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{{Short description|Comedy show}}{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Comicstaan

| image = Comicstaan_poster.jpg
| image_upright =
| caption = Promotional poster
| presenter = {{Plainlist|
* [[Abish Mathew]](Season 1 & 2)
* [[Sumukhi Suresh]](Season 1)
* Urooj Ashfaq (Season 2)
}}
| judges = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tanmay Bhat]]
* [[Kaneez Surka]]
* [[Biswa Kalyan Rath]]
* [[Kanan Gill]]
* [[Kenny Sebastian]]
* Naveen Richard
* [[Zakir Khan (Shayar Op)|Zakir Khan]]
* [[Sapan verma]]
* [[Sumukhi Suresh]]
* Neeti Palta
}}
| country = India
| language = {{Plainlist|
* English
* Hindi
*Tamil
}}
| director = Khuzema Haveliwala
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 17
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
* Adit Tulsyan
* Shweta Chavan
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
* Ajay Nair
* Dhruv Sheth
* Vikram Singh
* Kreeti Gogia
}}
| location = [[Mumbai]]
| cinematography =
| runtime = 55–71 minutes
| picture_format = [[4K resolution|4K]] [[Ultra-high-definition television|(UHDTV)]]
| audio_format = 5.1 [[Dolby Digital]]
| company = [[Only Much Louder]]
| network = [[Amazon Video]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2018|7|13}}
| last_aired = present
| related =[[Comicstaan#Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa (Tamil)|Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa]]
}}

'''''Comicstaan''''' is an Indian [[stand-up comedy]] competition television series created by [[Only Much Louder]] for [[Amazon Video]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tanmay, Kenny get together for 'Comicstaan' |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/tanmay-kenny-get-together-for-comicstaan-118061500391_1.html |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=[[Business Standard]] |publisher=[[ABP Group]] |date=15 June 2018}}</ref> The show brings together seven Indian comedians to find the next big name in stand-up comedy.

The series premiere and three following episodes dropped on 13 July 2018. In its first week, ''Comicstaan'' became the most watched show on [[Amazon Video]] in India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Comicstaan emerges as the most watched show on Amazon Prime Video in its first week |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-comicstaan-emerges-as-the-most-watched-show-on-amazon-prime-video-in-its-first-week-2639724?qt1m4dc=1 |access-date=13 August 2018 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]] |publisher=[[Diligent Media Corporation]] |date=21 July 2018}}</ref> The judges for season 1 were [[Biswa Kalyan Rath]], [[Tanmay Bhat]] , [[Sapan Verma]], [[Kaneez Surka]], [[Kanan Gill]], [[Kenny Sebastian]], and Naveen Richard and it was hosted by [[Abish Mathew]] and [[Sumukhi Suresh]].<ref name="fp1">{{cite news |title=Nishant Suri declared winner of Amazon Prime Video's Comicstaan; Rahul Dua is runner-up |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/comicstaan-nishant-suri-declared-winner-of-amazon-prime-video-comedy-show-prashasti-singh-is-runner-up-4986471.html |access-date=29 December 2018 |work=[[Firstpost]] |publisher=[[Network 18]] |date=17 August 2018}}</ref> The [[grand final]]e of season 1 was released on 17 August 2018 and Nishant Suri, a contestant from [[Noida]], emerged as the winner.<ref name="Finale">{{cite news |last1=Farzeen |first1=Sana |title=Comicstaan: Nishant Suri declared winner |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/nishant-suri-wins-amazon-prime-videos-comicstaan-5311104/ |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |publisher=[[Indian Express Limited|Indian Express Group]] |date=17 August 2018}}</ref>

