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The Great Indian Laughter Challenge is one of the very successful reality shows on Indian television. It is a competition of stand up comedians that is presented on STAR One. Produced by Endemol India, the fourth series of the show launched on June 6, 2008.
Overview
It has run through three seasons where stand-up comedians and performers from different places came together and showed their comedy skills to judges, live audience and people. The show was judged by Shekhar Suman, an eminent TV personality and Navjot Singh Sidhu who a famous former cricketer and cricket commentator from India, known for his humorous "Sidhuisms." The show's initial episodes were hosted by Parizaad Kolah and later she was replaced by Shonali Nagrani.
In the first season, Sunil Pal was the winner whereas Ahsaan Qureshi was a close second. In the second season contestants from Pakistan were also present and the winner Rauf Lala was also from Pakistan. The third season was won by Kapil Sharma from Amritsar. The judges for the grand finale, included Umer Sharif, the legendary Pakistani performer.
The first two seasons were followed by another show The Great Indian Laughter Champions which included top performers of the previous shows. Here also the judges were Sidhu and Shekar including some celebrity guests as well.
The fourth season features judges Navjot Singh Sidhu and popular actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who has replaced Shekhar Suman. Recently the first woman to participate was Aarti Kandpal. The fourth season's finalists were Rasbihari Gaur, From Ajmer Rajasthan, Bharti Singh, Suresh Albela, From Kota Rajasthan and a duo from Pakistan. The winner for the fourth season after a tough laughter war was Suresh Albela and the Pakistani duo were the first runner up.
Great Indian Laughter Challenge I Results
-Sunil Pal
-Ahsaan Qureshi
-Raju Srivastava
-Naveen Parabhakar
-Bhagwant Mann
-Parag Kansara
Great Indian Laughter Challenge II Results
-Rauf Lala (Pakistan)
-Rajeev Nigam (Mumbai)
-Pratap Fauzdar (Agra) & Khyali (Chandigarh) (TIE)
-Irfan Malik & Ali Hasan (partners) (Pakistan)
-Dr. Tushar Shah (Mumbai)
-Raj Kumar & Rancho (Monkey Puppet)
Great Indian Laughter Challenge III Results
-Kapil Sharma (Amritsar)
-Chandan Prabhakar (Amritsar)
-Sudesh Lehri (Amritsar)
-Pervez Siddqui (Pakistan)
-Rajiv Thakur (Amritsar)
-Kuldeep Dube (Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh)
Great Indian Laughter Challenge IV Results
-Suresh Albela (Kota, Rajasthan)
-Sikandar Sanam and Wali Sheikh (Karachi, Pakistan)
-Bharti Singh (Amritsar, Punjab)
-Rasbihari Gaur (Ajmer, Rajasthan)
The O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L is back!
The shOw that canvassed the greatest talent
The show that Resurrected laughter on television
The show that Instituted the humour genre
The show that Gave a new meaning to the concept of laughter
The Great Indian Laughter Challenge is back with a smashing new series. Kicking off Season 4, Mr. Ravi Menon, EVP & General Manager, Star One, said, “The Great Indian Laughter Challenge has pioneered humour on Indian television and also discovered the best comic talent. Back with a brand new jury boasting of none other than veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha and witty Navjot Singh Sindu, all new look and fresh anchor, we are all geared up to take on Season 4. We are very proud of the fact that this show has given wholesome entertainment that has been appreciated by the audiences over the years. This season again we hope to present the best talent and match up with the expectations of the audiences.”
With New jury, new anchor and brand new sets. Style and wit personified… veteran actor Mr. Shatrughan Sinha along with the wizard of wit Mr. Navjot Singh Sidhu to judge Season 4 of the ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’!
A brand new season that will see loads of fresh comic talent with wit and characteristic humour.
The Baap of Laughter Shows returns to STAR One and is all set to entertain and keep viewers in splits with more fun, more random puns, more laughter and absolutely unadulterated humor, which will keep you craving for more!