Park Na-rae (Korean: 박나래; born on October 25, 1985) is a South Korean comedian.
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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 2015, she signed to JDB Entertainment.
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 female 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 Netflix Is A Joke Fest, taking place from April 27, 2020 through May 3, 2020 at The Wiltern Theatre in Koreatown.
On September 20, 2024, Park's contract with JDB Entertainment ended.
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.
On August 11, 2022, Park donated ₩10 million to help those affected by the 2022 South Korean floods through the Hope Bridge Korea Disaster Relief Association.
In December 2025, Park became involved in a legal dispute after her former managers announced plans to file a lawsuit, alleging workplace harassment and seeking damages, while Park stated that she was reviewing the claims through her legal representatives. Also she became embroiled in controversy over alleged illegal medical practices after claims emerged that she had received intravenous drips and other medical treatments from an unlicensed individual. The matter was included in a police investigation, and Park’s side stated that they were reviewing the facts and would respond in accordance with legal procedures. In the aftermath of the controversy, Park temporarily suspended her broadcasting activities.
The same month, outlets reported that she had worked for more than a year through And Park (주식회사 앤파크), a company her mother set up in 2018, without popular-culture planning-business registration. They described that as an alleged breach of the Popular Culture and Arts Industry Development Act, which can carry up to two years' imprisonment or a ₩20 million fine, and said the firm was listed for services and event work and had allegedly functioned as her one-person agency after her exclusive contract with JDB Entertainment ended in September 2024. Representatives said registration had been applied for and was pending, and that a statement would come through counsel. In January 2026 they added that the only staff member on the books was her mother as chief executive, that a complaint over the suspected missing registration was pending, and that an application was still intended.
