Comedy Circus

Comedy Circus
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Created byOptimystix Entertainment
Written by
Directed byNikul Desai
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons18
Production
EditorVed Satpathy
Running time90 minutes
Original release
NetworkSony Entertainment Television
Release16 June 2007 (2007-06-16) –
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)

Comedy Circus is an Indian comedy show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, where daily soap stars perform stand-up comedy. Paired with the "finest" stand-up comedy talent from India, these soap stars perform stand-up comedy along with their comedian partners on stage.

Overview

Comedy Circus

The show went live for 13 weeks in a gruelling battle for supremacy to decide which pair will be the best stand-up comic. The show was created by the Optimystix Entertainment, with the tag line of 'Jodi Jamegi, Public Hassegi', which was described to "guarantee hysterics" on Sony TV.

Comedy Circus 2

The second season started airing on Sony TV on 26 April 2008. Popular television actors and professional stand-up comedians were paired to perform on a highly competitive stage. Their weekly performances were scored by the judges and the live studio audience to determine eliminations.

Comedy Circus: Kaante Ki Takkar

After Comedy Circus 1 & 2, "Comedy Circus: Kaante Ki Takkar" was introduced as the third season, which had the 'jodis' of Comedy Circus 1 led by judge Archana Puran Singh, battling the jodis of Comedy Circus 2, led by judge Shekhar Suman. The teams of Archana Puran Singh were called as 'The Purans' while the teams of Shekhar Suman were called as 'The Sumans'.

Shruti Seth, who hosted the previous season, was replaced by Purbi Joshi.

Comedy Circus: Chinchpokli to China

Another popular reality-based comedy TV Show from Sony Entertainment Television, which was the fourth season of the Comedy Circus franchise comes with the tagline "Comedy Circus: Chinchpokli to China – Jaha se koi Bhi Hanse Bina jayena". It is a comedy-based show like the previous Comedy Circus seasons with a slight twist in the plot. This season featured comedians in pairs to perform skits and impress the judges and get scored by them. It was hosted by Purbi Joshi and Nandini Kapoor.

Comedy Circus 20-20

This season was described as the season "with gags, jokes, laughter, hilarious acts, etc. adding the flavor of IPL season". The stand-up performances were based on the happenings in IPL how cricket affects our daily lives and everything related to the game. The show was hosted by Shruti Seth, and the judges are Shekhar Suman and cricketer Ajay Jadeja.

Dekh India Dekh

The sixth season of the popular stand-up comedy series of Comedy Circus which aired on SonyTV, premiered on 30 May 2009 and ended on 30 October 2009. Shekar Suman made his return as the judge alongside Archana Puran Singh. This new format saw Shweta Gulati as the host.[citation needed]

Comedy Circus: 3 Ka Tadka

The show featured celebrities performing with professional stand-up comedians. In this season, the format was changed from jodis (pairs) to trios, with a third celebrity joining each team. The season premiered on 24 October 2009 Mouni Roy initially hosted the show and was later replaced by Roshni Chopra.

Comedy Circus Ke Superstars

This season premiered on 24 October 2009. The first episode also starred Govinda who introduced new artists and was guest judge.

Comedy Circus: Mahasangram

This season involved contestants of three previous seasons. Archana represented season 1, Shekhar represented season 2 and Rohit Shetty represented season 3. Teams were scored by the opposite team representatives, with the audience watching the show to determine eliminations. The winners of this show were Swapnil Joshi and VIP.

Comedy Circus 2018

This was a comeback for the comedy circus franchise. Aired initially on 15 September 2018, this season had new talent, new styles of comedy and new ways of scoring. The scoring would depend upon the laughter of the judges, like if they would experience 'Mand Mand' laughter, the team would get Rs. 2500, for every 'Hahakar' laughter team gets Rs. 5000, and for every 'phephda phad' laughter they would get Rs. 10,000.