On 6 August 2019, ''Comicstaan'' was renewed for a second season.<ref name="ndtv1">{{cite news |last1=Arora |first1=Akhil |title=Amazon's Comicstaan Renewed for Season 2, Taps Zakir Khan |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/amazon-comicstaan-season-2-renewal-zakir-khan-1895835 |access-date=21 July 2019 |work=[[NDTV|Gadgets 360]] |publisher=Red Pixels Ventures Limited |date=6 August 2018}}</ref> Comedian [[Zakir Khan (comedian)|Zakir Khan]] was reported to be included in the lineup of judges and mentors for season 2 with [[Sapan Verma]] and Naveen Richard not expected to return.<ref name="ndtv1"/> Additionally, [[Tanmay Bhat]] was dropped from season 2 on 14 November 2018, a month after he was ousted from [[All India Bakchod]] due to allegations of inaction against [[sexual harassment]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arora |first1=Akhil |title=Amazon Drops Tanmay Bhat, Keeps Kanan Gill for Comicstaan Season 2 Over #MeToo Concerns |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/amazon-drops-tanmay-bhat-keeps-kanan-gill-for-comicstaan-season-2-over-metoo-concerns-1947471 |access-date=3 March 2019 |work=Gadgets 360 |publisher=Red Pixels Ventures Limited |date=14 November 2018}}</ref> Season 2 premiered on 12 July 2019 with the addition Neeti Palta and Sumukhi Suresh (who co-hosted season 1) as judges and mentors and Urooj Ashfaq joining as co-host.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Sampada |title=Comicstaan 2 first impression: Light comedy that requires some patience |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/comicstaan-2-first-impression-review-amazon-prime-video-5826553/ |access-date=21 July 2019 |work=The Indian Express |publisher=Indian Express Group |date=12 July 2019}}</ref>

Comicstaan Season 2 premiered on 12 July 2019 where it released its first three episodes along with one bonus episode.
This season includes [[Biswa Kalyan Rath]], [[Kaneez Surka]], [[Kanan Gill]] and [[Kenny Sebastian]] as judges.

The winner of first season was Nishant Suri. The winning trophy of season 2 was jointly shared by Akash Gupta and Samay Raina.

==Hosts and Judges==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Starring
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Seasons
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;"|1
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;"|2

|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
! colspan="3"| Current
|-
| scope="row" | [[Kaneez Surka]] || colspan="2" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Biswa Kalyan Rath]] || colspan="2" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Kanan Gill]] || colspan="2" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Kenny Sebastian]] || colspan="2" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | GM [[Abish Mathew]] || colspan="2" {{yes2|Host}}
|-
| scope="row" | Sumukhi Suresh || colspan="1" {{yes2|Host}} || colspan="1" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Zakir Khan (comedian)|Zakir Khan]] || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | Neeti Palta || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{yes2|Judge}}
|-
| scope="row" | Urooj Ashfaq || colspan="1" {{n/a|}} || colspan="1" {{yes2|Host}}
|-
|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
! colspan="3"| Former
|-
| scope="row" | [[Tanmay Bhat]] || colspan="1" {{yes2|Judge}} || colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[East India Comedy|Sapan Verma]] || colspan="1" {{yes2|Judge}} || colspan="1" {{n/a|}}
|-
| scope="row" | Naveen Richard || colspan="1" {{yes2|Judge}} || colspan="1" {{CGuest|Guest}}
|-
|}

==Selection process and format Season 1==
In September and October 2017, auditions for season 1 took place in [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]], and [[Bangalore]] in the form of [[open mic]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comicstaan Open Mic, Mumbai |url=https://insider.in/comicstaan-open-mic-mumbai-sept27-2017/event |website=Insider.in |access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Comicstaan Open Mic, Bangalore |url=https://insider.in/comicstaan-open-mic-bangalore-oct7-2017/event |website=Insider.in |access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> No contestants were chosen on the spot; videos of their performances were viewed by all judges and hosts together before they decided on the best 10.

During the course of the shows, the 10 contestants went through 7 rounds of performances in order to secure a spot in the grand finale. Each round, the contestants performed in a different [[Comedic genres|genre of comedy]] and, unlike most competition television series, there were no eliminations till the last round.<ref name="NDTV1">{{cite web |last1=Arora |first1=Akhil |title=Inside Amazon's Indian Original Comicstaan, Which Wants to Make You Laugh and Learn |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/features/amazon-comicstaan-tanmay-bhat-kanan-gill-prime-video-india-original-comedy-1874513 |website=Gadgets 360 |publisher=Red Pixels Ventures Limited |access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> Comedic genres the contestants performed in included [[Anecdote|anecdotal]], topical, [[Observational comedy|observational]], [[Improvisational theatre|improv]], [[Sketch comedy|sketch]], comedy of terrors, and [[alternative comedy]].<ref name="NDTV1"/>

