''DZ Comedy Show'' (

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: ديزاد كوميدي شو, ''Dīzād Kūmīdī Shū'') is an Algerian

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directed by Abdelkader Djeriou. Originally designed for

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, the series were acquired by EPTV and air starting March 12, 2017 on

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and A3. The goal of the program is to select a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls. It is described as the "biggest comedy talent show of

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Format

''DZ Comedy Show'' is widely similar in its format to

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's ''

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''.

talent scouts Mohamed Khassani, Nassim Hadouche, Kamel Abdet and Abdelkader Jeriou hold open casting calls in seven wilayas around

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: Algiers,

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, Oran, Sétif,

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and

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. They select then, from a group of 400 candidats, only 24 comics aged between 16 and 60 years from the callbacks, who will be invited to participate in a semifinal qualifying round in Algiers, where they will perform and compete against each other. During this round, the 14 finalists will be selected and would move forward to the final or live performances round. In this round, the comics would participate in some type of comedic challenge each television week. Challenges could include performing

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, participating in a

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or performing comedy on a specific subject. One comic will be eliminated each week from the competition, until there will be only the "Algeria's Comedy Star of the Year".

Casting dates

These were the casting dates for the first season of ''DZ Comedy Show'':

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://dzcomedyshow.com/ 2017 Algerian television series debuts Arabic-language television shows Algerian stand-up comedy television series 2010s Algerian television series Public Establishment of Television original programming

Format

Casting dates

See also

References

External links