Two clowns living in the Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution, but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Jang-seng (KAM Woo-sung) and Gong-gil (LEE Joon-ki) are co-workers, who belong to the same acting team on the road in the years of the infamous King Yon-san, during the Chosun Dynasty. One day, they went to Seoul for a big show site to make and their team hit the jackpot by playing a show about the King (JUNG Jin-young) and his lady, femme fatale, Nok-soo (KANG Sung-yeon) But soon they get arrested for insulting the royal king and Jang-seng bet their lives to make the King laugh with their play. Their fortunate success leads them to stay in the palace and perform regular plays. As the King shows growing attraction and love towards Gong-gil, Nok-soo who is out of control of her lust and envy for Gong-gil, as the king turns his back to her, secretly plots to take Gong-gil's life.
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