''One Mic Stand'' is an Indian standup comedy television show series created by

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for Amazon Video. It is not like a typical standup comedy show in that it hosts India's famous actors, politicians, influencers, writers and musicians who are trained by Comedians to perform standup comedy for first time. This series has 2 seasons on Amazon Prime Video and both seasons are hosted by comedian Sapan Verma.

Seasons

The first season of ''One Mic Stand'' released on 15 November 2019, with 5 episodes. Bhuvan Bam, Taapsee Pannu, Richa Chadda, Vishal Dadlani and Shashi Tharur performed their first time ever standup comedy. Zakir Khan,

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, Ashish Shakya,

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and Angad Singh Ranyal were the mentors, trainers and the guest comedians in this season. The second season released on 22 October 2021, again with 5 episodes. The celebrities who performed their first standup are Sunny Leone,

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, Chetan Bhagat, Faye D'Souza and Raftaar. The guest comedy and trainings were performed by Samay Raina, Neeti Palta, Sumukhi Suresh, Atul Khatri and Abish Mathew.

Season 1

Season 2

German version

In 2022 Amazon Prime Germany and Leonine Studios created a

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version of the format. It is hosted by

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and features professional comedians including Hazel Brugger and

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, and celebrities such as politician

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, dancer Motsi Mabuse, and actor

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 2

German version

References

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