Busan International Comedy Festival opening ceremony tickets to go on sale on Thursday

Main poster for the opening of the Busan International Comedy Festival [BUSAN INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL]

Tickets for the opening of the Busan International Comedy Festival (BICF) will be available from Thursday.

The BICF will be held from Aug. 25 for 10 days, and comedians, including Nam Hyun-joon and Shin Bong-sun, will host the opening ceremony.

Kim Kyung-wook, a comedian known as Tanaka Yukio, his Japanese alter-ego, will also make an appearance at this year's BICF.

Other acts to perform at this year's BICF include Mandam Assemble, Byun Ki-soo's Cursing Show, Shortbox, Ongals History Show and more.

The first round of tickets for the BICF opened on July 13, and the tickets for the opening of the BICF will open at 3 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are available on Interpark.

The BICF is an annual festival held in Busan since its establishment in 2013.

BY LIM JEONG-WON [lim.jeongwon@joongang.co.kr]