Draft:Comedy Stars
 | Review waiting, please be patient.
This may take 4 months or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 3,229 pending submissions waiting for review.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
Reviewer tools
|
| Comedy Stars | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Reality |
| Directed by | Byju G. Melila |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 1,618 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 52 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Asianet |
| Release | 19 December 2009 – 12 November 2022 |
Comedy Stars is an Indian Malayalam Comedy Reality show which premiered on Asianet channel and Disney+ Hotstar OTT platform. The show is hosted by Meera Anil.[1]
The show has three seasons.It aired from 19 December 2009 to 12 November 2022 for 1,618 episodes. It is the longest ran comedy reality show in Malayalam.[2][3]
Judges[edit]
Concept[edit]
Various teams performs satirical comedy skits based on socially relevant topics, films[4] and television series and programs[5](spoofs) and team getting high scores will get prize money in finale.
Controversies[edit]
The show landed in a controversy with the second prize winning team alleging ‘foul play’ in the selection of winners at the show’s grand finale of first season.[6] The show also faced several criticism for presenting skits with body shaming and misogynistic contents as jokes.[7] The makers got criticised in an episode where anchor Meera Anil asked some questions to Riyas Salim, Bigg Boss season 4 contestant that spread wrong messages.[8]
Accolades[edit]
The show got Kerala State TV Award 2022 for Best Comedy Show.[9]
Production[edit]
The show ran for about 13 years making it one of the longest ran comedy reality show in Malayalam.The first season aired from 2009 to 2013.The second season aired from 2013.[10] The show undergoes 3 months hiatus due to COVID-19 Pandemic and started airing fresh episodes from 1 July 2020[11] but again stopped due to Pandemic and relaunched on September 2020[12] and ended on 11 April 2021.[13] The third season of the show premiered on 2 October 2023[14] and ended on 12 November 2022 with team Chunks decleared as winners.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ "Comedy Stars Host Meera Anil Gets Engaged With Vishnu; See Pics". The Times Of India.
- ^ "ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് കോമഡി സ്റ്റാർസ് @ 1111, ആഘോഷമാക്കിയ ഷോ 16, 17 തിയ്യതികളില് സംപ്രേഷണം ചെയ്യും". Asianet News.
- ^ "ചിരിക്കൂട്ടത്തിനൊപ്പം ഖുശ്ബു വീണ്ടും മലയാളികൾക്ക് മുമ്പിൽ; 1234ന്റെ നിറവില് 'കോമഡി സ്റ്റാർസ്'". Asianet News.
- ^ "Comedy Stars: Manichithrathazhu's Spoof With COVID-19 Theme Wins Laurels From Lal, Tini Tom And Others". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Comedy Stars To Stage A Spoof On 'Bigg Boss Malayalam 3'". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Comedy show lands in controversy". The Indian Express.
- ^ "The world of Malayalam comedy reality shows: Abuse in the name of humour". The News Minute.
- ^ "ആണാണോ പെണ്ണാണോ?, ഒരു പെൺകുട്ടിയെ വിവാഹം കഴിക്കുമോ?': അനാവശ്യ ചോദ്യങ്ങളുമായി അവതാരക, ചുട്ടമറുപടിയുമായി റിയാസ്". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Kerala State TV Awards 2022: Super 4 Juniors and Comedy Stars bag best TV show awards". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Comedy Stars Season 2 gears up for the grand finale, actor Dileep to grace the event". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Comedy Stars season 2 to air fresh episodes from July 1". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Comedy Stars Season 2 Is Back With A Bang; Relaunch Event To Have Asif Ali As Guest". The Times Of India.
- ^ "ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് കോമഡി സ്റ്റാര് സീസണ് 2: ഗ്രാന്ഡ് ഫിനാലെ ഇന്ന്". Asianet News.
- ^ "Comedy Stars Is Back With Season 3; Actors Raai Laxmi And Lakshmi Gopalaswamy To Grace The Premiere". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Comedy Stars 3: Chunks Lifts The Trophy And Rs 20 Lakh". The Times Of India.
External Links[edit]
Category:Indian reality television series Category:Malayalam-language television shows Category:Asianet (TV channel) original programming Category:Television shows set in Kerala Category:2000s Indian television series