Park Na-rae
Quick Facts
Biography
Park Na-rae (Korean: 박나래; born on October 25, 1985) is a South Korean comedian, signed to JDB Entertainment.
Early life and education
As a teenager, Park attended Anyang Arts High School
. After successfully graduating from Anyang Arts High School, she went on to study at Sangmyung University.Career
In 2006, Park made her debut on Gag Concert as a comedienne, after successfully auditioning for the 21st class of comedians.
In 2018, Park published a book titled Welcome to Narae Bar. In the same year, she was voted as the runner-up for the Comedian Of The Year Award.
In 2019, Park released a Netflix stand-up comedy special called Park Na-rae: Glamour Warning, making her the first Korean comedian to do so. Park also hosted that year's SBS Entertainment Awards alongside co-hosts, Kim Seong-joo and Jo Jeong-sik.
Park was invited to take part in the upcoming Netflix Is A Joke Fest, taking place from April 27, 2020 through May 3, 2020 at The Wiltern Theatre in Koreatown.
Personal life
Park has an interest in bartending, and has always included a private bar in the design of her homes, calling it Narae Bar. In addition to her career as a comedian, she is also a DJ.
In 2018, ahead of the South Korean local elections and the South Korean by-elections, Park took part in the 613 Vote and Laugh (Korean: 613 투표하고 웃자) campaign, together with other comedians such as Yoo Jae-seok, Kang Ho-dong and Shin Dong-yup, encouraging the South Korean public to use their vote in the elections.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | 5th KBS Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer Award for Comedy | Gag Concert, Comedy Club 2 | Nominated | |
2007 | 6th KBS Entertainment Awards | Nominated | |||
2015 | MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Newcomer Award for Music / Talk Show | Won | ||
23rd Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | Comedian Award | Won | |||
2016 | 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer - Female | Comedy Big League | Nominated | |
MBC Entertainment Awards | Excellence Award in Variety Show - Female | I Live Alone, We Got Married Season 4 | Won | ||
tvN10 Awards | Best Comedienne | Comedy Big League | Nominated | ||
Made in tvN, Actress in Variety | Comedy Big League | Nominated | |||
2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Female | I Live Alone | Won | |
2017 MBC Entertainment Awards | Top Excellence Award in Variety - Female | Won | |||
Best Couple Award (with Kian84) | Won | ||||
Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nominated | ||||
2017 SBS Entertainment Awards | Mobile Icon Award | Copy and Paste Show | Won | ||
2018 | 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Female | I Live Alone | Nominated | |
45th Korean Broadcasting Awards | Comedian Award | Won | |||
24th Korean Popular Culture & Arts Awards | Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Commendation | N/A | Won | ||
2018 MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | I Live Alone | Nominated | ||
Entertainer of the Year | Won | ||||
Best Couple Award (with Kian84) | Nominated | ||||
Best Couple Award (with Kim Choong-jae) | Nominated | ||||
2019 | 2019 SBS Entertainment Awards | SNS Star Award | Little Forest | Won | |
2019 MBC Entertainment Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | I Live Alone | Won | ||
2020 | 56th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Female | I Live Alone | Won |