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''The Comedy Circus Show '' is an Indian comedy show that aired on
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Overview

Comedy Circus 1: Hindi TV Show where daily soap stars perform stand-up comedy. Paired with the "finest" stand up talent from India and Pakistan. These soap stars perform stand-up comedy along with their comedian partners on stage. Show went live for 13 weeks in a grueling battle for supremacy to decide which pair will be the best stand-up comic. The show was created by the Optimystix Entertainment, this Mega Laugh Riot with the tag line of 'Jodi Jamegi, Public Hassegi' guarantees hysterics on Sony TV. Comedy Circus 2: Comedy TV Show that started its second season at Sony TV on 26 April 2008. The popular television actors and professional stand-up comedians were paired to perform on a highly competitive stage. Jodis (Pair or teams of two) were scored by the judges and the live studio audience to determine eliminations. Kaante Ki Takkar: After Comedy Circus 1 & 2, Kaante Ki Takkar was the new comedy TV show which had the jodis of Comedy Circus 1 led by Archana Puran Singh versus the jodis of Comedy Circus 2, led by Shekhar Suman. The team of Archana Puran Singh were called as The Purans while the team of Shekhar Suman were called as The Sumans. Shruti Seth was replaced by Purbi Joshi. Chinchpokli To China: Another popular reality-based comedy TV Show from Sony Entertainment Television. This is the fourth season of 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 all the Comedy Circus seasons with a slight twist in the plot. Comedy Circus featured comedians in pairs to perform skits and impress the judges and get scored by them. Hosted by Purbi Joshi. Comedy Circus 20-20: Comes with gags, jokes, laughter, hilarious acts, etc. adding the flavor of IPL (Indian Premier League) 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 will be hosted by Shruti Seth and the judges are Shekhar Suman and cricketer Ajay Jadeja. Dekh India Dekh: Sixth season of the popular stand-up comedy series of Comedy Circus. It was aired on SonyTV and premiered on 30 May 2009. Ended on 30 October 2009. Shekar Suman who was seen hosting Dekh India Dekh will now be back as judge partnering Archana Puran Singh. This new format will see a new host in Shweta Gulati. Teen(3) Ka Tadka: The unique reality-based comedy format with celebrities performing with professional stand-up comedian partners on a highly competitive stage. This time season offers the show with a new twist with not Jodis but Trios. The Tadka will be a unique hurdle that will be put before every Jodi in the form of a third contestant who will be a celebrity. Three is not a crowd but a spicy (tadka). Show was aired on 24 October 2009. Hosted by Mouni Roy, later by
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. Comedy Circus Ke Superstars premiered on 24 October 2009. The first episode also contained Govinda who introduced new artists and was guest judge. Comedy Circus – Maha Sangram involved contestants of three previous seasons. Archana represented season 1, Shekhar represented season 2 and Rohit 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 Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...
and VIP . A new season of the show has started on 15 September 2018. Comedy Circus 2018 This was a comeback for the comedy circus franchise. Aired 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 2500 rupees, for every 'HaHakar' laughter team gets 5000 rupees and for every 'phephada phad' laughter they would get 10000 rupees.


Season summary


Production

This show was produced by
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through his TV shows production company ''Optimistics.'' It was filmed in studios of
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Comedy Circus Ke SuperStars – 2010 Contestants

* Kapil Sharma & Parvati Sehgal (winners) ** Kapil Sharma &
Natasha Sharma Natasha Sharma Redij is an Indian actress who mainly work in Hindi television. She made her acting debut in 2009 and is best known for her portrayal of Sia Sangwan in ''Na Aana Is Des Laado''. She also participate in '' Comedy Circus Ke SuperSta ...
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Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
& Sudesh Lehri (runner-up) * Rajeev Thakur &
Saloni Daini Saloni (Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. ...
* Paresh Ganatra & Bharti Singh *
Sunil Pal Sunil Pal is an Indian comedian, actor and voice actor. He was the winner of the series ''The Great Indian Laughter Challenge''. He has played comic roles in various Bollywood films. In 2010, he wrote and directed a comedy film, ''Bhavnao Ko S ...
& Priya Marathe


Comedy Circus Mahasangram – 2010 Contestants

Team Purans: # VIP &
Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...
# Khayali & Karishma Tanna Team Sumans: #
Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
& Sudesh Lehri # Rajiv Nigam & Rajesh Kumar Team Shettys: # Paresh Ganatra, Bharti Singh & Sharad Kelkar #Rajiv Thakur,
Saloni Daini Saloni (Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. ...
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Rashmi Desai Shivani Desai (born 13 February 1986), professionally known as Rashami Desai, is an Indian television actress. Desai is the recipient of several accolades including two Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards. She has established hersel ...