Before each round, the contestants were mentored in each genre by one of the judges, who is touted as the expert of that specific type of comedy.<ref name="NDTV1"/> The contestants had a week to prepare fresh material and practice before performing that set live in front of an audience and the judges. After their performance, each contestant was given a score, between 1 and 10, by both the audience and all the judges (except for the expert for that round). Each contestant was given feedback by the judges before revealing their score. Two separate scores were revealed to each contestant - an average of the audience's score and an average of the judges'. The mean of both scores became the final score of the round for each contestant. The finals scores were aggregated each round and, at the end of the 7th round, 5 contestants receiving the best aggregate scores were given places in the finale.

For round 4 (improv), the 10 contestants were separated into 2 groups of 5. Each team was scored and their team's score also became the contestant's individual score. For round 5 (sketch), the contestants were paired up and there were 5 performances. Similarly to round 4, each pair was scored, which then became both contestants' individual scores. Aggregates of the points received by all performers each round were given to the mentor of that week. The best mentor was revealed in the grand finale and Naveen Richard came first and [[Kaneez Surka]] and [[Kenny Sebastian]] were first and second runners-up, respectively.

For the grand finale, the top 5 contestants performed in the [[Royal Opera House (Mumbai)|Royal Opera House, Mumbai]] on 20 December 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Comicstaan Finale, Mumbai |url=https://insider.in/comicstaan-finale-mumbai-dec20-2017/event |website=Insider.in |access-date=26 August 2018}}</ref> They were allowed to perform in any of the 7 forms of comedy they were mentored in, including a combination of them. They were scored in a similar process as the previous rounds however, the scores were not aggregated with their previous scores. At the end, Nishant Suri, the contestant with the highest score, won the competition along with prize money of {{INR|link=no}}10,00,000.<ref name="Finale"/>

==Selection process and format Season 2==
On 10 October 20, auditions for season 2 took place. This year the top 22 applicants auditioned for the judges in Mumbai itself on the main Comicstaan set. Applicants had to submit an application to the comicstaan website and then the shortlisted few (around 100 people) met with producers and submitted themselves for vigorous background checks. The top few were invited to Mumbai to audition for the judges. The judges debated and scored the top 22 and based on an 8-hour grueling debate session, they select the top 10 contestants.

During the shows, the 10 contestants went through 7 rounds of performances to secure a spot in the grand finale. Each round, the contestants performed in a different genre of comedy and, unlike most competition television series, there were no eliminations till the last round. Comedic genres the contestants performed in included anecdotal, topical, observational, improv, sketch, comedy of terrors, and alternative comedy.

Before each round, the contestants were mentored in each genre by one of the judges, who is touted as the expert of that specific type of comedy. The contestants had a week to prepare fresh material and practice before performing that set live in front of an audience and the judges. After their performance, each contestant was given a score between 1 and 10, by both the audience and all the judges (except for the expert for that round). Each contestant was given feedback by the judges before revealing their score. Two separate scores were revealed to each contestant - an average of the audience's score and an average of the judges'. The mean of both scores became the final score of the round for each contestant. The final scores were aggregated each round and at the end of the 7th round, 5 contestants receiving the best aggregate scores were given places in the finale.

For the grand finale, the top 5 contestants perform in any of the 7 forms of comedy they were mentored in, including a combination of them. They are scored in a similar process however, the scores were not aggregated with their previous scores. In the end, the highest scorer wins the competition along with prize money of ₹10,00,000.

==Contestants==
===Season 1===
* Nishant Suri (from [[Noida]], Uttar Pradesh) ('''Winner''')
* Shankar Chugani (from [[Coonoor]], [[Tamil Nadu]])
* Rahul Dua (from [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab]]) Runner up
* Rueben Kaduskar (from [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]])
* Shashwat Maheshwari (from [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]])
* Saurav Mehta (from [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]])
* Arnav Rao (from [[Chennai]], Tamil Nadu)
* Aishwarya Mohanraj (from Mumbai, Maharashtra)
* Prashashti Singh (from [[Amethi]], Uttar Pradesh)
* Sejal Bhat (from [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]])

