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| Comicstaan | |
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| Directed by | Khuzema Haveliwala |
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| Country of origin | India (Multiverse) |
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| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
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| Production location | Mumbai |
| Running time | 55–71 minutes |
| Production company | Only Much Louder |
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| Network | Amazon Video |
| Release | 13 July 2018 – present |
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| Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa | |
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Comicstaan is an Indian stand-up comedy competition television series created by Only Much Louder for Amazon Prime Video.[1] The show brings together budding Indian comedians to find the next big name in stand-up comedy.
The series premiere and three following episodes dropped on 13 July 2018. In its first week, Comicstaan became the most-watched show on Amazon Prime Video in India.[2] The judges for Season 1 were Biswa Kalyan Rath, Tanmay Bhat, Sapan Verma, Kaneez Surka, Kanan Gill, Kenny Sebastian, and Naveen Richard and it was hosted by Abish Mathew and Sumukhi Suresh.[3] The grand finale of Season 1 was released on 17 August 2018 and Nishant Suri, a contestant from Noida, emerged as the winner.[4]
On 6 August 2018, Comicstaan was renewed for a second season.[5] Comedian Zakir Khan was reported to be included in the lineup of judges and mentors for Season 2 with Sapan Verma and Naveen Richard not expected to return.[5] Additionally, Tanmay Bhat was dropped from Season 2 on 14 November 2018, a month after he was ousted from All India Bakchod due to allegations of inaction against sexual harassment.[6] Season 2 premiered on 12 July 2019 with the addition of judges Neeti Palta and Sumukhi Suresh (who co-hosted Season 1) as judges and mentors and Urooj Ashfaq joining as co-host.[7]
Comicstaan Season 2 premiered on 12 July 2019 where it released its first three episodes along with one bonus episode. This season had Biswa Kalyan Rath, Kaneez Surka, Kanan Gill, Zakir Khan, Neeti Palta and Kenny Sebastian as judges.
The winner of Season 1 was Nishant Suri. Season 2 had combined winners namely Samay Raina and Aakash Gupta. The winner of Season 3 is Aashish Solanki with Gurleen Pannu coming as runner-up.
- ^ "Tanmay, Kenny get together for 'Comicstaan'". Business Standard. India. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Comicstaan emerges as the most watched show on Amazon Prime Video in its first week". Daily News and Analysis. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Nishant Suri declared winner of Amazon Prime Video's Comicstaan; Rahul Dua is runner-up". Firstpost. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ Farzeen, Sana (17 August 2018). "Comicstaan: Nishant Suri declared winner". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b Arora, Akhil (6 August 2018). "Amazon's Comicstaan Renewed for Season 2, Taps Zakir Khan". Gadgets 360. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ Arora, Akhil (14 November 2018). "Amazon Drops Tanmay Bhat, Keeps Kanan Gill for Comicstaan Season 2 Over #MeToo Concerns". Gadgets 360. Red Pixels Ventures Limited. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Sharma, Sampada (12 July 2019). "Comicstaan 2 first impression: Light comedy that requires some patience". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 July 2019.