The latest entrants within the Indian stand-up comedy scene are the winners of Amazon Prime Video’s present, Comicstaan. After battling via seven completely different genres, Aashish Solanki and Gurleen Pannu emerged because the winner and first runners-up, respectively.
The idea of Comicstaan has been lauded by many and the third version of the stand-up comedy competitors collection additionally comprised of various genres of comedy, mentored by famend comedians which gave each participant a degree enjoying discipline. On being requested about their favorite style, the winners had separate decisions for his or her second desire however selected sketch comedy as their first selection. “My energy was anecdote and I knew I might excel in it however I used to be pleasantly stunned as a result of I loved sketch comedy essentially the most as a result of I performed a personality fully completely different from me.” stated Ashish.
As a lot because the present is about encouraging new expertise, it additionally brings the whole comedy fraternity collectively. On being requested about their favorite mentor, the 2 echoed in unison “Kanan Gill”. “Kanan Gill was my favorite mentor and am a giant fan as nicely. I requested Kanan Gill if he can discuss in Punjabi, in order that I may vibe with him. Even, Rahul Subramanian as a result of he goes past stand-up for me and we each share the identical birthday, so there’s a bias.” Gurleen stated.
Coincidentally, three out of 4 winners of the present have been primarily based out of Delhi. Upon asking in regards to the motive, Aashish replied, “There’s one thing in Delhi’s water. To be sincere, there’s a distinction in tradition, in our tradition now we have to be on our toes on a regular basis. One other factor is that Delhi is a spot the place there are numerous open mics and alternatives to assist us prepare.”
The 2 have been overwhelmed with the quantity of affection they obtained after the present ended. Inside a matter of 5 days their DM’s have been flooded with messages and in some instances emotional voice notes as nicely. “As a comic book you don’t anticipate that, you don’t see the opposite facet how folks get affected by your efficiency. Simply so overwhelmed proper now.” Gurleen candidly elucidated her expertise.
The third season of Comicstaan is now obtainable on Amazon Prime Video. Hosted by Kusha Kapila and Abish Mathew, the judges for this yr embody Neeti Palta, Kenny Sebastian, Zakir Khan and Sumukhi Suresh. The contestants are mentored by Rahul Subramanian, Sapan Verma, Aadar Malik, Anu Menon, Rohan Joshi, Prashasti Singh, and Kanan Gill.
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