===Season 2===

* Joel D’Souza (from Mumbai, Maharashtra)
* Rohan Gujral (from Mumbai, Maharashtra)
* [[Aakash Gupta]] (from [[New Delhi]]) ('''Winner''')
* Supriya Joshi (from Mumbai, Maharashtra)
* [[Samay Raina]] (from Jammu and Kashmir) ('''Winner''')
* Raunaq Rajani (from Mumbai, Maharashtra)
* Ramya Ramapriya (from Bangalore, Karnataka)
* Devanshi Shah (from Mumbai, Maharashtra)
* Sumit Sourav (from [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]])

==Summary==
===Season 1===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%; line-height:15px;"
|-
! Episode -
! 1 (Auditions)
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 2-8 (Total Score)
! colspan="2" | 9 (Grand Finale)
|-
!Genre
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
|'''Anecdotal'''
|'''Topical'''
|'''Observational'''
|'''Improvisational'''
|'''Sketch'''
|'''Terrors'''
|'''Alternative'''
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
|-
!''Mentor''
|'''''Biswa'''''
|'''''Tanmay'''''
|'''''Sapan'''''
|'''''Kaneez'''''
|'''''Naveen'''''
|'''''Kanan'''''
|'''''Kenny'''''
|-
!''Mentor Score''
|'''''{{Color|red|70.8}}'''''
|''79''
|''78''
|''80''
|'''''{{Color|green|83.6}}'''''
|''75.2''
|''79.8''
|-
| colspan="12" bgcolor="black" |
|-
!Nishant
|6.6
|7
|7.5
|8.6
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''8.2''' (8.6+8.8+7.3=24.7)
|{{Color|green|9.4}} (Paired with Shashwat)
|7
|9.8*
|'''56.9'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.2}}'''
| bgcolor="#73FB76" |'''Winner'''
|-
!Rahul
|7.5
|6.5
|8
|8.5
| bgcolor="orange" |7.4+1='''8.4''' (6.2+7.7+8.2=22.1)
|9.2 (Paired with Prashashti)
|'''{{Color|green|9}}'''
|8.8*
|'''58.2'''
|8.4
| bgcolor="#D1E8EF" |'''Runner-up'''
|-
!Prashashti
|8.3
|'''{{Color|green|7.8}}'''
|'''{{Color|red|7.4}}'''
|6.5
| bgcolor="yellow" |8.2+1='''{{Color|green|9.2}}''' (8.6+8.8+7.3=24.7)
|9.2 (Paired with Rahul)
|8.4
|9.5*
|'''57.5'''
|7.9
| bgcolor="#FBF373" |'''2nd Runner-up'''
|-
!Saurav
|7.7
|7
|'''{{Color|green|9}}'''
|8.2
| bgcolor="orange" |'''{{Color|red|7.4}}''' (6.2+7.7+8.2=22.1)
|'''{{Color|red|7.2}}''' (Paired with Rueben)
|7.8
|9*
|'''55.2'''
|7.8
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''4th Place'''
|-
!Shankar
|9.1
|'''{{Color|green|7.8}}'''
|'''{{Color|red|7.4}}'''
|'''{{Color|green|8.9}}'''
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''8.2''' (8.6+8.8+7.3=24.7)
|8 (Paired with Arnav)
|8.4
|'''{{Color|red|6.5}}*'''
|'''54.7'''
|'''{{Color|red|7.6}}'''
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''5th Place'''
|-
!Shashwat
|8.3
|6.6
|8
|8.5
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''8.2''' (8.6+8.8+7.3=24.7)
|'''{{Color|green|9.4}}''' (Paired with Nishant)
|7.2
|7*
|54.6
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Aishwarya
|6.4
|7.2
|7.6
|7.6
| bgcolor="orange" |'''{{Color|red|7.4}}''' (6.2+7.7+8.2=22.1)
|8 (Paired with Sejal)
|7
|'''{{Color|green|10}}*'''
|54.2
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Rueben
|5.9
|7.3
|8.4
|6.4
| bgcolor="yellow" |'''8.2''' (8.6+8.8+7.3=24.7)
|'''{{Color|red|7.2}}''' (Paired with Saurav)
|7.8
|8.7*
|53.5
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Sejal
|9.4
|7.6
|8
|8.6
| bgcolor="orange" |'''{{Color|red|7.4}}''' (6.2+7.7+8.2=22.1)
|8 (Paired with Aishwarya)
|'''{{Color|red|6.2}}'''
|7.2*
|52.6
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Arnav
|5.3
|'''{{Color|red|6}}'''
|7.7
|'''{{Color|red|6.2}}'''
| bgcolor="orange" |'''{{Color|red|7.4}}''' (6.2+7.7+8.2=22.1)
|8 (Paired with Shankar)
|6.4
|7.5*
|49
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
| colspan="12" bgcolor="black" |
|-
! rowspan="5" |Eliminated/ Final Result
| colspan="8" rowspan="5" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Arnav'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Shankar'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Sejal'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Saurav'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Rueben'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#FBF373" |'''Prashashti'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Aishwarya'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''Rahul'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Shashwat'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Nishant'''
|-
| colspan="12" bgcolor="black" |
|-
! rowspan="3" |''Mentor Winners''
| colspan="9" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
| colspan="2" style="background:#FBF373" |'''''Kenny'''''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''''Kaneez'''''
|-
| colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76;" |'''''Naveen'''''
|-
|}

