notes Appearances Order (2nd consecutive year) (Unseeded) Notes Appearances Order the Unpopular Men Double Boke (3rd consecutive year) Manzai Gone Berserk from Akihabara Less than Lovers Notes Appearances Order (2nd consecutive year) (4th consecutive year) Double Boke Manzai 5 man Manzai of All Time Manzai Gone Berserk Notes Appearances Order (2nd consecutive year) Last Chance (Unseeded) Super Rookie (Unseeded) Double Boke of Comedy (2nd consecutive year) Humiliation Notes Appearances Order of Comedy High-power Manzai (2nd consecutive year) the Super Rookies Notes Appearances Order Raised in M-1 the Odd-ones Out of Comedy the name of Manzai in Love Notes Appearances Order (Unseeded) Embraces Showa Unreasonable Manzai Notes Appearances Order (Unseeded) Embraces Showa Once Again!
Notes Appearances Order (Unseeded) (Unseeded) (Unseeded) (Unseeded) of Reiwa (Unseeded) Notes (Unseeded) and Personality the Opposites III Small Citizen Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Waiting Room Reporter: Ayumi Hirodo, Riho Tsuda (Both Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcers) Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Yua Shinkawa Waiting Room Reporter: Riho Tsuda, Yuji Nakamura (Both Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcers) Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Marie Iitoyo Waiting Room Reporter: Riho Tsuda (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcers) Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Nanase Nishino Second Chance Round Reporter: Chihiro Washio (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcers) Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Ayumi Hirodo (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcer) Second Chance Round Reporters: Saori Masuda (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation announcers), Oideyasu Oda Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Nanase Nishino Second Chance Round Judges: Hidetsugu Shibata (Untouchable), Crystal Noda (Magical Lovely), Takashi Watanabe (Nishikigoi), Kenji Yamauchi (Kamaitachi), Akira Ishida (Non Style) Second Chance Round Reporters: Oideyasu Oda Second Chance Round MC: Tomonori Jinnai, Asuka Saito Second Chance Round Judges: Hiroyuki Iguchi (Westland), Kazunobu Kubota (Toro Salmon), Tsukasa Saito (Trendy Angel), Crystal Noda (Magical Lovely), Takashi Watanabe (Nishikigoi) On December 12, 2010, Yoshimoto Kogyo and ABC announced that "M-1 Grand Prix" would end in the year and they will start the project to succeed the event.