Comedy Circus 3 (Teen) Ka Tadka – 2009 Contestants

* Sudesh Lehri,
Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
, Melissa Pais (winners) * Parul Chauhan,
Bhagwant Mann Bhagwant Singh Mann (born 17 October 1973) is an Indian politician and current Chief Minister of Punjab. He leads the cabinet ministry of Punjab and is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party. He is a former actor, comedian and satirist. He previous ...
, & Jennifer Winget *
Anup Soni Anup Soni (born 30 January 1975) is an Indian actor and anchor. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Soni began his career with roles in television serials such as '' Sea Hawks'' and '' Saaya''. He then took a break from television ...
, Shweta Tiwari, &
Rehman Khan Rehman Khan (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian stand-up comedian and film actor. Early life and education Khan was born and brought up in a conservative family in Mumbai, India. He studied at Karthika High School and graduated from R.D. Natio ...
* Sanjay Mishra,
Bhairavi Raichura Bhairavi Raichura is an Indian television actress. She is best known for playing Kaajal Mathur in '' Hum Paanch'', and Rajni Kashyap in ''Sasural Genda Phool'' and Bhagwati Singh in ''Balika Vadhu''. In 1996, she worked opposite Shekhar Suman ...
, & Raja Sagoo *
Harsh Chhaya Harsh Chhaya is an Indian actor. He debuted in a minor role as "Jijo" in the early 1990s Zee TV series '' Tara'', but first came into prominence in the role of Krishnakant Trivedi (KT) in mid 1990s TV series ''Hasratein'', where he portrayed t ...
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Tina Dutta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series ''Uttaran'' for which she won the Producers Guild Award for Best Actress. She went on t ...
, &
Jimmy Moses Jimmy Moses Janumala is an Indian actor, playback singer, stand-up comedian and mimicry artist from Mumbai. He is younger brother of comedian Johnny Lever. Jimmy has been doing comedy for more than two decades now, and has done about 4,000 shows ...
* Sharad Kelkar, Bharti Singh, & Paresh Ganatra * Rajiv Thakur, Smita Singh, &
Saloni Daini Saloni (Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. ...
* Rajiv Thakur,
Rashmi Desai Shivani Desai (born 13 February 1986), professionally known as Rashami Desai, is an Indian television actress. Desai is the recipient of several accolades including two Indian Television Academy Awards and Gold Awards. She has established hersel ...
, & Saloni Daini


Dekh India Dekh – 2009 Contestants

* Rajesh Kumar as Akbar * Rajiv Nigam as Birbal * Ali Asgar as Havaldar Kadam * VIP as Havaldar Kaale *
Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
as Baiju * Sudesh Lehri as Bawra * Gaurav Gera as Malti Manohar Mishra *
Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...
as Jignesh Shah * Tulika as Bhavana Ben Kosher


Comedy Circus 2020 – 2009 Contestants

* Nigaar Khan and Raja Sagoo (winners) *
Roshni Chopra Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, ''Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. She is also known for playing the role of Pia one of the three female leads in the Zee TV series Kasamh Se. Car ...
and Kuldeep Dubey * Rakshanda Khan and
Rehman Khan Rehman Khan (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian stand-up comedian and film actor. Early life and education Khan was born and brought up in a conservative family in Mumbai, India. He studied at Karthika High School and graduated from R.D. Natio ...
* Vinod Kambli and Rajbeer Kaur


Chinchpokli to China – 2009 Contestants

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Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
& Sudesh Lehri * Shweta Tiwari & Ashutosh Kaushik * Kuldeep Dubey &
Roshni Chopra Roshni Chopra is an Indian actress, television presenter and the winner of NDTV Imagine's reality show, ''Dil Jeetegi Desi Girl''. She is also known for playing the role of Pia one of the three female leads in the Zee TV series Kasamh Se. Car ...
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Ahsaan Qureshi Ahsaan Qureshi, also known as Ehsaan Qureshi, is an Indian stand-up comedian. He was born in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. He is the 2005 runner-up of ''The Great Indian Laughter Challenge'', a stand-up comedy competition on Star One. Qureshi has b ...
& Payal Rohatgi * Sucheta Trivedi & Paresh Ganatra * VIP & Shweta Gulati * Ali Asgar & Kuldeep Dubey *
Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...
& Sharad Kelkar * Kavita Kaushik & Rajiv Nigam * Kuldeep Dubey & Rajiv Nigam *
Shailesh Lodha Shailesh Lodha (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for portraying Taarak Mehta in the Hindi sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''. Personal life Lodha was born in Jodhpur in a Marwari peop ...
& Neha Marda * Mona Singh &
Rehman Khan Rehman Khan (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian stand-up comedian and film actor. Early life and education Khan was born and brought up in a conservative family in Mumbai, India. He studied at Karthika High School and graduated from R.D. Natio ...
* Khayali & Nigaar Khan * Rehman Khan & Sucheta Trivedi * Kuldeep Dubey & Sucheta Trivedi * Sidharth sagar & Nandini kapoor