:''{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray||}} Team Bananas''
:''{{Color box|orange|border=darkgray||}} Team Ek Sithaphal''
:Red numbers Lowest Score
:Green numbers Highest Score
:'''Note (*):''' This episode score is excluding the Audience's Average Score and only Judges' Average Score.
:{{Color box|salmon|border=darkgray}} Eliminated
:{{Color box|#73FB76|border=darkgray}} Winner
:{{Color box|#D1E8EF|border=darkgray}} Runner-Up
:{{Color box|#FBF373|border=darkgray}} 2nd Runner-Up

===Season 2===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%; line-height:15px;"
|-
! Episode -
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 1-7 (Total Score)
! colspan="2" | 8 (Grand Finale)
|-
!Genre
|'''Observational'''
|'''Anecdotal'''
|'''Improv'''
|'''Topical'''
|'''Sketch'''
|'''Terrors'''
|'''Alternative'''
| colspan="3" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
|-
!''Mentor''
|'''''Kanan'''''
|'''''Zakir'''''
|'''''Kaneez'''''
|'''''Neeti'''''
|'''''Sumukhi'''''
|'''''Biswa'''''
|'''''Kenny'''''
|-
!''Mentor Score''
|''79.1''
|''78.7''
|''80.5''
|''81.1''
|'''''{{Color|red|77.2}}'''''
|''78.4''
|'''''{{Color|green|84.5}}'''''
|-
| colspan="11" bgcolor="black" |
|-
!Aakash
|'''{{Color|green|9.5}}'''
|8.6
| bgcolor="cyan" |'''7.8''' (7.2+8.1+8.1=23.4)
|'''{{Color|green|9.6}}'''
|7.9 (Paired with Devanshi)
|'''{{Color|green|9.5}}'''
|8.8*
|'''60.9'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.1}}'''
| style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Winner'''
|-
!Samay
|8.9
|'''{{Color|green|9.4}}'''
| bgcolor="pink" |'''8.3''' (7.7+8.4+8.9=25)
|7.7
|6.6 (Paired with Joel)
|8.2
|8.7*
|'''57.6'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.1}}'''
| style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Winner'''
|-
!Raunaq
|8.6
|8
| bgcolor="pink" |'''8.3''' (7.7+8.4+8.9=25)
|8.9
|8.4 (Paired with Ramya)
|8.9
|8.3*
|'''59.7'''
|8.1
| style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''3rd Place'''
|-
!Sumit
|7.8
|7.4
| bgcolor="pink" |'''8.3''' (7.7+8.4+8.9=25)
|8.9
|'''{{Color|green|9.2}}''' (Paired with Rohan)
|'''{{Color|red|6.3}}'''
|8.5*
|'''56.3'''
|8
| style="background:#FBF373" |'''4th Place'''
|-
!Supriya
|8.1
|7.6
| bgcolor="cyan" |'''7.8''' (7.2+8.1+8.1=23.4)
|8
|'''{{Color|red|6.5}}''' (Paired with Shreeja)
|9
|'''{{Color|green|9.8}}'''*
|'''56.5'''
|'''{{Color|red|6.5}}'''
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''5th Place'''
|-
!Rohan
|7.6
|'''{{Color|red|6.5}}'''
| bgcolor="pink" |'''8.3''' (7.7+8.4+8.9=25)
|8.2
|'''{{Color|green|9.2}}''' (Paired with Sumit)
|7
|8.8*
|55.6
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Ramya
|7.1
|8.5
| bgcolor="cyan" |'''7.8''' (7.2+8.1+8.1=23.4)
|7.4
|8.4 (Paired with Raunaq)
|7.2
|'''{{Color|red|7.3}}'''*
|53.7
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Joel
|7
|8.7
| bgcolor="cyan" |'''7.8''' (7.2+8.1+8.1=23.4)
|8.5
|6.6 (Paired with Samay)
|7.3
|'''{{Color|red|7.3}}'''*
|53.2
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Devanshi
|'''{{Color|red|5.9}}'''
|7.4
| bgcolor="pink" |'''8.3''' (7.7+8.4+8.9=25)
|'''{{Color|red|6.7}}'''
|7.9 (Paired with Aakash)
|6.6
|9.7*
|52.5
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Shreeja
|8.6
|6.6
| bgcolor="cyan" |'''7.8''' (7.2+8.1+8.1=23.4)
|7.2
|'''{{Color|red|6.5}}''' (Paired with Supriya)
|8.4
|'''{{Color|red|7.3}}'''*
|52.4
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
| colspan="11" bgcolor="black" |
|-
! rowspan="5" |Eliminated/ Final Result
| colspan="7" rowspan="5" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Shreeja'''
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Supriya'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Devanshi'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#FBF373" |'''Sumit'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Joel'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''Raunaq'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Ramya'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Aakash'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Rohan'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Samay'''
|-
| colspan="11" bgcolor="black" |
|-
!''Best Mentor''
| colspan="8" bgcolor="#ccc"|''none''
| colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76;" |'''''Kenny'''''
|-
|}

