Softbank to launch online comedian competition

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Softbank Corp will launch an online comedian competition called “S-1 Battle” from March 1, in which professional comedians can show their routine via short movies downloadable from mobile handsets. Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son said that Softbank users will be able to vote on their choice of best act. The monthly winner will be given 10 million yen and the annual winner 100 million yen, according to the company.

Comedian Hiroshi Shinagawa joked: “I’ll have to buy a lot of Softbank’s mobile phones to vote for myself. It may be better to spend 10 million yen to make new contracts with Softbank.” He was one of 15 popular comedians from the Yoshimoto Agency, including King Kong, Football Hour, License, Robert, London Boots, Sekai no Nabeatsu and Harumi Edo, who were on hand to help Softbank launch nine new handsets last week.