Kaante Ki Takkar – 2008 Contestants

Team Purans: #
Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian television actress who played the iconic villain Komolika in the long running television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and won the sixth season of ''Bigg Boss''. Early life Dholakia was born on 9 July 1978 ...
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Shakeel Siddiqui Shakeel Siddiqui ( ur, شکیل صدیقی; born 26 May 1964) is a Pakistani television stand-up comedian also known as 'Teeli' in Pakistan. He is regarded as one of the greatest comedian Pakistan has ever produced. He rose to prominence in Boll ...
# VIP &
Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...
# Khayali & Karishma Tanna Team Sumans: #
Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
& Sudesh Lehri # Rajiv Nigam & Rajesh Kumar #
Kamya Panjabi Kamya Panjabi is an Indian film and television actress popular for playing antagonist roles in TV soaps. She participated in ''Bigg Boss 7'' in 2013. She joined the Indian National Congress party on 27 October 2021. Career Panjabi became know ...
& Rajeev Thakur


Comedy Circus 2 – 2008 Contestants

* Juhi Parmar & Vijay Ishwarlal Pawar (VIP) – Winner *
Kamya Panjabi Kamya Panjabi is an Indian film and television actress popular for playing antagonist roles in TV soaps. She participated in ''Bigg Boss 7'' in 2013. She joined the Indian National Congress party on 27 October 2021. Career Panjabi became know ...
& Rajiv Thakur – 1st Runners-up *
Krushna Abhishek Abhishek Sharma (born 30 May 1983), popularly known by his screen name Krushna Abhishek, is an Indian actor, comedian and television host from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is notable for his humours work in comedy shows on Indian television such as ...
& Sudesh Lehri – 2nd Runners-up * Apara Mehta &
Shailesh Lodha Shailesh Lodha (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian poet, actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for portraying Taarak Mehta in the Hindi sitcom ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah''. Personal life Lodha was born in Jodhpur in a Marwari peop ...
* Shayantani Ghosh & Kuldeep Dubey *
Sucheta Khanna Sucheta Khanna is an Indian TV and film actress. She has worked in detective serial 'Karamchand'(2007) and then ''Hari Mirchi Lal Mirchi'', a comedy serial telecast by DD National. She played the role of Indumati in the SAB TV comedy series ...
& Salim Afridi * Akashdeep Sehgal & Pervez Siddiqui * Rajesh Kumar & Rajeev Nigam *
Chitrashi Rawat Chitrashi Rawat (born 29 October 1989) is an Indian model, national level athlete and actress known for her role of Komal Chautala in ''Chak De! India'' in 2007. Chitrashi is a real life hockey player. She started playing hockey at the age of ...
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Rehman Khan Rehman Khan (born 21 August 1979) is an Indian stand-up comedian and film actor. Early life and education Khan was born and brought up in a conservative family in Mumbai, India. He studied at Karthika High School and graduated from R.D. Natio ...


Comedy Circus 1 – 2007 Contestants

* Kashif Khan & Ali Asgar- Winners *
Swapnil Joshi Swapnil Joshi (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəpniːl d͡ʒoʃiː is an Indian film and television actor, in Hindi and Marathi languages. At nine years old, he appeared in the Ramanand Sagar show '' Uttar Ramayan''. He has done some of the most su ...
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V.I.P. A very important person or personage (VIP or V.I.P.) is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their high social status, influence or importance. The term was not common until sometime after World War 2 by RAF pilots. Examples incl ...
- Runner-up * Khayali Saharan & Karishma Tanna- Voted Out *
Urvashi Dholakia Urvashi Dholakia is an Indian television actress who played the iconic villain Komolika in the long running television series '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and won the sixth season of ''Bigg Boss''. Early life Dholakia was born on 9 July 1978 ...
&
Shakeel Siddiqui Shakeel Siddiqui ( ur, شکیل صدیقی; born 26 May 1964) is a Pakistani television stand-up comedian also known as 'Teeli' in Pakistan. He is regarded as one of the greatest comedian Pakistan has ever produced. He rose to prominence in Boll ...
– Voted Out * Kiran Karmakar & Sunil Sanwra – Voted Out * Pratap Faujdar &
Ketaki Dave Ketki Joshi Dave (born 23 June 1960) is an Indian actress. She has starred in many Gujarati and Hindi films including '' Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya'', ''Money Hai Toh Honey Hai'', ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'', and '' Hello! Hum Lallan Bol Rahe Hain'' ...
replaced by Manini De – Voted Out * Varun Badola & Deepak Dutta – Voted Out


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