:''{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray||}} Team Kadak Khopdis (English Translation: Hard Headed)''
:''{{Color box|cyan|border=darkgray||}} Team Lazy Lakadbagghey (English Translation: Lazy Hyenas)''
:Red numbers Lowest Score
:Green numbers Highest Score
:'''Note (*):''' This episode score is excluding the Audience's Average Score and only Judges' Average Score.
:{{Color box|salmon|border=darkgray}} Eliminated
:{{Color box|#73FB76|border=darkgray}} Winner
:{{Color box|#D1E8EF|border=darkgray}} 3rd Place
:{{Color box|#FBF373|border=darkgray}} 4th Place

== Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa (Tamil) ==

=== Selection process and format ===
After two spectacular seasons in Hindi, Comicstaan has expanded in Tamil Language. In 2019, auditions took place, applicants had to submit an application to the comicstaan website and then the shortlisted few met with producers and submitted themselves for vigorous background checks. Then top 6 contestants were selected.

During the shows, the 6 contestants went through 7 rounds of performances to secure a spot in the grand finale. Each round, the contestants performed in a different genre of comedy and, unlike most competition television series, there were no eliminations till the last round. Comedic genres the contestants performed in included anecdotal, topical, observational, sketch, comedy of terror and character work.

Before each round, the contestants were mentored in each genre by one of the judges, who is touted as the expert of that specific type of comedy. The contestants had a week to prepare fresh material and practice before performing that set live in front of an audience and the judges. After their performance, each contestant was given a score between 1 and 10, by both the audience and all the judges (except for the expert for that round). Each contestant was given feedback by the judges before revealing their score. Two separate scores were revealed to each contestant - an average of the audience's score and an average of the judges'. The mean of both scores became the final score of the round for each contestant. The final scores were aggregated each round and at the end of the 7th round, 3 contestants receiving the best aggregate scores were given places in the finale.

For the grand finale, the top 3 contestants perform in any of the 7 forms of comedy they were mentored in, including a combination of them. They are scored in a similar process however, the scores were not aggregated with their previous scores. In the end, the highest scorer wins the competition along with prize money of ₹10,00,000.

