'MBC president banned me': Comedian Lee Kyung-shil reveals she was suspended 6 months over a single line

Comedian Lee Kyung-shil has shared a story about being banned from television appearances early in her career.

On Tuesday, actor Kim Young-chul appeared as a guest on "Sinnyeoseong" (a web variety show) on the YouTube channel Rolling Thunder, where he chatted with Lee Kyung-shil, Jo Hye-ryeon and Lee Seon-min.

Kim recalled being a fan of Lee since his school days and brought up her early career. "She debuted in 1987 after winning the grand prize," he said. "She was a rookie who burst onto the scene like a comet."

Lee revealed that around that time, while performing an anger-themed comedy sketch on a talk show, she was banned from appearing on MBC.

"It was old-school comedy, so you couldn't just stay quiet on a talk show," she said. "My role was to get angry and shout, 'What an absolute disgrace!' I threw myself into it because it was my line — but the next day, the MBC president had me barred from the network."

"Back then, that expression was considered too vulgar to say on air," Lee added calmly, surprising those around her. "I ended up taking about six months off."