Season summary

Year Season Host Judges Winners
2007Comedy CircusShruti Seth
2008Comedy Circus 2Shruti Seth and Shakeel Siddiqui
Comedy Circus: Kaante Ki Takkar Purbi Joshi replaced Shruti Seth
2009Comedy Circus: Chinchpokli To ChinaPurbi Joshi
Comedy Circus 20-20 Shruti Seth
Dekh India DekhJennifer Winget replacing Shweta Gulati
Comedy Circus: 3 Ka TadkaMouni Roy replaced by Roshni Chopra
2010 Comedy Circus: MahasangramPurbi Joshi
Comedy Circus Ke Superstars
Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo
2010–2011 Jubilee Comedy Circus

and

2011 Comedy Circus Ke Tansen
Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur
2011–2012 Kahani Comedy Circus KiShruti Seth

and

2012–2013 Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe
2013–2014 Comedy Circus Ke MahabaliShruti Seth Season ended before winners were announced.
2018 Comedy Circus 2018

Joanna Robaczewska

Production

This show was produced by Vipul D. Shah through his TV shows production company Optimystix. It was filmed in studios of Goregaon, Mumbai.

Comedy Circus 2018 - 2018 contestants

Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali - 2013 contestants

Comedy Circus Ke Ajoobe - 2012 contestants

Kahani Comedy Circus Ki - 2011 contestants

Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur - 2011 contestants

Comedy Circus Ke Tansen - 2011 contestants

Jubilee Comedy Circus - 2010 Contestants

Comedy Circus Ka Jadoo - 2010 Contestants

Comedy Circus Ke Superstars – 2010 Contestants

Comedy Circus: Mahasangram – 2010 Contestants

Team Purans:

  1. VIP & Swapnil Joshi
  2. Khyali Saharan & Karishma Tanna

Team Sumans:

  1. Krushna Abhishek & Sudesh Lehri
  2. Rajiv Nigam & Rajesh Kumar

Team Shettys:

  1. Paresh Ganatra, Bharti Singh & Sharad Kelkar
  2. Rajiv Thakur, Saloni Daini & Rashmi Desai

Comedy Circus: 3 Ka Tadka – 2009 Contestants

Dekh India Dekh – 2009 Contestants

Comedy Circus 20-20 – 2009 Contestants

Comedy Circus: Chinchpokli to China – 2009 Contestants

Comedy Circus: Kaante Ki Takkar – 2008 Contestants

Team Purans:

  1. Urvashi Dholakia & Shakeel Siddiqui
  2. VIP & Swapnil Joshi
  3. Khyali Saharan & Karishma Tanna

Team Sumans:

  1. Krushna Abhishek & Sudesh Lehri
  2. Rajiv Nigam & Rajesh Kumar
  3. Kamya Panjabi & Rajiv Thakur

Comedy Circus 2 – 2008 Contestants

Comedy Circus – 2007 Contestants

References

  1. ↑ "Sony innovates 'Comedy Circus'". Indiantelevision.com. 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sony to launch second season of Comedy Circus from 26 April". Indiantelevision.com. 23 April 2008.
  3. ↑ Team, Tellychakkar (4 September 2008). "Kaante Ki Takkar is more aggressive". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Team, Tellychakkar (19 December 2008). "Shruti Seth V/S Purbi Joshi". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Hindi TV Serials Comedy Circus – Chinchpokli To China". Nettv4u.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ↑ TNN (1 April 2009). "IPL gags on Comedy Circus 20-20". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Comedy Circus returns with 'Teen Ka Tadka'". The Times of India. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Teen Ka Tadka on Comedy Circus". Real Bollywood. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Comedy Circus returns with 'Teen Ka Tadka'". The Times of India. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Comedy Circus Mahasangram begins". The Times of India. 6 February 2010.
  11. ↑ "New season of Comedy Circus promises to be fun, watch teaser". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Sohail Khan and Archana Puran Singh to return with Comedy Circus on September 15". The Indian Express. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Bollywood 'mimicry special episode' on Sony TV's Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali - Episode 28 - Kangana Ranaut, Queen Of The Bollywood Special". Retrieved 4 April 2023 – via www.youtube.com.
  15. ↑ "Comedy Circus set dismantled". The Times of India. 12 March 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Will Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali return with a new season?". Bollywood Life. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Rakhi, Dimpy At Comedy Circus". NDTV. 7 March 2011.
  18. ↑ "Now, Johny Lever's brother shows off his funny side". Rediff.com. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "Manini De stands up to fill in for Ketaki Dave in Comedy Circus". 18 July 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2019.