=== Hosts and Judges ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Starring
! scope="col" |Season
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;" |1
|- style="border-top:3px solid #aaa;"
! colspan="2" |Current
|-
|[[Karthik Kumar]]
|{{yes2|Judge}}
|-
|Rajmohan Arumugam
|{{yes2|Judge}}
|-
|Praveen Kumar
|{{yes2|Judge}}
|-
|[[Vidyullekha Raman]]
|{{yes2|Host}}
|-
|Mervyn Rozz
|{{yes2|Host}}
|}

=== Contestants ===
* Mayandi Karunanithi
* Karthigeyan Durai
* Syama Harini
* Yogesh Jagannathan
* Abishek Kumar
* Annamalai Lakshmanan

=== Summary ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%; font-size:90%; line-height:15px;"
!Episode -
!1 '''(Introduction''')
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
!7
!1-7 (Total Score)
! colspan="2" |8 (Grand Finale)
|-
!Genre
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
|'''Observational'''
|'''Topical'''
|'''Sketch'''
|'''Anecdotal'''
|'''Terrors'''
|'''Character Work'''
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
|-
!''Mentor''
|'''''Praveen'''''
|'''Karthik'''
|'''Rajmohan'''
|'''''Praveen'''''
|'''Karthik'''
|'''Rajmohan'''
|-
| colspan="11" bgcolor="black" |
|-
!Abishek
|7.9
|8.1
|9
|'''{{Color|green|9.5}}''' (Paired with Mayandi)
|9.2
|'''{{Color|green|9.4}}'''
|'''{{Color|green|10}}'''*
|'''62.7'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.5}}'''
| style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Winner'''
|-
!Syama
|'''{{Color|green|9.1}}'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.2}}'''
|8.5
|'''{{Color|red|7.1}}''' (Paired with Annamalai)
|'''{{Color|green|9.3}}'''
|'''{{Color|red|7.6}}'''
|9.7*
|'''60'''
|9
| style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''1st Runner-up'''
|-
!Yogesh
|8.2
|9
|6.9
|8.4 (Paired with Karthigeyan)
|9.1
|8.5
|9*
|'''58.4'''
|'''{{Color|red|7}}'''
| style="background:#FBF373;" |'''2nd Runner-up'''
|-
!Mayandi
|'''{{Color|red|6.9}}'''
|7.3
|'''{{Color|green|9.1}}'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.5}}''' (Paired with Abishek)
|8.4
|8.5
|9*
|58.3
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Karthigeyan
|8.1
|8.5
|8.2
|8.4 (Paired with Yogesh)
|7.6
|7.7
|'''{{Color|green|10}}'''*
|57
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
!Annamalai
|7.3
|'''{{Color|red|7}}'''
|'''{{Color|red|6.1}}'''
|'''{{Color|red|7.1}}''' (Paired with Syama)
|'''{{Color|red|7.5}}'''
|'''{{Color|green|9.4}}'''
|'''{{Color|red|7.7}}'''*
|50
| colspan="2" bgcolor="salmon" |'''Eliminated'''
|-
| colspan="11" bgcolor="black" |
|-
! rowspan="3" |Eliminated/
Final Result
| colspan="7" rowspan="3" bgcolor="#ccc" |''none''
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Mayandi'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#FBF373" |'''Yogesh'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Karthigeyan'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#D1E8EF;" |'''Syama'''
|-
| bgcolor="salmon" |'''Annamalai'''
| colspan="2" style="background:#73FB76;" |'''Abishek'''
|-
|}

:Red numbers Lowest Score
: Green numbers Highest Score
: '''Note (*):''' This episode score is excluding the Audience's Average Score and only Judges' Average Score.
: {{Color box|salmon|border=darkgray}} Eliminated
: {{Color box|#73FB76|border=darkgray}} Winner
: {{Color box|#D1E8EF|border=darkgray}} 1st Runner-up
: {{Color box|#FBF373|border=darkgray}} 2nd Runner-up

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DVHX45C}}
* {{IMDb title|7336778}}

{{Amazon Video original series}}


[[Category:2018 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Amazon Prime Video original programming]]
[[Category:Indian stand-up comedy television series]]
[[Category:Indian reality television series]]

Comicstaan - Revision history

>Liz at 01:46, 4 July 2021