Comedy Champion
Title screen of the program
Created byThree Productions
Written bySuman Karki
Suman Koirala
Pujan Adhikari
Directed byBishal Bhandari
Presented byRima Bishwokarma
Mexam Gaudel
Music byArjun Pokharel
Country of originNepal
Original languageNepali
No. of seasons3
Production
Executive producersKeki Adhikari
Bishal Bhandari
Raj Ghimire
EditorsGambhir Rajkarnikar
Ram Pakhrin Tamang
Anil Shrestha
Running time90 minutes
Production companyThree Productions
Original release
NetworkKantipur Television
OSR Reality

Comedy Champion is a Nepali stand-up comedy reality show which started airing on Kantipur Television and OSR Reality channel on YouTube since 2020. It is the first comedy reality show in Nepal.[1] The show features emerging standup comedians from different parts of Nepal. The show primarily has standalone comedic appearances of the contestants, with some episodes of a pairing performances. The show is created by OSR Reality, one of the leading reality show production company in Nepal.

Overview

Comedy Champion features Santosh Panta, Manoj Gajurel, Reecha Sharma and Pradip Bhattarai as the judges and Rima Bishwokarma & Mexam Gaudel as the hosts of the show.[2] One of the contestants from season 1, Bishnu Prasad Gaudel (a.k.a. Mexam Gaudel) hosted season 2 alongside Rima Bishowkarma.[3]

Himesh Panta won the title in the first season; Khadga Bahadur Pun Magar and Suman Koirala became runner-ups.[4][5] Title of the season 2 was won by Bharat Mani Poudel, where Bkey Agarwal and Sushant Thapa became first and second runner-ups respectively.[6]

The third season of the show is announced to premiere by the end of 2023.

Format

A digital audition takes place prior to the physical audition. The stage performance starts with a physical audition which takes place with contestants selected from a digital audition. Only the performances of the 24 contestants selected from a physical audition are aired. Top 15 contestants are then selected by judges based on their individual stage performances. The top 15 contestants are then contested with each other to select the top 10 performances. Top 10 contestants are also selected by the judges based upon their individual stage performance.

The show then moves forward with the elimination of one contestant every week based on audience voting through the IME pay mobile app.[7] This process continues until there are only six contestants left. All the other contestants who were eliminated earlier get a chance to comeback through a special entry program called wildcard, where two contestants are selected; one is directly chosen by the judges as performer of the week and the other one from audience voting. The show then moves ahead with the elimination of one member each week who achieves the least audience votes until the last three contestants remain for the season. The season finale airs with the remaining last three contestants. The season ends with the contestant with the highest number of audience votes along the week being declared the winner of Comedy Champion for the season.

The winner of the show wins Rs. 2,500,000 and a brand new car as the prize.[3]

Season summary

YearSeasonHostJudgesWinnerRunner-upsRef(s)
2019-2020 1
  • Himesh Panta
  • Khadga Bahadur Pun Magar
  • Suman Koirala
[8]
2021 2
  • Bkey Agarwal
  • Santosh Thapa
[6]
2023 3 TBA TBA TBA

See also

References

  1. "कान्तिपुर टेलिभिजन र कमेडी च्याम्पियनबीच सहकार्य". Kantipur (in Nepali). 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. "DISHHOME HAS CONTRACTED COMEDY CHAMPION SEASON 2 IN POWERED BY CATEGORY". Reviews Nepal. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Comedy Champion returns with a brand new season". The Kathmandu Post. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. गौतम, गोकर्ण (20 March 2020). "च्याम्पियन केटो". Kantipur (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  5. "Himesh Panta is Nepal's first 'Comedy Champion'". Khabarhub. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021.
  6. 1 2 "भरतमणि पौडेलले जिते कमेडी च्याम्पियन २, विक्की अग्रवाल दोस्रो". Setopati (in Nepali). 18 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. Wells, Jones (17 April 2021). "Comedy Champion Season 2 Voting Method". GBS Note. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
  8. "हिमेशले जिते कमेडी च्याम्पियनको उपाधी". Online Khabar (in Nepali). 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
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